Industrial Policies: Even Modest Intervention Creates Market Distortions

Source: Cato Institute
by Jeffrey Miron

“Industrial policy — government efforts to favor certain sectors, technologies, or firms — has a long history. Far from a fringe idea, politicians across the spectrum have promoted such policies for centuries. But the results are far more problematic than its current popularity suggests.” (06/23/26)

https://www.cato.org/blog/industrial-policies