Able Quote by Anatoly Chubais

THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM requires that prices be under effective control. And it seeks the greatest possible influence over what buyers take at the established…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“Fundamentally, in a system in which the knowledge of the relevant facts is dispersed among many people, prices can act to coordinate the separate…

— Friedrich Hayek

We think of prices as simply the notation of how much we must pay for things. But the price system accomplishes far more than…

— Sheldon Richman

To economists, prices serve as crucial signals to producers and consumers. In a regulated market, the state sets prices high enough for private companies…

— Alex Berenson

The question is really how do we think seriously about this mechanism called a market. It ought to be determining not values but prices.

— Cornel West

“How can you measure progress if you don't know what it costs and who has paid for it? How can the "market" put a…

— Arundhati Roy

“The economy is a test and measurement system, and it requires reliable learning guided by an accurate meter of monetary value.”

— George Gilder

In stating the principles which regulate exchangeable value and price, we should carefully distinguish between those variations which belong to the commodity itself, and…

— David Ricardo

The much-maligned price system works not only to secure supply but to conserve. [...] Profits and prices are the street signs of the economy.…

— Ilana Mercer

In the market economy the price that is offered is counted upon to produce the result that is sought.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

— Thomas Carlyle

Everything must be organized in the most rational way. The state won't accept excessive prices.

— Vladimir Putin