Journal Article International Trade under Depreciated Paper: A Criticism Get access Jacob H. Hollander Jacob H. Hollander The Johns Hopkins University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 32, Issue 4, August 1918, Pages 674–690, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883794 Published: 01 August 1918
Journal Article Hoxie's Trade Unionism in the United States Get access John R. Commons John R. Commons Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 1918, Pages 396–399, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885433 Published: 01 February 1918
Provisions of the agreements of 1883, 309. — Distinction between statutory interest and dividends, 311. — Terms of state's guaranty of earnings, 312. — Results for the Eastern, P. & 0., and Southern companies up to 1914, 316. — Results since 1914, 319. — Results for the Northern and P. L. M. companies up to 1914, 321. — Results for the same companies since 1914, 321. — Measures of relief suggested for the Eastern and Northern lines, 324. — Proposal for advance of rates on all roads, 327.
I. Popular misconceptions concerning foreign trade, 417. — The balance of trade, in general and between particular countries, 419. — Disturbances in trade balances due to the war, 422. — The effectiveness of industry the source and the test of advantage in foreign trade, 425. — II. Four dubious devices for promoting foreign trade: Export bounties, 427. — Reduced transportation rates for export business, 429. — Reduced prices of goods for export, 431. — Discriminating duties in foreign countries in favor of American goods, 435. — III. International relations and American trade policy, 442. — Conclusion, 443.
I. Commercial situation and price trend during the crop year 1916–17, 2. — II. Evident necessity for government control, 5. — III. Slow progress of legislation, 11. — IV. The Food Act, 14. — V. Voluntary agreement between millers and Food Administration, 18. — VI. The Wheat Price Committee, 23. — VII. Resentment of wheat growers, 25. — VIII. Efforts to stimulate milling, 25. — IX. Distribution of wheat stocks, 29. — X. Stabilizing the market, 32. — XI. Effort of growers to get an advanced price, 36. — XII. Decline in milling activity early in 1917, 38. — XIII, XIV. Increase in output after price stabilization, 39. — XV. Control of percentage of flour and feed, 43. — XVI. "Cost plus" method of price regulation, 45. — XVIII. Evasions, 48. — XX. Complications with excess profits tax, 51. — XXII. Summary and critical estimate of results, 59.
I. Introductory. Sugar supply and distribution in recent years, 568. — Prospects in Europe and United States in 1914–17, 570. — II. Organization of the Sugar Division of the Food Administration, 573. — Agreements with beet sugar producers, 575. — International Sugar Committee on raw sugar organized, 578. — Margin fixed for refiners, 580. — Cuban price and Louisiana price fixed, 582. — Readjustment of beet prices demanded in the West, 584. — Regulation of dealers' prices and profits, 586. — III. Criticisms of personnel, 588. — How price of sugar was kept low; complication from transportation difficulties, 589. — Conclusions, 589.
Journal Article International Freights and Prices Get access Knut Wicksell, Knut Wicksell Mörby, Stocksund, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar F. W. Taussig F. W. Taussig Mörby, Stocksund, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 1918, Pages 404–414, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885435 Published: 01 February 1918
The production of castings recently changed from primitive methods by the introduction of molding machines, 278. — Skilled journeymen at first indifferent, 281. — Laborers were used for operation of the machines, 283. — Subsequent change in policy of Molders' Union, 286. — Skilled men on the machines not successful, 287. — The Union and the National Founders' Association unable to make satisfactory terms, 290. — After cessation of negotiations Founders continued to introduce unskilled labor with success, 297. — The Union modified its membership policy to take care of unskilled workmen, 304.
I. Purpose: bearing on other investigations and an example of real economic pressure, 107. — II. Source of data: investigations made at Tsing Hua College, Peking, China, 108. — III. Limitations: an intensive survey of one district and not necessarily typical of the whole country, 110. — IV. Classes represented: Chinese and Manchu villagers, 112. — V. Tables: five tables classifying incomes, average amount expended for various purposes, per cent expended for various purposes, and sundry other items by expenditure groups, 113. — VI. Analysis of tables, 119. — VII. General conclusions, 122. — VIII. Comparison with other investigations: Engel, Mrs. More, Chapin, and the United States Bureau of Labor, 123. — IX. How it is done: the maintenance of a starvation standard, 124. — X. The cost, 127. — Figure I: a comparison of the extremes of variation in the percentage of expenditure for various purposes between the highest and the lowest income groups in five well known investigations, 123. — Figure II: a comparison of the percentage and average expenditures of 195 Chinese and Manchu families, 126.
Journal Article The Behavioristic Man Get access T. N. Carver T. N. Carver Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 33, Issue 1, November 1918, Pages 195–200, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885016 Published: 01 November 1918