The aggregate budgeted expenditure in the GCC or Gulf Co-operation Council countries (excluding Bahrain) during the current fiscal year is estimated to be in line with previous year levels at $487.1bn ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper estimates aggregate short-run and long-run import demand functions for the Philippines using data for the period 1960-2006. Results ...

I examine a rent-seeking contest in which the winner gets a minimum rent but also gets an additional rent which is an increasing function of his lobbying expenditure. I give real-world examples of ...