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{{hatnote|Note: This is not to be confused with [[Theory of value (economics)|theories of economic value]], which seek to explain why things have different market prices.}}

The '''Objectivist theory of value''' is the [[ethics|ethical]] [[value theory|theory of value]] held by [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivists]], as propounded by the founder of Objectivism, [[Ayn Rand]].<ref name="Obligation and Value">{{Harvnb|Rasmussen|1990}}</ref> Rand held that the best expression of the Objectivist approach to values was presented in ''The Objectivist Ethics''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rand|2005c|p=107}}</ref>