Why do farmers seek office? Regulatory capture in Russian agricultural subsidization

This study examines whether Russian farmers who enter regional politics can skew local policies in their favor. We hypothesize that Russian regions with more local members of parliament (MPs) owning agricultural businesses and farmer-ministers are more likely to allocate higher agricultural subsidie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eastern European economics 2023-03, Vol.61 (2), p.111-130
Hauptverfasser:	Kvartiuk, Vasyl, Herzfeld, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	agricultural subsdies agricultural subsidies businesspeople-politicians Economic theory Economics Farmers Legislatures Panel data Political connections redistribution Regions Russia Subsidies
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