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Headings: Deadweight Loss Definition
Deadweight Loss Definition
What is a Deadweight Loss
Key Points
Causes of Deadweight Loss
1. Price Floors
2. Price Ceilings
3. Taxation
4. Subsidies
5. Monopolies
6. Collusion
How to Calculate Deadweight Loss
Deadweight Loss Examples
Taxes
Rent Caps
Monopoly
General FAQs on Deadweight Loss
Further Reading

Content: So what we have as a result is an undersupply to the market. With the case of rent controls, they have reduced the incentives for landlords to keep hold of rental accommodation. If they are not making money on it, then there is simply no incentive – so they are often sold, thereby reducing the rental stock. We also have the case of gasoline price ceilings that the US implemented in the 1970s, with long lines ensuing. Consumers ended up waiting hours just to refuel their cars. Prices were unable to react to demand, so producers had little incentive to increase supply. In turn, there was a deadweight loss as demand went unfulfilled – leaving people unable to attend work and lost wages. 3. Taxation
Taxes artificially increase the price of goods – shifting the demand curve to the left. This reduces demand for the goods but does little to help businesses.