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Rent-Seeking in Elite Networks [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017 We employ a unique dataset on members of an elite service club in Germany to investigate how social connections in elite networks affect the allocation of resources. Specifically, we investigate credit allocation decisions of banks to firms inside the network.
Haselmann, R, Schoenherr, D, Vig, V
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Microwave‐Assisted Aqueous Synthesis of Gelatin‐Norbornene for Hydrogel Crosslinking and Bioprinting
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A microwave‐assisted reaction is utilized to synthesize gelatin‐norbornene (GelNB), achieving a high degree of norbornene functionalization while reducing the macromer's upper critical solution temperature. The resulting GelNB macromer has high solubility at room temperature, facilitating light‐based 3‐dimensional (3D) printing of thiol‐norbornene ...
Jonathan B. Bryan, Chien‐Chi Lin
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STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM OF MODERN RENT RELATIONS
Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Серія Економіка, 2015 The article investigates characteristic features of the system of modern rent relations. At the beginning of the article the author reveals structure of such relations associated with reproduction of natural, economic and institutional rent.
A. Grazhevska
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Hydrogel Confinement Strategies for 3D Cell Culture in Microfluidic Systems
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Hydrogel confinement structures are key to organizing 3D cell cultures in microfluidic devices. This review classifies five structural strategies (micropillar, phaseguide, porous membrane, stepped‐height, and support‐free) and examines their trade‐offs alongside fabrication methods.
Soohyun Kim, Min Seok Lee, Sung Kyun Lee
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State-owned enterprises in the modern economy: the objectives and determinants of efficiency
Ekonomista, 2023 This article aims to identify the conditions under which state-owned enterprises can be beneficial to a modern capitalist economy. These enterprises face two major issues: multiple financial and non-financial objectives and their assessment; and rent ...
Katarzyna Szarzec
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Crowding-out in Productive and Redistributive Rent-Seeking. [PDF]
This paper presents a general rent-seeking model in which participants decide on entry before choosing their levels of efforts. The conventional wisdom in the rent-seeking literature suggests that the rent dissipation increases with the number of ...
Bruno Lovat +3 more
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Vat Photopolymerized HEMA/HEA Hydrogels for Solvent‐Responsive Transparency and Optical Encryption
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Vat‐photopolymerized HEMA/HEA hydrogels exhibit reversible transparency‐opacity switching via hydration‐induced microphase separation and solvent exchange. The printed materials enable hydration sensing, optical encryption, and information storage, while maintaining high ductility and reversible rheology.
Murad Ali +4 more
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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Two-Dimensional Effort in Patent-Race Games and Rent-Seeking Contests: The Case of Telephony
Games, 2014 Using the political-economic history of the development of telephony during the 1870s as a backdrop, this paper studies a two-player Tullock contest that includes both research effort (R&D) and legal effort (i.e., rent-seeking effort).
João Ricardo Faria +3 more
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ADVANTAGEOUS MULTIPLE RENT SEEKING
Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 1989 This paper analyzes a special rent seeking game which has not been studied in the literature on pressure groups competition, rent seeking, lobbying or auctions. We consider a multiple rent contest where n identical allocators (players) with constrained resources compete under full information over a fixed supply of m \((2\leq ...
Gradstein, Mark, Nitzan, Shmuel
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