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Many times after natural disasters such as hurricanes, prices are controlled so that it is illegal to charge any price greater than "pre-hurricane" levels. For consumers who value these goods very highly, is this a good policy? If prices were allowed to increase, what do you think would happen to supply of these highly valued goods? Explain.


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