Mental Models

Mental Models

Rent Seeking

Apr 25, 2021
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The concept of rent seeking can be defined as seeking to gain wealth without making a corresponding contribution in productivity.

The term "rent" in this case, refers to the activity of lending one’s own resources in exchange for some benefits. Relative to other sources of income (profit, wages), rent is the least risky and the least labor-demanding sou…

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