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Municipalization of the Berlin Electric Works

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 30(1), 188
Municipalization of the Berlin Electric Works Get access Robert C. Brooks Robert C. Brooks Swarthmore College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, November 1915, Pages 188–194, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885810 Published: 01 November 1915

Ely's Property and Contract

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 29(4), 820
Journal Article Ely's Property and Contract Get access Francis J. Swayze Francis J. Swayze Newark, N. J. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 29, Issue 4, August 1915, Pages 820–828, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883310 Published: 01 August 1915

The Effects of Increment Taxes Upon Building Operations

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 29(4), 829
Journal Article The Effects of Increment Taxes upon Building Operations Get access Robert Murray Haig Robert Murray Haig Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 29, Issue 4, August 1915, Pages 829–840, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883311 Published: 01 August 1915

The Equivalent Concept of Value

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 30(1), 194
The Equivalent Concept of Value Get access Hugo Bilgram Hugo Bilgram Philadelphia, Pa. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, November 1915, Pages 194–200, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885811 Published: 01 November 1915

Veblen's Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 30(1), 179
Journal Article Veblen's Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution Get access Graham Wallas Graham Wallas London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, November 1915, Pages 179–187, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885809 Published: 01 November 1915

Price Maintenance in the Book Trade

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 30(1), 86
I. Introduction. Prevalence of organizations in the book trade, 86.— Methods of distributing books, 87. — Fixation of book prices, 89.— II. Price maintenance in the German Book Trade. — Early efforts, 90. — Organization of the Exchange Association of German Book Dealers, 91. — Increase of customers' discounts, 92. — Rise of local and district book trade associations, 93. — Adoption of a price maintenance policy (1887), 94. — Opposition of book buyers, 95. — III. English Experience. Early attempts, 96. — Increase of price cutting, 97. — Organization of booksellers; the Publishers' Association (1896); adoption of the net price plan (1899), 98. — The Times and the Book War (1905–1907), 99. — IV. The American Book Trade, 101. — The American Publishers' Association, 102.—The American Booksellers' Association, 102. — Adoption of the net system, 103. — Opposition; the Macy htigation, 104. — Present status of price maintenance in the book trade, 106. — V. Summary and Conclusion, 106.

The California Casual and His Revolt

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 30(1), 110
I. The Wheatland Episode, 110.— The Durst hop ranch, 111.—Wages system. 111.—The strike and the shooting, 113.—II. The California Casual, 115. — Agricultural specialization, 116. — Characteristics of the casual, 117. — III. Labor Camps, 119. — Shifting Labor, 120.— The “jungle stake,” 121. —IV. Winter Unemployment, 122. — Kelly's “ Army,” 123. — The I. W. W., 124. — Conclusion, 126.

Women's Work and Wages in the United States

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 29(2), 201
I. Changes in wòmen's work, 1900–1910. Trade and transportation, 203. — Manufactures; the continuance of the industrial revolution, 204. — Domestic and personal service workers, 206. — II. Wages of Women in the United States, 207. — Minimum wage means a living wage, 208. — Various investigations of actual wages, 209. — Effect of lost time and seasonal occupation, 210. — III. Causes of Low Wages, Lack of mobility, 212. — Youth, 213. — Race and immigration, 217. — Woman as a member of a family group, 222. — IV. Minimum wage legislation and the potential labor supply, 228. — Possible prolongation of the working years, 229. — Probable attraction of more women into industry, 230. — Part time workers may be transformed into full time, 230. — V. Conclusion, 232. — Needed measures of support for the minimum wage legislation, 234.

The British Taxes on Land Values in Practice

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1915 29(4), 794
I. The valuation, 795. — Reasons for delay, 796. — Minus site values, 796. — Possibility of taxing builders' profits, 796. — Value of real property in Great Britain, 799. — Accuracy of valuation, 800. — Difficulty of valuing agricultural land, 801. — Other duties of the Valuation Department, 802. — Cost of valuation, 803. — II. The fiscal yield: (1) Increment Value Duty, 804. — (2) Reversion Duty, 805. — (3) Undeveloped Land Duty, 808. — (4) Mineral Rights Duty, 810. — Increased yield of Death Duties, 812. — Other revenue from valuation, 814. — Is it a capital expenditure? 814. — III. Some conclusions: effect on building, 815. — Theory of incidence, 817. — Is an increment duty shown to be impracticable? 818.