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A method for measuring rents

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  • Arend Stemerding

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A method for measuring rents has practical relevance for society in terms of improving competition, regulation, and taxation. This paper proposes a new way to measure rents for business corporations and at country-level: a method related to a cash flow tax (CFT). Theory, method and a proof of concept are presented and discussed. Publicly available data is used to validate the method, revealing that it yields a better indication of rents and rent-seeking compared to markup, profit, and free cash flow (FCF).

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  • Arend Stemerding, 2023. "A method for measuring rents," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 47(4), pages 747-762.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cambje:v:47:y:2023:i:4:p:747-762.
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