University / Organisation : Université Paris Dauphine

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Title : Lobbying in the European Union : how do firms influence the European Commission decisions?

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Abstract : The aim of this thesis project is to develop a thorough analysis of the mechanisms behind the production of European legislation and the influence that firms have on it. To this end I will draw on the Resource Based View (RBV) theory of the firm as well as on lobbying theories from political economy. Focusing on the European public consultation process we want to shed light on how the European Commission produces legislation proposals and how it decides when public consultations are necessary. Using the Transparency Register, a novel database on the European Public Consultations and natural language processing techniques we will analyze which firms influence European Commission decisions. Finally, we will look at the European Commission's willingness to change initiatives proposals according to the amount of information provided by stakeholders