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Influencing rent-seeking contests

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  • Robert Ritz, 2008. "Influencing rent-seeking contests," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 135(3), pages 291-300, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:135:y:2008:i:3:p:291-300
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9263-9
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    Keywords

    Asymmetric contests; Contest design; Effort costs; Entry decisions; Red tape; C72; D72; D73;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption

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