agosto 06, 2008

Populismo energético

A pior coisa a fazer para conter a crise do petróleo é controlar preços ou incentivar o consumo. Essa análise padrão é defendida com brilho por Ed Glaeser

HIGH ENERGY prices can bring out the best in people and firms, but they
often seem to bring out the worst in politicians
. Whether or not greed
is good, there is plenty to be said for a little thriftiness. High
prices, painful as they may be, do more to encourage energy
conservation than replaying every one of President Carter's
sweater-clad exhortations to turn down the heat.

Via Greg Mankiw

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