Price-Gouging Laws Created Shortages of Critical Goods During Early Pandemic, Suggests New Research From Weber State
January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021
OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 22 (TNSJou) -- Weber State University issued the following news:
Laws banning price gouging aim to prevent exorbitant prices and increase access to critical goods during states of emergency, but newly published research from Weber State University's Goddard School of Business & Economics suggests that these laws likely cause shortages, undermining some of their own goals.
Published online early this week in the Journal of Private Enterprise, t . . .
Laws banning price gouging aim to prevent exorbitant prices and increase access to critical goods during states of emergency, but newly published research from Weber State University's Goddard School of Business & Economics suggests that these laws likely cause shortages, undermining some of their own goals.
Published online early this week in the Journal of Private Enterprise, t . . .