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Political culture and monopoly price determination
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - 2002
In this paper we study the endogenous determination of monopoly price. Our proposed game of endogenous monopoly-price setting extends the literature on monopoly-price, monopoly rent-seeking contests and monopoly rent-seeking rent-avoidance contests by (i) determining the monopoly price such that...
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Political culture and monopoly price determination
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - In: Social choice and welfare 21 (2003) 1, pp. 1-19
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Herding, rent-seeking taxpayers, and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
In an environment with extensive corruption where much of the population evades paying their full taxes due, we tackle … likelihood when others are thought to be evading. Thus, our modelling incorporates elements from the theory of information …
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011762214
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017 - This Version: November 5, 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011771537
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Inequality, good governance, and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - In: International tax and public finance 26 (2019) 5, pp. 999-1017
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2018
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805987
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Lobbying and Compromise
Epstein, Gil S. (contributor); Nitsan, Shemuʾel (contributor) - 2005
The compromise enhancing effect of lobbying on public policy has been established in two typical settings. In the first, lobbies are assumed to act as 'principals' and the setters of the policy (the candidates in a Downsian electoral competition or the elected policy maker in a citizen-...
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Lobbying and compromise
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitzan, Shumuel - In: Public choice 126 (2006) 3/4, pp. 317-330
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