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HYBRIT : a hubristic hydrogen-based steel project

Henrekson, Magnus - 2026

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HYBRIT: A hubristic hydrogen-based steel project

Henrekson, Magnus - 2025

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HYBRIT : a hubristic hydrogen-based steel project

Henrekson, Magnus - 2026

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HYBRIT : a hubristic hydrogen-based steel project

Henrekson, Magnus - 2025

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Let's (not) escalate this! : leadership and communication in a group contest

Heine, Florian; Riedl, Arno - 2026

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Let's (not) escalate this! : leadership and communication in a group contest

Heine, Florian; Riedl, Arno - 2025

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Let's (not) escalate this! : leadership and communication in a group contest

Heine, Florian; Riedl, Arno - 2025

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Raiders of the entrepreneurial state : a baptist and bootlegger analysis

Muldoon, Jeffrey; Yonai, Derek K. - 2026

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In pursuit of the green transition : electricity at any cost?

Fahlén, Per; Henrekson, Magnus; Nilsson, Mats - 2026

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In pursuit of the green transition : electricity at any cost?

Fahlén, Per; Henrekson, Magnus; Nilsson, Mats - 2025

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In pursuit of the green transition : electricity at any cost?

Fahlén, Per; Henrekson, Magnus; Nilsson, Mats - 2025

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Politicians doing business : evidence from Mozambique

Jones, Sam; Schilling, Felix; Tarp, Finn - 2026

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Politicians doing business : evidence from Mozambique

Jones, Sam; Schilling, Felix; Tarp, Finn - 2025

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Transparency and government reputation : an experiment on signaling

Otálvaro-Ramírez, Susana; Scartascini, Carlos G.; … - 2025

Transparency initiatives are well-known tools to foster trust and empower citizens. To explain why some governments introduce them but others do not, we model these initiatives as a signal that complements the information provided by visible government performance and conduct a randomized survey...

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"Minor offenses with heavy penalties "or" equivalent penalties" : whether the business environment construction can support the breakthrough and innovation of enterprises

Bi, Mingxiong; Jiang, Xiaofen; Dai, Ruoyu - 2025

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Tariffs as fiscal policy

Clausing, Kimberly A.; Obstfeld, Maurice - 2025

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Anticipating the bonanza : the politics of natural resources, elite accumulation and conflict in Mozambique

Macuane, José Jaime; Buur, Lars; Salimo, Padil - 2025

This article investigates the relationship between patterns of elite accumulation and conflict dynamics in Mozambique's natural-resource economy, with a specific focus on the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. Utilizing the politics of anticipation and the accumulation by dispossession and...

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The aggregate costs of political connections

Gathen, Jonas - 2025

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Rent-seeking and reorganisation of administrative units

Achuthankutty, Gopakumar; Choudhary, Ayushi; Pal, Rupayan - 2025

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Guns, lawyers, and markets : on economic and political consequences of costly conflict

Skaperdas, Stergios; Vaidya, Samarth - 2025

We synthesize research on conflict as a fundamental economic phenomenon, arguing that the implications of the "dark side of self-interest" have received insufficient attention in economics. We define conflict as interactions where parties choose costly inputs that are adversarially combined...

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Political capitalism vs the public interest : influence in the presence of checks and balances

Skaperdas, Stergios; Vaidya, Samarth - 2025

We examine how political capitalism can develop within modern states that typically have many types of checks and balances. We first discuss how this can occur through various influence channels: government executive and regulatory agencies, legislators, litigation, the press, and the public...

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Wage cuts, social distributional preferences, and political corruption : preliminary results

Barinas-Forero, Andrés; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2025

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Competitiveness, competition, and competition policy

Budzinski, Oliver; Stöhr, Annika - 2025

Since Mario Draghi's 2024 report on "The Future of European Competitiveness", identifying European (i) weaknesses in global innovation and, consequently, in global market impact, as well as (ii) regulatory overburden, the term competitiveness has been propelled into massive popularity. For...

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From listings to all-tenant rents : a probabilistic model

Nussli, Emanuel; Arulraj-Cordonier, Rachel; Strasser, … - 2026

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From listings to all-tenant rents : a probabilistic model

Nussli, Emanuel; Arulraj-Cordonier, Rachel; Strasser, … - 2025

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Buchanan meets Tullock : aid, contests, and the Samaritan's dilemma

Dughera, Stefano; Marciano, Alain - 2026

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Solving the n-player Tullock contest

Ewerhart, Christian - 2026 - Revised version, January 2026

The n-player Tullock contest with complete information is known to admit explicit solutions in special cases, such as (i) homogeneous valuations, (ii) constant returns, and (iii) two contestants. But can the model be solved more generally? In this paper, we show that key characteristics of the...

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Solving the n-player Tullock contest

Ewerhart, Christian - 2024

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Contesting an international environmental agreement

Cole, Matthew T.; Lake, James; Zissimos, Benjamin - 2026

International environmental agreements (IEAs) often condition entry into force on ratification by a minimum number of countries, yet deep environmental commitments frequently face strong domestic political resistance. We study how IEA breadth, through minimum ratification thresholds (MRTs), and...

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Discretionary procurement flexibilization, efficiency, and rent-seeking : evidence from Chile during COVID-19

Castro, Edgar; Yarygina, Anastasiya; Villalba, Matias - 2026

This paper examines the effects of increased bureaucratic discretion in public procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, when the government relaxed restrictions on direct deals and expanded discretionary authority for small contracts. While greater discretion can lower administrative...

