Ludwig von Mises: ". The use of money in a market economy is a praxeologically necessary fact. That gold, and not something else, is used as money is merely a historical fact and as such cannot be conceived by catallactics." - Human Action
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| Ludwig von Mises | The increase in what is called the productivity of labor is due to the employment of better tools and machines. | The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality | p. 38 | Productivity |
| Ludwig von Mises | Tools and machinery are primarily not labor-saving devices, but means to increase output per unit of input. | Human Action | p. 768; p. 774 | Productivity |
| Ludwig von Mises | It is an illusion to believe that one can maintain productivity and reduce the division of labor. | Socialism | p. 271 | Productivity |
| Ludwig von Mises | The productivity of social cooperation surpasses in every respect the sum total of the production of isolated individuals. | Epistemological Problems of Economics | p. 43 | Productivity |
| Ludwig von Mises | The concept of productivity is altogether subjective; it can never provide the starting-point for an objective criticism. | Liberalism | p. 65 | Productivity |