price control

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President Richard Nixon’s wage and price controls are considered to be one of the worst economic schemes in modern history.

From Barron's

But if the experience of other industries that have faced threats of price controls from the administration is any guide, investors might actually want to consider buying bank stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

She helped rein in public spending, stopped enforcing price controls and partially dollarized the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is understood by most economists, however, is that a federal rate cap would function as a price control for the consumer credit markets.

From Barron's

They are franchise companies, with a degree of monopoly power and price control.

From Barron's