§16§This book focuses on political connections in the United States. It contributes to the literature on the link between politics and business, and on the impact of political connections on firm value, by considering industry-level regulation as a discriminating factor in the investigation of firm value creation. Overall, the findings are consistent with the view that industry-level regulation matters.§ §04§Chapter 1: Introduction §02§§Marika Carboni is a teaching fellow at Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy. Before completing her PhD at Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy, she was a visiting research scholar at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, United States, and a research assistant at the Einaudi Institute for Banking, Finance and Insurance Studies (IstEin), Italy. Her main research interests focus on corporate governance, banking regulation and supervision. Her research has been published in various journals, including Journal of Banking and Finance.§
