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Aren't those identical things? Shortage of commodity X, relative to demand, drives up prices for X.
by khriss 6mo ago
Aren't those identical things? Shortage of commodity X, relative to demand, drives up prices for X.
- jltsiren 6mo agoA shortage can also be physical. The fuel you already bought (and possibly paid for) cannot be delivered. Maybe the actual delivery is the issue. Maybe a government confiscated it for other uses. Or maybe the fuel doesn't exist at all, because the refinery didn't have the oil to produce it.