@techreport{Epstein2005Struggle,
abstract = {In this paper we analyze the endogenous determination of migration quota viewing it as an
outcome of a two-stage political struggle between two interest groups: those in favor and
those against the proposed migration quota. We first compare the proposed policies of the
two interest groups under random behavior of the government, with and without lobbying.
The paper proceeds with the examination of the effect of government intervention in the
proposal of the quota on its nature, assuming that, with and without government intervention,
the uncertain approval of the proposal is the outcome of a lobbying contest between the two
interest groups. Finally, we examine the effect that the status-quo policy has on the proposed
government's policy.},
author = {Gil S. Epstein and Shmuel Nitzan},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J81; J61; 330; migration quota; interest groups; government intervention},
language = {eng},
number = {1533},
title = {The Struggle over Migration Policy},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/21309},
year = {2005}
}
