Policymakers face time and resource constraints in investigating issues and formulating policies. How do these constraints affect information transmission by informed but biased interest groups? We study this question using a model in which interest groups lobby a policymaker by offering...

We analyze an agency model of political competition to examine whether conflict encourages hawkish behavior, and if such behavior can itself aggravate conflict. We consider situations of conflict between a state and an insurgent group, such as a conflict over a piece of land. Negotiations are...