
Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
Why Trump's Diesel Export Ban Could Raise Gas Prices | Diving In
Donnerstag, 24. September 2026 · 18 min
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The White House is floating a temporary ban on U.S. diesel exports, and the pitch sounds simple: keep the diesel here, and prices fall for farmers and truckers.
In this episode of Diving In, Justin Wolfers walks through why that story falls apart the moment you follow the economics past its first sentence.
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