Then businesses selling those items can increase prices.

然后，经销商会抬高物价。

But he found that they strongly disapprove of companies that raise prices simply because of high demand for one product.

但人们会强烈公司因产品的需求上涨而抬高物价。

Most economists disagree, arguing that even if these policies were feasible, they would raise prices and lower living standards.

大多数经济学家都不同意这种观，即便这些政策可行，也会抬高物价，降低人们的生活水平。

Or maybe it's technology; you know, the fact that we can all shop around online makes it harder for businesses to raise prices.

又或者是科技原因，因为我们现在可以在网上买到所有东西，这导致企业难以抬高物价。