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Spotting the political calculus behind some acts of corporate charity

  • Written by Raymond Fisman, Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics, Boston University
Charitable gifts may do double duty when politics is in the picture.jefftakespics2/Shutterstock.com

Over the past few years, I have teamed up with fellow economists Marianne Bertrande, Matilde Bombardini and Francesco Trebbi to look into one underappreciated way that businesses may attempt to influence politicians: corporate philanthropy.

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