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
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
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 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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.