Price Ceilings: Deadweight Loss
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- Price Ceilings: Deadweight Loss
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In this video, we explore the fourth unintended consequence of price ceilings: deadweight loss. When prices are controlled, the mutually profitable gains from free trade cannot be fully realized, creating deadweight loss. With price controls, less trading occurs and both buyers and sellers miss out on the mutually profitable gains that could have occurred. We’ll show how to calculate deadweight loss using our example of a price ceiling on gasoline.
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- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Marginal Revolution University
- Project:
- Micro
- Duration:
- 03:33