Gene M. Grossman is the Jacob Viner Professor of International Economics at Princeton University, where he holds a joint appointment in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is also the Director of Princeton's International Economics Section. Elhanan Helpman is Professor of Economics at Harvard University, the Archie Sherman Professor of International Economic Relations at Tel Aviv University, and Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research's Economic Growth and Policy Program. Grossman and Helpman have collaborated on Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy and Special Interest Politics, and on numerous well-known articles.
These readings showcase Grossman and Helpman's contributions to our understanding of how lobbying and interest groups affect international trade policy. Many people will want to have this collection on their shelf. -- Robert Feenstra, editor Journal of International Economics