Europe’s Love Affair With Capital Controls
COMMENT: You mentioned that the EU would impose capital controls at the WEC. I was in the banking industry in ...
Monday, January 26, 2026
Tag: controls
Amid affordability crisis, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’
Price controls are literally a textbook example of a policy that creates market inefficiency, but an economist sees some merit ...
Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly ‘Liberation Day’ levels
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will impose an additional 100% tariff on China and limit U.S. exports of ...
Zohran Mamdani’s Price Controls Would be Disastrous for New York City
New Yorkers appear to be on the cusp of electing a self-described socialist, Zohran Mamdani, as their next mayor. At ...
Diocletian, the Roman Empire, and Forever Failing Price Controls
The Roman Empire was in trouble. During the fifty-plus years known as the Crisis of the Third Century (235-284 AD), ...
Price Controls on Oranges – Econlib
Earlier this week, I posed the following problem in price theory. The government imposes a binding price ceiling on oranges. ...
The Effect of Price Controls on Oranges on the Price of Orange Juice
A problem in Price Theory. Here’s a question that I gave a number of my students in economics courses at ...
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