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Price controls don't work – but mask rationing is the exception that proves the rule

  • Written by Amihai Glazer, Professor of Economics, University of California, Irvine
The shortage of masks could get worse.Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear a cloth face covering for their nose and mouth to protect others from the spread of the coronavirus. Research shows masks lead to a more than threefold reduction in how much flu virus people spray into the...

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