In the Late 1500s, the City of Antwerp Was Under

question 146

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In the late 1500s, the city of Antwerp was under siege by the Duke of Parma. The siege caused the price of food to rise so the government of Antwerp established a price ceiling set at a value similar to that before the siege. (This bears a striking resemblance to modern anti-gouging laws used in times of disaster.) Merchants, fearing the Duke's ability to sink their ships, refused to ferry food into the city that they could only sell at a normal price. Which important effect of a price control BEST describes this story?

• A) reduction of product quality
• B) wasteful lines
• C) a loss in gains from trade
• D) a misallocation of resources

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