Exhibit 683

Academic Earmarks and the Returns to Lobbying

Exhibit 683 · Journal article

Academic Earmarks and the Returns to Lobbying

However, for universities with HAC or SAC representation, a 10 percent increase in lobbying yields an additional 2.8 percent or 3.5 percent increase in earmarks, respectively.

Estimates returns to university lobbying for earmarks; little or no return for universities without a House or Senate Appropriations Committee member.

Source: de Figueiredo and Silverman, Journal of Law and Economics 49(2):597-625
Date: 2006
Quoted from: Abstract
Grade: Peer-reviewed
Document: https://doi.org/10.1086/508248
Accessed: 2026-11-10
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Finding POL-1.10: Peer-reviewed Peer-reviewed studies of other samples find positive associations between lobbying and outcomes: lower effective tax rates (Richter et al.), more earmarks for universities with an appropriations committee member (de Figueiredo and Silverman), and better financial performance (Chen et al.).