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Artigo científico

Rent-seeking and capital accumulation

Barelli, Paulo; Pessôa, Samuel de Abreu

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Resumo

A general model incorporating rent-seeking activities in the standard neoclassical model of capital accumulation is presented. The welfare of the representative agent is negatively affected by the efficiency of rent-seeking activities. Although intuitive, this result is not obvious because long-run income can be positively affected by more efficient rent-seeking activities. The model is used to provide explanations for some recent experiences in developing countries, including the relative poor performance of economies that experience a move to a more decentralized system and the observed path of total factor productivity (TFP) in countries like Ireland and Venezuela. (JEL D23, D74, O40, O41, O47)

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Tipo
Artigo científico
Ano
2012
Instituição
Wiley-Blackwell
Idioma
Inglês
Acesso
Acesso restrito
Identificador
oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23256

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