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Bimodal lobbying and trade policy outcomes: evidence from corporate political activity under uncertainty in India
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posted on 2023-06-10, 05:22 authored by Amrita SahaAmrita Saha, Vikrant ShirodkarVikrant Shirodkar, Thomas LawtonWe lack insight into how firms reduce uncertainty by engaging with trade policy through corporate political activity (CPA), particularly in emerging economies. In this paper, we argue that CPA, as an instrument of nonmarket strategy, is more effective in achieving trade policy outcomes that reduce corporate uncertainty when firms pursue a bimodal approach, lobbying both collectively and individually. Collective actors such as trade associations gain influence through industry legitimacy and expertise, and can enable individual corporate lobbying to benefit from enhanced political capabilities in terms of information gathering, developing legitimacy, and aligning divergent interests. We also find that the bimodal approach is more effective for exporting firms, and when there is government support for an industry. Our empirical analysis is based on survey data of 146 Indian firms, in the context of a changing socio-political era. We contribute to the literature by highlighting the complementarity between collective and private political lobbying in reducing trade policy uncertainty. Overall, we contribute to research on CPA and nonmarket strategy, particularly in the context of emerging economy trade policy.
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Journal of International Business PolicyISSN
2522-0691Publisher
Palgrave MacmillanExternal DOI
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2022-11-10First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-11-10Usage metrics
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