Journal Article The Commodity Clause in Railroad Legislation Get access William Z. Ripley William Z. Ripley Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 3, May 1912, Pages 531–535, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883538 Published: 01 May 1912
Journal Article The Possibility of Certain Gains from Protective Duties Get access H. H. O'Farrell H. H. O'Farrell Kew Gardens, Surrey, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 4, August 1912, Pages 782–787, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883805 Published: 01 August 1912
Journal Article The New British Law on Railroad Reports Get access A. M. Sakolzki A. M. Sakolzki New York University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 3, May 1912, Pages 536–537, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883539 Published: 01 May 1912
Minority Shareholders in Railroad Combinations Get access William Z. Ripley William Z. Ripley Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 2, February 1912, Pages 377–381, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884769 Published: 01 February 1912
The Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission Get access Arthur U. Ayres Arthur U. Ayres Swarthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 4, August 1912, Pages 792–797, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883807 Published: 01 August 1912
Journal Article Dyer and Martin's Life of Edison Get access F. W. Taussig F. W. Taussig Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 4, August 1912, Pages 776–781, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883804 Published: 01 August 1912
The word statistics may denote either the method or the material, 673 — The character of the material depends upon that of the unit, 674 — Classes of units, 675. — A. Individual things the quantity of which is determined by counting: (1) Natural kinds and events pertaining to natural kinds; (2) Produced kinds and produced qualities of things, 675. — B. Mensurational units which are applied to determine quantity without regard to individuality: (3) Physical measures (of length, capacity, etc.); (4) Measures of pecuniary value, 675. — (1) J. S. Mill's conception of the natural kind, 675. — Fulness of meaning follows from the definition, 676. — Recognizability apart from definition, 677. — Counting is the typical method of determining the quantity of units of the first order, 679. — (2) Products are usually defined by way of purpose and function, 680. — Difficulties of definition, 681. — Careful attention to classification required, 681. — (3) A measure is arbitrary and is useful chiefly because standard, 682. — Individuality is ignored, 683. — Desirability of counting by size-classes, 684. — Measurement is a supplement to, not properly a substitute for, counting, 684. — (4) The importance of the pecuniary unit is due to its being the most universal of common denominators, 690. — This involves abstractness, 691. — Lack of uniformity of accounting practice a large factor in uncertainty of meaning, 692. — Economic and pecuniary statistics are not identical, 696. — The purpose of index numbers, 696. — An important way to better statistical material is to make use of the higher orders of statistical unit, so far as possible, supporting in this way all data of lower order, 697. — The development of physical and operating statistics in support of financial reports of corporations, 698. — Physical valuation in the interest of the investor, 698. — Cost-keeping a similar statistical development, 700. — Pecuniary statistics especially need supporting data of higher order, 702.
Discussions of the nationalization of railways in Switzerland, 342. — Arguments advanced in favor of nationalization, 343. — Conditions of employment on the federal railways, 346. — Organization of the management of the federal railways, 347. — Government rate making, 352. — Improvement of the service, 354. — Financial results of government ownership, 356.
Lumber Grading in the Pacific Northwest Get access Vanderveer Custis Vanderveer Custis University of Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 26, Issue 3, May 1912, Pages 538–544, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883540 Published: 01 May 1912
I. Recent development of agio theory; time-preference, 313. — A wrong view of psychology of investment, 315. — No exchange of time-values, 316. — II. Modern form of abstinence theory, 318. — No valid generalization possible in regard to abstinence, 318. — Abstinential savings not regulative of rate of return, 319.— Rate due to objective factors, 320. — III. Productivity theory based on restricted view of productive process, 322. — Impossibility of distinguishing a product of capital if entire process is taken into consideration, 323. — IV. Minimum of data necessary to theory of income of capital, 324. — Failure of certain theories to account for necessary data, 325. — Capital resolvable into wages, 326. — Wages determined independently of product of capitalistic industry, 327. — Income of capital a residual, 328. — V. How profit is kept from consumer, 332. — How profit is kept from laborer, 333. — The capitalistic opportunity curve, 334. — Dependence of capitalistic income on limited development of capitalism, 335. — How rate of profit is determined, 337. — Limitations of theoretical method, 338.