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Esfahani, Hadi S. Sahakyan, Zaruhi Mels 2015-09-25T22:47:31Z 2015-09-25T22:47:31Z 10000-01-01 2008 2008 "In the second chapter, I develop a theoretical model of competition for immigrants between different countries. I assume that there are ""desirable"" and ""undesirable"" potential immigrants. In my model, countries simultaneously choose both an immigration quota and a level of ""scrutiny"" that would-be immigrants face, and then immigrants choose to which countries to apply. I analyze the subgame-perfect equilibrium of this model and derive policy implications. The third chapter analyzes a dynamic lobbying model in which two antagonistic lobbies compete with each other for a prize over two time periods that are linked through status quo bias. The attacker has to decide whether to attempt an attack on the status quo already in the first period or whether to wait. The attacker's behavior in the dynamic model differs from that in a comparable static model. Two antagonistic effects are the ""option value effect"" that is similar to the real option effect in the theory of investment decisions under uncertainty; and a ""defender discouragement effect"" that often makes change cheaper to achieve than in a comparable static model." Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T22:47:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3347504.pdf: 3236126 bytes, checksum: 3f8047568f40be5ae37a3d44bfd8a481 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 86875 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 75 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/85594 (MiAaPQ)AAI3347504 eng Political Science, General Political Economy of Immigration and Lobbying text Economics Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.