If you end internet neutrality and permit mergers of the big information technology corporations, that's a form of rent seeking. It's part… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
A lot of my book, 'The Price of Inequality,' is about why there has been an increase in rent-seeking. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Imagine that Queen Elizabeth I, in her time, had the opportunity to give out a monopoly for playing cards within the kingdom.… — James M. Buchanan Copy Share Image
No doubt exists that rent seeking in general leads to serious inefficiencies in this direct sense, but its indirect damage is even… — Gordon Tullock Copy Share Image