Replication data for: The Iceberg Theory of Campaign Contributions: Political Threats and Interest Group Behavior

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marcos Chamon; Ethan Kaplan

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Project Description

Summary: We present a model where special interest groups condition contributions on the receiving candidate's support and also her opponent's. This allows interest groups to obtain support from contributions as well as from threats of contributing. Out-of-equilibrium contributions help explain the missing money puzzle. Our framework contradicts standard models in predicting that interest groups give to only one side of a race. We also predict that special interest groups will mainly target lopsided winners, whereas general interest groups will contribute mainly to candidates in close races. We verify these predictions in FEC data for US House elections from 1984-1990. (JEL D72)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: [interest groups, political action committees, Campaign contributions]

JEL Classification:
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

Geographic Coverage: United States

Universe: An campaign contributions from an interest group to a candidate running for political office in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1984 and 1990.

Data Type(s): [administrative records data, roll call voting data, observational data]

Methodology

Data Source: Federal Election Commisssion

Unit(s) of Observation: Interest group X donation recipient,

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V1 [2019-10-13]

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