We present controlled experimental evidence on how rent extraction by an administrator affects giving to non …-profit associations. Holding the price of giving constant, we compare contributions between two conditions: a rent extraction condition …, in which an administrator can expropriate a part of the contributions and a control condition without rent extraction. We …

correlated with a 1% increase in rent. Market power is substantial: on average, markups account for nearly a third of rents in …

the density bias of price-to-rent ratios in levels and trends, within and between cities. Our method lends itself to the … creation of comparable neighborhood-level qualified rent indices (Mietspiegel) across Germany …

Rent seeking leads to a misallocation of resources that worsens economic outcomes and reduces aggregate welfare. We … conduct a quantitative examination of the distributional effects of rent extraction via the financial sector. Rent seeking … higher initial wealth. Therefore, a policy reform to reduce rent seeking via the financial sector, despite being Pareto …

developing economies. We argue that tying a firm's available rent to a regime's survival acts as a credible commitment forcing …

We study the rent-seeking phenomenon using a simple, static general equilibrium model. The economy consists of two …, where a continuum of agents compete for a share of monopoly profits (i.e. rent). Agents are heterogeneous in labor … productivity and rent-seeking ability: they face a choice between engaging in (productive) work or vying for a share of the rent (i …