Journal Article Economies of Scale: Some Statistical Evidence: Comment Get access S. C. Schuman, S. C. Schuman New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar S. B. Alpert S. B. Alpert New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 74, Issue 3, August 1960, Pages 493–497, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883063 Published: 01 August 1960

Introduction, 279. — I. Determinants of water value in the basin, 280; how to allocate water between power and irrigation, 280; taking account of delivery losses along a canal, 284; effects of water rights, 288. — II. Allocation between major water uses, 289; competition among eight water uses, 289; below Lake McConaughy, 290; above Lake McConaughy, 291; between the two areas, 291. — III. Conclusion, 292; findings for the North Platte River, 292; further applications, 293. — Appendix on canal losses, 294.

Some general principles of the diffusion of knowledge, 29. — A single firm, 36. — Imperfect perfect competition, 43. — Conclusions and qualifications, 50.