Introduction, 97. — I. The propensity to develop pure science, 98. — II. The propensity to invent, 102. — III. The propensity to innovate, 105. — IV. The propensity to finance innovation, 108. — V. The propensity to accept innovations, 110.

I. The problem, 196.— II. Description of the industry, 198.— III. Description of the sample, 199. — IV. Timing of wage changes, 199.— Comparisons: regions and types of products, 205; ability to pay, 206; size of company, 210; unionization, 211; dividend changes, 212; summary, 213. — V. Wage-rate levels: the data, 214; ranking and grouping of mills, 214. — Comparisons: products and states, 215; profitability and financial condition, 219; size of company, 221; unionization, 222; community, 223. — Conclusions, 224.

Method of investigation, 242. — Movement between factories, 245. — Effect of inter-factory movement on wages, 248. — Persistence of wage differentials: factors affecting wage practices, 254; non-competitive hiring practices, 257. — Lack of competition among workers, 259; influence of family and friends, 260; absence of effective vocational guidance, 261; weakness of financial incentives, 261. — Summary, 262.

Scope of the study, 231. — The adequacy of unemployment benefits, 233. — Nature of the labor market studied, 235. — Characteristics of the sample, 239. — Experience after benefit exhaustion, 244. — Limitations of the interview method, 250. — Summary and conclusions, 252.