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Deregulation : from theory to practice

Sturzenegger, Federico - 2026

This paper links microeconomic theory with the political economy of regulation. We explain why modern economies tend to become persistently over-regulated and we outline a practical strategy for deregulation. We argue that regulations are not the works of a benevolent central planner but rather...

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The effect of oil rents on economic growth : does digital adoption matter?

Sharafi, Pedram; Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2026

This study investigates the relationship between oil rents and economic growth, identifying digital adoption as a critical moderating factor. Utilizing a cross-sectional sample of 101 countries, we analyze the impact of oil rents (2014-2016) on subsequent GDP per capita growth (2016-2023). Our...

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Synergistic and threshold role of institutional quality in the sensitivity of citizens' happiness to natural resource rents in resource-rich African countries

Olaniyi, Clement Olalekan - 2026

This study examines how institutional quality (INST) affects the contribution of natural resource endowments (NREs) to citizens' happiness and life satisfaction. It also identifies the INST threshold above which NREs enhance citizens' life satisfaction and happiness. Consistent with challenges...

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Efficiency and equity : a general equilibrium analysis of rent-seeking

Heijdra, Ben J.; Heijnen, Pim - 2024

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Efficiency and equity : a general equilibrium analysis of rent-seeking

Heijdra, Ben J.; Heijnen, Pim - 2021

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Efficiency and Equity : A General Equilibrium Analysis of Rent-Seeking

Heijdra, Ben J.; Heijnen, Pim - 2021

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A fistful of dollars : rent seeking behaviour and local tax manipulation

Giommoni, Tommaso - 2024

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A Fistful of Dollars : Rent Seeking Behaviour and Local Tax Manipulation

Giommoni, Tommaso - 2019

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How to overcome rent seeking in Tanzania's skills sector? : exploring feasible reforms through discrete choice experiments

Andreoni, Antonio; Van Huellen, Sophie; Katera, Lucas; … - 2024

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Bargaining and rent seeking : asymmetric equilibria with two investment levels

Imai, Haruo - 2024

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Antiquity, capitalism & development : the finance-growth perspective

Dombi, Akos; Grigoriadis, Theocharis; Zhu, Junbing - 2024

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Political economy of international sanctions

Gutmann, Jerg; Neuenkirch, Matthias; Neumeier, Florian - 2024

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Political economy of international sanctions

Gutmann, Jerg; Neuenkirch, Matthias; Neumeier, Florian - 2024

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Optimal sequential contests

Hinnosaar, Toomas - 2024

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Optimal sequential contests

Hinnosaar, Toomas - 2024

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Optimal sequential contests

Hinnosaar, Toomas - 2021

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The importance of social status in a rent-seeking society

Amegashie, J. Atsu - 2024

Status-seeking exists in all societies but different societies value status differently. How does the importance of social status affect the mode of status-seeking? I consider a game in which status can be achieved through productive effort that increases wealth or through a contest in which...

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The Importance of Social Status in a Rent-Seeking Society

Amegashie, J. Atsu - 2024

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Three-player contests with a potential inactive player : endogenous timing of effort exertion

Baik, Kyung Hwan; Lee, Jong Hwa - 2024

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Tullock contest with reference-dependent preferences

Fallucchi, Francesco; Trevisan, Francesco - 2024

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Understanding the local government debt in China

Geng, Xin; Qian, Meijun - 2024

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Impact of social drinking culture on the cost of bank loans : rent-seeking or loan-contracting efficiency

Tan, Jianhua; Wang, Zhan; Chan, Kam C. - 2024

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Corruption and government revenue : evidence of a non-linear relationship driven by crises

Bogetić, Željko; Naeher, Dominik - 2024

A large body of literature studies the relationship between corruption and economic outcomes, including government revenue mobilization, but there is little evidence on how this relationship changes during times of crisis. Using a comprehensive panel dataset covering up to 194 countries in the...

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The role of institutions in shaping the growth-aid relationship

Bethencourt, Carlos; Perera-Tallo, Fernando - 2024

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Balance of power in a conflict model

Tsuchiya, Ryota - 2024

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Stigler stochert im Nebel : zur ordonomischen Rekonstruktion und Aufklärung des forschungsprogrammatischen Problems wissenschaftlicher Sozialismus-Kritik

Pies, Ingo - 2025

Dieser Aufsatz rekonstruiert aus ordonomischer Perspektive die Ratlosigkeit, mit der George Stigler 1979 der säkularen Ausdehnung staatlicher Aktivitäten im 20. Jahrhundert gegenüberstand. Stigler interpretierte das Staatswachstum handlungstheoretisch (als Akteursproblem) als Ergebnis von...

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Stigler stochert im Nebel: Zur ordonomischen Rekonstruktion und Aufklärung des forschungsprogrammatischen Problems wissenschaftlicher Sozialismus-Kritik

Pies, Ingo - 2025

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Law enforcement with unlawful investigations and enforcer's liability

Langlais, Eric; Yahagi, Ken - 2025

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Oil rents shocks and corruption in Iran

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Zamani, Reza - 2025

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The political economy of military base redevelopment

Reilly, Chandler S.; Coyne, Christopher J. - 2025

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Predicting the distribution of contest success under the illusion of proportionality

Hefti, Andreas; Shen, Peiyao - 2025

Understanding disparities in contest success is central to explaining how competition shapes the distribution of rewards, influence, or market shares. We introduce the Proportional Play Equilibrium (PPE), a boundedly rational alternative to Nash Equilibrium (NE) grounded in the Illusion of...

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