To break free of this unhappy equilibrium, farmers must set aside a portion of their land to grow cash crops in the dry season, when they fetch a high price.

ECONOMIST: Poverty

The economic effect of such small raises, if the minimum wage is set close to the equilibrium point for low and unskilled workers, is not huge in itself, though it has ramifications for general wage levels, for bargaining over wages and benefits.

FORBES: The Awful Minimum Wage

LNG, which is much more tradeable and mobile than pipeline-delivered gas, is set dramatically to change the equilibrium of the gas market.

ECONOMIST: Russian gas and Europe

When artificial prices are set, supply and demand fall out of equilibrium.

FORBES: Magazine Article