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"Unearned Increments," Land Taxes, and the Building Trade

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 28(4), 811
Journal Article “Unearned Increments,” Land Taxes, and the Building Trade Get access B. M. Anderson, Jr B. M. Anderson, Jr Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 28, Issue 4, August 1914, Pages 811–814, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885655 Published: 01 August 1914

Specific Productivity

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 29(1), 149
The argument for productivity as the determinant of distributive shares, 149. — Preliminary criticism, 151. — The main argument for specific productivity rests upon a truism, 152. — The impossibility of isolating specific productivity, 155. — The mathematical error in the method of isolating specific productivity, 158. — The two schools of value theorists, 162. — The psychological theory of value; a safeguard against the dangers in productivity reasoning, 163. — The surrender of the social implications of the productivity thesis, 166. — The element of truth in the specific productivity concept, 168. — Conclusion, 174.

Some Economic Aspects of the New Long and Short Haul Clause

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 28(2), 322
Early interpretation of this clause, 323. — I. Cases in which relief is granted; the general policy, 325. — Roundabout lines, 327. — Crosslines, 328. — Market competition, 330. — The parallel of a protective tariff, 332. — II. Extent of relief granted, 333. — Recent trans-continental rate cases, 334. — The zone method criticised, 335. — Conclusion: the margin of tolerance and the Commission's ideal, 336.

A Contribution to the Theory of Competitive Price

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 28(4), 747
The method of stating the laws of competitive price, 747. — Economics as a theory of limits, 750. — The factor of time, 751. — Fixed capital and joint cost, 754. — Price is indeterminate, 755. — Capital with limited mobility, 760. — Factors affecting extent of price cutting, 762. — Agreements and potential competition, 767. — Conclusion, 770.

The City of London and the Bank of England, August, 1914

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 29(1), 48
I. Peculiar position of Great Britain, a creditor country, as regards external payments, 48. — II. Depositories opened by the Bank of England outside Great Britain, 50. — III. Obligations by foreigners not paid, 52. — IV. Embarrassments of accepting houses, discount houses, joint stock banks, 55. — V. Stock exchange closed, 58; Bank of England guaranteed by Government against loss on bills taken over, 60; the bank rate kept moderate, 60. — VI. Possibility of internal drain, 64 ; Bank act suspended, 65; Currency Notes issued by Government, 66; extent of additional issues, 68. — VII. Conclusion, 70.

Wages Boards in Australia: I. Victoria

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 29(1), 98
Introduction: methods of wage regulation, 98. — 1. The anti-sweating movement in Victoria, 101. — 2. Origin and introduction of wages boards, 107. — Parliamentary history of the minimum wage bill, 110. — Main features of the act of 1896, 120. — 3. Extension of the system and its struggle for existence, 122. — Work of the first boards, 123. — Act of 1900, 126. — Crisis of 1902, 131. — Report of the Royal Commission in 1903, 139. — The system made permanent, 143. — 4. Growing popularity of the boards, 144.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 28(2), 213
I. Spirit and obiects of the act, 213. — Advantages of the plan of regional banks, 216. — II. Organization of the system, 222. — Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks, 224. — Federal Reserve Board, 226. — III. Capital, earnings, deposits of the Federal Reserve Banks, 228. — New reserve requirements for national banks, 231. — IV. Clearing House functions of the Federal Reserve Banks, 234. — V. Federal reserve notes, 237. — National bank notes, 241. — VI. Lending operations of Federal Reserve Banks, 243. — How far operations with general public, 245. — VII. Additional powers granted to national banks, 249. — VIII. Supervisory functions of Federal Reserve Board, 251. — Probable relations of this Board to directors of Reserve Banks, 252.

The War and the Financial Situation in the United States

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 29(1), 181
The War and the Financial Situation in the United States Get access O. M. W. Sprague O. M. W. Sprague Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 29, Issue 1, November 1914, Pages 181–186, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885302 Published: 01 November 1914

Hobson's Work and Wealth

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1914 29(1), 177
Journal Article Hobson's Work and Wealth Get access J. M. Clark J. M. Clark Amherst College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 29, Issue 1, November 1914, Pages 177–180, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885301 Published: 01 November 1914