Brian Albrecht on Price Gouging
The Dispatch
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ICLE Chief Economist Brian Albrecht was quoted by The Dispatch in a story about Kamala Harris’ anti-price gouging proposals. You can read the full piece here.
After the speech, Harris tweeted something similar, and Sen. Bob Casey then bragged that Harris had just “endorsed” his and Elizabeth Warren’s broad “Price Gouging Prevention Act.” As economist Brian Albrecht explains in an excellent primer, these kinds of proposals differ from state anti-gouging laws (which narrowly apply only during emergencies) and are simply national price controls by another name…