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Price gouging laws during emergencies create deadweight loss and shortages.

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that price gouging laws during emergencies create deadweight loss and shortages?

Yes. 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.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

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.

Evidence for · 3
Learning to Hoard: The Effects of Preexisting and Surprise Price-Gouging Regulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021
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R, C. & G, R. (2021). Learning to Hoard: The Effects of Preexisting and Surprise Price-Gouging Regulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-021-09493-1

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Price Gouging, the Pandemic, and What Comes Next
2023
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KA, C. (2023). Price Gouging, the Pandemic, and What Comes Next. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4432812

Learning to Hoard: The Effects of Preexisting and Surprise Price-Gouging Regulation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
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R, C. & G, R. (2020). Learning to Hoard: The Effects of Preexisting and Surprise Price-Gouging Regulation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3672300

What does the evidence say?

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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judged → SUPPORTED · 8004 Aug 2026
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