What happens to the prices of items like generators, fuel, plywood and ice during natural disasters? Explain.    Should government impose price controls? If the controls keep the prices from rising, how will this affect the flow of these items into the disaster area?    (SUPPLY AND DEMAND)

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What happens to the prices of items like generators, fuel, plywood and ice during natural disasters? Explain.

 

 Should government impose price controls? If the controls keep the prices from rising, how will this affect the flow of these items into the disaster area?

 

 (SUPPLY AND DEMAND)

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