Investment in the absence of property rights

Konrad, Kai A. (2002): Investment in the absence of property rights. The role of incumbency advantages. In: European Economic Review, Vol. 46, No. 8: pp. 1521-1537

Abstract

In many situations the individuals who can generate some output must enter a contest for appropriating this output. This paper analyses the investment incentives of such agents and the role of incumbency advantages in the contest. Depending on the advantages, an increase in the productivity of the investment can decrease or increase the amount of investment. The results are applied to autocrats' investment behavior and job specific investment in organizations. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Keywords: investment; property rights; theoretical study
• Faculties: Economics > Chairs > MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
• JEL Classification: D23, D72, D74, H54, O10, P16
• ISSN: 0014-2921
• Language: English