The Home State Effect: How Subnational Governments Shape Climate Coalitions

Journal articleGovernance

Organized business interests often seek to block public interest regulations. But whether firms oppose regulation depends on institutional context. We argue that, in federal systems, sub-national policies and politics can have a home state effect on firms’ national policy preferences and the lobbying coalitions they join. 

The Home State Effect: How Subnational Governments Shape Climate Coalitions