Rethinking rent seeking for technological change and development
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-018-0591-3
Abstract: The analysis of rents and rent-seeking is highly relevant for evolutionary economics but it has received little attention. This paper surveys the recent literature on technological change, rents, and rent-seeking applied to economic development. Economic… read more here.
Keywords: technological change; rent; rent seeking; economics ... See more keywords
Welfare without rent seeking? Buchanan’s demogrant proposal and the possibility of a constitutional welfare state
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DOI: 10.1007/s10602-020-09321-7
Abstract: In a number of works, James M. Buchanan set out a proposal for a ‘demogrant’—a form of universal basic income that applied the principles of generality and non discrimination to the tax and the transfer… read more here.
Keywords: constitutional welfare; welfare without; rent seeking; without rent ... See more keywords
Additive multi-effort contests
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DOI: 10.1007/s11238-020-09749-1
Abstract: This article analyzes rent seeking with multiple additive efforts for each of two players. Impact on rent seeking occurs even when a player exerts only one effort. This contrasts with models of multiplicative efforts with… read more here.
Keywords: effort; rent seeking; equal one; player ... See more keywords
Profits from Peace: the Political Economy of Power-Sharing and Corruption
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.07.006
Abstract: Does power-sharing drive corruption in post-conflict countries? We conceptualize government elites in any post-conflict situation as rent-seeking agents who need to ensure the support of their key constituencies to remain in power. Power-sharing institutions—especially cabinet-level,… read more here.
Keywords: post conflict; power sharing; power; corruption ... See more keywords
New rent seeking strategies in housing in Spain after the bubble burst
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1515180
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper analyses the new rent seeking strategies in housing implemented during Spain’s financial crisis. The Spanish Model presents a paradigmatic case of the need for capital to reinvent itself through the articulation of… read more here.
Keywords: new rent; strategies housing; rent; housing ... See more keywords
Power and rent-seeking on boards: a case study of national sport federations in India
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DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1880745
Abstract: ABSTRACT Rent-seeking refers to the activities of individuals or groups who act to increase their personal benefits at the expense of organizations or wider society. Due to the inherently damaging nature of rent-seeking and its… read more here.
Keywords: sport federations; power; rent; rent seeking ... See more keywords
Culture and Enterprise Rent-Seeking: Evidence from Native Place Networks among Officials in China
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2018.1512851
Abstract: ABSTRACT Using data on Chinese municipal party secretaries (MPS), we study whether firms prefer to pay more to officials who have a wider native place network. In doing so, we find the state-owned enterprises (SOEs)… read more here.
Keywords: rent seeking; place; place networks; place network ... See more keywords
Rent Seeking by Low-Latency Traders: Evidence from Trading on Macroeconomic Announcements
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DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhy025
Abstract: Prices of the highly liquid S&P500 exchange traded fund (SPY) and the E-mini future (ES) respond to macroeconomic announcement surprises within five milliseconds, with trading intensity increasing over a hundred-fold following the news release. However,… read more here.
Keywords: traders evidence; latency; latency traders; seeking low ... See more keywords
Political Pressure or Rent Seeking? The Role of Mutual Funds in China's Split Share Structure Reform
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DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12125
Abstract: In this paper, we provide further evidence on the role of mutual funds in China using the split share structure reform as an experiment. We find no supportive evidence for the political pressure hypothesis of… read more here.
Keywords: rent seeking; mutual funds; split share; funds china ... See more keywords
Domestic Outsourcing, Rent Seeking, and Increasing Inequality
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DOI: 10.1177/0486613417697121
Abstract: This paper argues that an important mechanism linking increasing rents and the rising earnings’ inequality among workers with similar skills is the increase in domestic outsourcing and the growth of networked forms of production. This… read more here.
Keywords: seeking increasing; outsourcing rent; increasing inequality; inequality ... See more keywords
The Political Economy of Rent-Seeking: Evidence from Spain’s Support Policies for Renewable Energy
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DOI: 10.3390/en14144197
Abstract: This paper provides a theoretical framework to explore how the support policies for renewable energies can promote rent-seeking incentives in private firms. We develop a political economy of rent-seeking that considers the link between the… read more here.
Keywords: rent; support policies; rent seeking; renewable energy ... See more keywords