review question of public choice

1. why would a bureaucrat seek to maximize the agency’s budget? what might be some alternative goals?

2. what is the evidence for each assumption or implication of the bureaucratic model? which tests are mor persuasive ?

3. why dont the bureau sponsors limit the budgets they give to the bureaus? what are the arguments against this idea?

4.why migh a bureau maintain an informational advantage over its sponsor? how can the sponsor overcome this hurdle?