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Price Controls: The Greatest Hits IV

Economists thought price controls had been vanquished, but we live in a world where people are warming up to them. In this series, based on an article originally published at The Independent Institute, I'll revisit some of the craziest consequences of price controls. Price controls lower the costs

Price Controls: The Greatest Hits III

Economists thought price controls had been vanquished, but we live in a world where people are warming up to them. In this series, based on an article originally published at The Independent Institute, I'll revisit some of the craziest consequences of price controls. Every Econ 101 instructor describes

Price Controls: The Greatest Hits I

Economists thought price controls had been vanquished, but we live in a world where people are warming up to them. In this series, based on an article originally published at The Independent Institute, I'll revisit some of the craziest consequences of price controls. Price controls redistribute income and

Where are the Deals?

A version of this essay first appeared on my personal blog, A Fuller's Soap. Now You See it, Now You Don’t The classic "Coasean" way of thinking is to ask: 'Where are the deals?' Rarely does this way of thinking get applied to

Brian Albrehct on the California Wildfires

Our friend Brian Albrecht brings mere economic analysis to bear on the California fires tragedy. California is burning. The tragedy of the destruction is unfathomable. On top of that, many homes don’t have insurance. Why? This is because of price controls. But CA's Prop 103 system goes