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Price gouging laws during emergencies create deadweight loss and shortages.
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Economic analysis and empirical studies during emergencies consistently indicate that price-gouging laws disrupt market clearing, induce anticipatory hoarding, and generate deadweight loss and shortages.

Evidence for · 3
2021 · cited by 6
Paper [0] demonstrates that price-gouging regulations lead to anticipatory hoarding and shortages during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The retrieved papers include direct empirical and theoretical analyses demonstrating that price-gouging regulations lead to anticipatory consumer hoarding, market distortions, and aggravated shortages during emergencies, aligning directly with the claim. No papers refuted the claim.

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2023 · cited by 0
Paper [5] highlights that while some support anti-gouging laws for equity, economists consistently argue that such laws trigger and worsen consumer shortages and impede market recovery.
2020 · cited by 0
Paper [7] confirms through empirical analysis that price-regulation policies induce anticipatory hoarding behavior and subsequent shortages.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8004 Aug 2026
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