Individuals Who Spend Resources to Influence Public Policy in a Way

question 47

Multiple Choice

Individuals who spend resources to influence public policy in a way that will redistribute income to themselves are

• A)stabilizing the economy.
• B)rent seeking.
• C)engaging in collusion.
• D)minimizing explicit costs.

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