Open AccessTHE CASE FOR PUNISHING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR MINIMUM WAGE LAWS, RENT CONTROL AND PROTECTIONIST TARIFFS
Author(s) -
Walter E. Block,
Harold E. Wirth,
Joseph A. Butt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista jurídica cesumar. mestrado/revista jurídica cesumar. mestrado
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2176-9184
pISSN - 1677-6402
DOI - 10.17765/2176-9184.2018v18n1p235-263
Subject(s) - protectionism , opposition (politics) , economics , control (management) , law , rent seeking , international economics , international trade , political science , management , politics
Most economists oppose minimum wages, rent control and protectionism. The present paper takes this opposition one step further. Well, a few steps further. It attempts to make the case that those responsible for these enactments are criminals and should be punished by law.