Send us a text Can high prices during emergencies actually save lives? Using North Carolina as an example, we dissect the economic and legal implications of these laws, exploring the ambiguities in terms like "unreasonably excessive" and the chilling effect on commerce. Discover how artificially low prices can lead to resource misallocation, discourage stockpiling, and hinder the transportation of vital supplies during crises. Allowing higher prices is, perhaps surprisingly, the only way to get low prices soon. Links on Price Gouging: Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFXYO1W_JXw https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1227582290607127 Articles: https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2007/Mungergouging.html https://www.aier.org/article/three-undeniable-problems-with-anti-gouging-laws/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1099567#:~:text=Matt%20Zwolinski,-University%20of%20San&text=Price%20gouging%20occurs%20when%2C%20in,needed%20to%20cover%20increased%20costs . Book o'da Week: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/What-Went-Wrong-with-Capitalism/Ruchir-Sharma/9781668008263 If you have questions or comments, or want to suggest a future topic, email the show at
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