Rent Seeking

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Definition: Rent Seeking

Rent Seeking
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Full Definition of Rent Seeking

The using up of real resources in an effort to secure the rights to economic rents that arise from government policies. In international economics the term usually refers to efforts to obtain quota rents. Term introduced by Krueger 1974.

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Definition Sources

Definitions for Rent Seeking are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:

  • A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Quick Reference)
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Business & Management

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