Corruption and Energy Efficiency in OECD Countries Theory and.docVIP

Corruption and Energy Efficiency in OECD Countries: Theory and Evidence* Per G. Fredriksson* Southern Methodist University Herman R.J. Vollebergh Erasmus University Rotterdam and OCfEB, Rotterdam Elbert Dijkgraaf Erasmus University Rotterdam and OCfEB, Rotterdam This version: June 14 , 2002 Abstract The effect of lobby group size on policy outcomes is an unresolved question in the literature. In this paper we shed new light on this issue by showing that an interaction exists between corruption and lobby group size. In particular, the theory predicts that the effect of sector size is condition