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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Novembre 18, 2024 10:30AM

Our ‘public choice’ problem in Canada and the United States

Matthew D. Mitchell

Our ‘public choice’ problem in Canada and the United States

In the U.S., mattress industry lobbyists obtained a 744 per cent tariff on foreign mattresses.

Étiquettes:

public choice, tariffs, tariff tax, price controls

Août 6, 2024 10:57AM

Bad government policy made Venezuela’s downfall inevitable

Matthew D. Mitchell

Bad government policy made Venezuela’s downfall inevitable

According to the United Nations, 90 per cent of Venezuelan households are impoverished.

Étiquettes:

Venezuela, economic policy, price controls, government policies

Mars 27, 2020 10:05AM

Price controls and anti-gouging laws make matters worse

Price controls and anti-gouging laws make matters worse

Letting the price of scarce goods rise forces us to use the limited supply of the good for the most important purposes.

Étiquettes:

price controls, government regulation, incentives, COVID

Mars 26, 2018 4:08PM

B.C.-Alberta pipeline war imbued with environmental hypocrisy

Kenneth P. Green

Price controls led to long lineups and dry tanks at gas stations.

Étiquettes:

pipelines, crude oil pipeline, alberta pipeline, trans mountain pipeline, oil and gas, rachel notley, john horgan, price controls, gasoline, trade, oilsands, climate

Décembre 31, 1975 6:00PM

Wage and Price Controls: Panacea for Inflation or Prescription for Disaster?

Étiquettes:

wage and price controls, inflation, wages, price controls, causes of inflation

Décembre 31, 1975 6:00PM

Have Controls Ever Worked? The post-war record

Étiquettes:

wage and price controls, economic stabilization program, inflation, price controls, wages