Rent-seeking refers to the use of resources to: speculate on futures markets. build apartment buildings move the supply curve of resources to the right. gain transfer payments from others. Choose the most correct answer by clicking a button, or by typing a letter from the keyboard and pressing the tab key. Economists are most likely to see rent-seeking in the activities of: slum landlords. inventors. class-action lawyers. arbitragers. Choose the most correct answer by clicking a button, or by typing a letter from the keyboard and pressing the tab key.