Alexandre Padilla

Professors Alexandre Padilla and Chandler Reilly challenge proposed price gouging laws in their latest op-ed for The Independent Institute.
Key points:

Despite decreasing overall inflation, grocery prices remain a concern
Proposed federal price gouging laws may do more harm than good
Price controls often lead to shortages and hidden costs
The root causes of inflation need to be addressed instead

Read the full article to understand why well-intentioned policies can have unintended consequences: https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=15033
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Congratulations to Gavin, one of our most outstanding alumni on winning this prestigious award! Winning the Gordon Tullock prize is no small feat.

Bastiat and Visiting Dissertation Alum Gavin Roberts won the prize with Rik Chakraborti for their paper "How price-gouging regulation undermined COVID-19 mitigation.”
This prize is awarded to the best paper published in Public Choice contributed by a younger scholar or scholars.

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Economics at Weber State University and MSU Denver Economics Department Alumnus, Gavin Roberts, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Christopher Newport University, Rik Chakraborti, for winning The Gordon Tullock Prize for best article contributed by a younger scholar or scholars for their paper "How price-gouging regulation undermined COVID-19 mitigation: county-level evidence of unintended consequences. Public Choice 196 (1–2) 2023: 51–83."

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