Large producers often support regulation that imposes costs because those costs are more easily borne by big firms with economies of scale that may already comply, so the regulation forces out smaller competitors and increases the large producers' market share and market power.

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Speaker

Russ Roberts

Evidence Quote

those costs are usually more easy born by the large producers they have they're they can take advantage of economies scale often they're already doing the regulations or complying... so what this does is for out their small competitors and give them more market share

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Bruce Yandle on Bootleggers and BaptistsAnkeborgsAnkdamm
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:20:30 AM

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