The Determinates of Oil and Gas Lobbying

Diplôme Master The Determinates of Oil and Gas Lobbying eng 2021-09-08 author Cooper Ryan 895678 director Daubanes Julien Xavier 911656 47 <p>I examine the factors determinate of oil and gas lobbying. Specifically, I focus on the role of cash and oil futures in predicting lobbying expenditure. This is an interesting question as previous literature has demonstrated clear effects in the other direction, the presence of a multidirectional interaction would suggest the presence of a vicious circle toward regulatory capture. Results indicate a significant and positive relationship between oil futures contracts and present lobbying expenditure. The two metric of cash flow trend significantly but in opposite directions providing evidence for reverse causality.</p> Dewey 301 Master of Standardization, Social Regulation and Sustainable Development 197 Institut de recherches sociologiques TG 122 Département de sociologie T4 false 7f0bf04b-36d8-4d01-853e-b6cf9f0589cd Sustainable societies and social change 5402c548-0c9d-412f-885b-9cda91811179 Master thesis Public Cooper-Ryan_Determinates_of_Oil_and.pdf 863814 application/pdf 0b07837788bd8349eea91ab7d1ed2744e13e059ce5cb5245c12ac2a5f95e4927 openAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de recherches sociologiques Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de sociologie

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