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Haggling for Rents, Relational Contracts, and the Theory of the Firm [PDF]
In this paper, a formal rent-seeking theory of the firm is developed. The main idea is that integration (compared to non-integration) facilitates rent-seeking for the integrating party, but makes it harder for the integrated one.
Gürtler, Oliver
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A Theory of Rent Seeking with Informational Foundations [PDF]
, 2006 I develop a model of rent seeking with informational foundations and an arbitrary number of rent seekers, and I compare the results with Tullock’s (1980) classic model where the influence activities are “blackboxed.” Given the microfoundations, the ...
Egham Tw Ex +2 more
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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach +5 more
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Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 2019 Objective: The objective of this study is to propose a model for talent allocation to economic activities and rent-seeking based on some effective factors.
Rozita Moayedfar, Mohsen Madani Chafi
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Is Prorationing Efficiency-Enhancing or Rent-Seeking?: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
, 2022 Andrew N. Kleit, Dean Foreman
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Rent-Seeking in Developed and Developing Countries: Cross Section and Time Series Studies [PDF]
The property rights issue is one of the most important institutional differences between developed/developing countries. The violation of the property rights results with rentseeking.
Dilek Demirbas
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Corporate political connection, rent seeking and government procurement order
International Review of Economics & FinanceGovernment procurement serves as the primary means through which the government utilizes market mechanisms to forge economic linkages with enterprises.
Zhe Wang +3 more
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Influencing rent-seeking contests
Public Choice, 2008 This paper shows that a policy that uniformly increases contestants’ effort costs can lead to an increase in total effort. In asymmetric settings, this “levels the playing field” and therefore encourages weaker players (who otherwise would have stayed out) to enter.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar +2 more
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