Current：Home > InvestIs price gouging a problem? -WealthMap Solutions
Is price gouging a problem?
View
Date：2025-04-22 08:21:31
The inflationary environment brought on during the pandemic is sparking conversations about price gouging. It's a real fear that consumers have about the cost of staple goods, but many economists refuse to use the term. So what gives?
Today on the show, we learn why price gouging can feel so obvious for consumers but so difficult for economists to identify.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (7)
Related
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Criticism of Luka Doncic mounting with each Mavericks loss in NBA Finals
- Why Shakira Compares Pain From Gerard Pique Breakup to Being Stabbed in the Chest
- Woman dies after collapsing on Colorado National Monument trail; NPS warns of heat exhaustion
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Woman wins 2 lottery prizes in months, takes home $300,000
- California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running
- Nadine Menendez's trial postponed again as she recovers from breast cancer surgery
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Senate voting on IVF package amid Democrats' reproductive rights push
Ranking
- Sam Taylor
- Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director
- Man dies in apparent hot tub electrocution at Mexico beach resort in Puerto Peñasco
- The Best Father's Day Gifts for Cat Dads That’ll Spoil Him Rotten With Purr-Fection
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Abortion advocates, opponents agree on one thing about SCOTUS ruling: The fight isn't over
- Summer House's Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Shut Down Breakup Rumors in the Sweetest Way
- The Eagles are officially coming to the Las Vegas Sphere: Dates and ticket details
Recommendation
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
What are the best-looking new cars you can buy? Here are MotorTrend's picks
Alicia Vikander Shares Rare Insight into Raising Son With Husband Michael Fassbender
Popular Virginia lake being tested after swimmers report E. coli infections and hospitalizations
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Jesse Plemons Addresses Ozempic Rumors Amid Weight Loss Journey
White House preps ‘dreamers’ celebration while President Biden eyes new benefits for immigrants
Progress announced in talks to resume stalled $3 billion coastal restoration project