Rent-Seeking in the Classroom and Textbooks: Where are we after 50 Years

Joshua Hall, Josh Matti and Yang Zhou
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Josh Matti: West Virginia University
Yang Zhou: West Virginia University

No 18-08, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: In this paper we provide an overview of Tullock’s work on rent-seeking in the area of economics education. After summarizing the basic rent-seeking model in both a domestic and international context, we conduct an analysis of undergraduate and graduate texts in public economics. We find a majority of undergraduate texts cover rent-seeking in depth, but two texts provide zero coverage. No graduate textbook surveyed mentions rent-seeking. We conclude by summarizing the economic education literature on rent-seeking, which can be divided into either classroom experiments or popular culture examples.

Keywords: Economics Education; Rent-Seeking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 B20 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2018-03-15
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