They're likely to be less mechanised, and to produce goods that command higher prices.
"It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices, " the South Korean firm said.
Following this theory, the American Airlines-US Airways merger will bring about less competition, less choice and higher prices.
Higher prices at the pump have also made extraction from oil sands and heavy oil feasible.
Higher prices tell consumers to use less oil, and producers to go find more.
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Those who see higher prices point to the recent monetary easing by central banks.
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Higher prices and higher quality often go hand in hand, but real bargains are possible.
Keynesians presume that speedy growth leads to labor and capacity shortages that result in higher prices.
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But there was also increasing evidence of that being passed on in higher prices.
The consumer is left with higher prices for imports and no more jobs than before.
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Isn't that going to result in lower domestic oil and gas production, and thus higher prices?
But higher prices are by no means the most serious danger reform poses for auditors' clients.
But supplies ran out and the coconuts appeared at higher prices on the black market.
When they do that, others counteract by going in and bidding even higher prices.
It benefited from recovering demand and higher prices in Europe, its biggest market by volume.
Higher prices may dissuade emerging-market nations from purchasing jewelry and may also stimulate the scrap market.
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But field-tested men and women want ambience to match better food and higher prices.
Higher prices will continue to stimulate the discovery of new reserves for at least another century.
Since most investors are hoping for higher prices, most of those corrections are to the downside.
Higher prices when people are struggling financially means they can afford to buy less.
Delayed monsoons in India and poor rains in Australia also contributed to higher prices.
Many of those who see higher prices point to the underlying support for the metal.
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That is very good news, especially when you combine those higher prices with higher unit sales.
Locking in future profits, Nabors has been signing customers to longer rental contracts at higher prices.
Expect increased labor unrest as higher prices eat away at the purchasing power of paychecks.
It is likely that higher prices will result from the flood induced production short-fall.
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Those who see higher prices said the yellow metal is due for a rebound.
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But eventually, higher oil prices may translate into higher prices at the gas pump.
Some investors are apparently concerned about the impact of higher prices on demand for oil.
Higher prices being met with greater quantity demanded would seem to defy the law of demand.
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