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Rent-seeking For Public Goods: Group´s Size and Wealth Heterogeneity [PDF]

In this paper, we study how between-group wealth and size heterogeneity affectsuccess probabilities as well as aggregate rent-seeking efforts when two groups compete for the allocation of a pure public good.
Oskar Nupia
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Determinants of Agricultural Disaster Payments in the Southeastern U.S.: County Level Analysis [PDF]

Using county level data we study if weather and climate variables or variables used as proxies for rent-seeking behavior determine disaster payment in the Southeast. We do not find evidence of rent-seeking but find that, in addition to weather, long term
Nadolnyak, Denis A., Novak, James L.
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FORMS OF GOVERNANCE AND THE SIZE OF RENT-SEEKING [PDF]

In this paper we present a model of an organization where agents can choose between productive and rent-seeking activities. We consider two governance institutions, single ownership and corporate governance or parliament rule. Applications include models
Luis C. Corchon
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Voluntary Agreements under Endogenous Legislative Threats [PDF]

The paper analyzes the welfare properties of voluntary agreements (VA) with polluters, when they are obtained under the legislative threat of an alternative stricter policy option. In the model, the threat is an abatement quota.
Matthieu Glachant
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Two-Stage Team Rent-Seeking: Experimental Analysis

, 2007
This paper presents a two-stage team rent-seeking model with a contest prize that is not excludable among winning team members. When early effort is a perfect substitute for late effort, early actors can free ride on their late-moving teammates. However,
Cadigan, John J.
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Impacts of polluted water discharged by the fishing-related industry on fisheries resources and economic development in an R&D-based growth model

Sustainable Environment
The growing demand for food owing to population growth has led to an increased need for fishery resources. Governments worldwide have introduced individual transferable quota (ITQ) systems to manage the resource depletion crisis.
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
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The effects of rent seeking over tradable pollution permits [PDF]

The establishment of a tradable permit market requires the regulator to select a level of aggregate emissions and then distribute the associated permits (rent) to specific groups.
Ian A. MacKenzie, Nick Hanley
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An Open Economy Model of Political Influence and Competition Among Rent Seeking Groups [PDF]

The paper develops a formal model of government's economic decisions as influenced by private agents within the context of neoclassical political economy.
Roe, Terry L., Yeldan, A. Erinc
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Are civil-law notaries rent-seeking monopolists or essential market intermediaries? Endogenous development of a property rights institution in Mexico. [PDF]

J Peasant Stud, 2016
Monkkonen P.
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All that Glitters: Precious Metals, Rent Seeking and the Decline of Spain [PDF]

The windfall acquisition of precious metals from American mines and the military revolution of the Early Modern age allowed the Spanish monarchs to command large amounts of credit andpursue an expansive imperial policy unlike that of any other Early ...
Mauricio Drelichman
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