Utility maximizing bureaucrats: The bureaucrat's point of view

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1995 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Public Choice, volume 82, pages 69-83 (issn: 0048-5829, eissn: 1573-7101,

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Authors: K. Hayes; L. L. Wood;

doi: 10.1007/bf01047730

Utility maximizing bureaucrats: The bureaucrat's point of view

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In this paper we develop a model to examine the extent to which bureaucrats are maximizing their own utility. In the spirit of Williamson (1964) and Simon (1957), we assume that bureaucrats are utility maximizers but not necessarily cost minimizers and we investigate how well the bureaucrat is doing in relation to his own goals.

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