Economists View Rent Seeking as

question 147

Multiple Choice

Economists view rent seeking as

• A) a good way to inspire competition between firms.
• B) a good way to incentivize firms to invest in research and development.
• C) essential to solving the problem of scarcity.
• D) a detrimental form of competition.
• E) beneficial to the consumer.

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