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Introduction: the problem, the Commission, provincial attitudes, 584. — Historical and constitutional background, 588. — Depression and provincial grievances, 593. — The recommendations: reallocation of functions, 596; reallocation of revenues and debt, 600; subsidies, 603. — Conclusions, 609.

Journal Article Valuation for Customs Get access Carl Kreider Carl Kreider Goshen College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 56, Issue 1_Part_1, November 1941, Pages 157–159, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883036 Published: 01 November 1941

A Supplementary Bibliography on Monopolistic Competition Get access Edward H. Chamberlin Edward H. Chamberlin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 56, Issue 1_Part_1, November 1941, Pages 160–169, https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/56.1_Part_1.160 Published: 01 November 1941

Journal Article Period and Velocity as Statistical Concepts Get access K. A. Gordon K. A. Gordon University of California, Berkeley Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 55, Issue 2, February 1941, Pages 306–313, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882064 Published: 01 February 1941

Journal Article Rejoinder Get access Richard F. Ruggles Richard F. Ruggles Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 55, Issue 4, August 1941, Pages 697–700, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884126 Published: 01 August 1941

Further Comment Get access Lorie Tarshis Lorie Tarshis National Bureau of Economic Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 55, Issue 4, August 1941, Pages 691–697, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884125 Published: 01 August 1941

Three types of maladjustment between supply and demand to be analyzed with respect to their influence on elasticity of demand, 652. — I. The industry: effect of maladjustment of the first type, 654; of the second type, 654; of the third type, non-durable goods, 654; durable goods, 656. — II. Buyer attitudes, 659. — Consumer purchases, 660. — Dealer purchases, 661.—Processor purchases, 662. — III. The firm's marginal revenue curve: non-differentiated goods, 663; differentiated goods, 664.

Nature and significance of the problem, 443. — I. Conditions leading to investigation of the coal and petroleum industries, 443. — The Coal and Petroleum Products Control Board Act, 445. — Further legislation in 1940, 446. — Constitutional restrictions in Canada, 446. — II. Facts brought to light by the foregoing: brand names, 447; elasticity of demand, 448; major oil companies' control, 448; side-lines, 449; profits, 449. — Prices and cost of production, 450. — Interpretations of the facts revealed, 451. — Price determination, 451. — Product determination, 452. — Promotion, 454. — III. Alternative policies open to the Board, 454. — Policies adopted, 457. — Conclusions, 458.

Situation before the publication of Keynes' General Theory, 488.— New controversial issues, 488.— I. Rates of return on economic resources: securities, 490; cash, 492; production, 493; consumption, 494.— Nature of the rates of return, 495.—II. Fundamentals of economic behavior: individuals, 496; firms, 496; banks, 497; governments, 498.— Significance of an arbitrary monetary policy, 498.— III. The theory of interest: the marginal productivity theory, 500; the time-preference theory, 501; the liquidity-preference theory, 503; the loanable-funds theory, 505. — Validity of the theories of interest, 506.

I. Introduction: federal unions and customs unions, 49. — II. Long-run economic consequences, 51. — Revenue tariff, 54. — Moderate protection, 61. — Extreme protection, 64. — Tentative conclusions: conditions making for economic gain by country granting preferential tariff reductions, 66; economic benefits may be reduced or cancelled by policy of self-sufficiency, 70. — III. Transitional economic problems: Streit's proposal, 71; Meade's suggestions, 74; Salter's plan, 75; regional groups, 76; formula to assure permanent gain, 79. — IV. The most-favored nation clause, 80. — V. The tariff authority, 88. — VI. Conclusions, 91.