The Multiplex Network of EU Lobby Organizations

21 Pages Posted: 2 Mar 2015

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An Zeng

University of Zurich - Department Finance

Stefano Battiston

University of Zurich - Department Finance; Ca Foscari University of Venice

Date Written: March 1, 2015

Abstract

The practice of lobbying in the interest of economic or social groups plays an important role in the policy making process of most economies. We carry out a multi-level network analysis of the relations among lobbying organizations in the EU transparency register, focusing on the domain of finance and climate. We find that the network centrality of organizations has no simple relation with their size and each layer provides additional complementary information to characterize organizations' influence. At a more aggregate level, groups of interest differ very much in terms of internal cohesiveness and thus in their ability to advocate coherently. Groups also differ in their centrality and thus in their ability to influence each other.

Keywords: lobbies, networks, ownership networks, interlocked directors

JEL Classification: D72, D85

Suggested Citation

Zeng, An and Battiston, Stefano, The Multiplex Network of EU Lobby Organizations (March 1, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2571869 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2571869

An Zeng

University of Zurich - Department Finance ( email )

Schönberggasse 1
Zürich, 8001
Switzerland

Stefano Battiston (Contact Author)

University of Zurich - Department Finance ( email )

Plattenstrasse 32
Zürich, 8032
Switzerland

Ca Foscari University of Venice ( email )

Cannaregio 873
Venice, 30121
Italy

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