Why Price Controls Should Stay in the History Books

Christopher Neely

The Regional Economist, 2022

Abstract: Prices allocate scarce resources. Price controls distort those signals, leading to the inefficient allocation of goods and services.

Keywords: price controls; inflation; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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