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> i) Price controls do not work at reducing prices, there are two millennia worth of proof for this.[1]

They have worked in some cities in Europe.

It has to more than just a cap on price. Demand is managed too with systems of entitlement.

I am unsure of the details but I know my children tangled with the system whilst on OE in Amsterdam. It was well established and functioning.



Which cities? I know that Berlin and I think Stockholm were utter failures that lead to zero rental availability.




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