economic rent
noun
: the return for the use of a factor in excess of the minimum required to bring forth its service
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Because so much of CEOs’ income constitutes economic rent, there would be no adverse impact on the economy’s output or on employment if CEOs earned less or were taxed more.
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
Thus, the East India Company acquired by accident the ultimate economic rent — a secure, unearned income stream.
—Iain Murray, National Review, 2 Nov. 2019
Daniel Leff: In media and entertainment, there’s changing consumer behaviors, and incumbents are stuck with the gravitational pull of legacy behaviors, trying to protect historic excessive economic rent.
—Joe Pompeo, The Hive, 5 Dec. 2017
Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
Thus, the East India Company acquired by accident the ultimate economic rent — a secure, unearned income stream.
—Iain Murray, National Review, 2 Nov. 2019
Daniel Leff: In media and entertainment, there’s changing consumer behaviors, and incumbents are stuck with the gravitational pull of legacy behaviors, trying to protect historic excessive economic rent.
—Joe Pompeo, The Hive, 5 Dec. 2017
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“Economic rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economic%20rent. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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