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Some Neglected Aspects of Gresham's Law

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(3), 480
Gresham's public services, 480. — His letter of 1558 to Queen Elizabeth, 482. — Recoinage of 1560 and Gresham's relation to it, 483. — Origin of term Gresham's law, 486. — Macleod's discussion, 000. — Jevons' discussion, 490. — Adoption of term in America, 491. — Interpretations of “ bad money drives out good money,” 492. — Gresham's law and currency depreciation, 494.

Suggestions From Workers: Schemes and Problems

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(4), 617
I. Purposes, methods, history of schemes, 617. — II. Beginnings of statistical study; comparative table, 620. — Varying standards of adoption and payment, 621. — Factors of depression, recidivism, sex, occupation, 624. — III. Problems of payment, 628. — IV. Collectivism and "non-financial incentives, " 632. — V. Indicators of quality of suggestions: per cent adopted, subject-matter, curves of payments, assessed values in relation to wage-bill, patents, 635. — VI. Function of promoting interest and competence of workers, 641.

Demand Curves by Personal Estimate

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(2), 376
Journal Article Demand Curves by Personal Estimate Get access Elizabeth Waterman Gilboy Elizabeth Waterman Gilboy Harvard University, Committee on Economic Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 46, Issue 2, February 1932, Pages 376–384, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883236 Published: 01 February 1932

The Yellow Dog Contract

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(2), 348
Definition of the yellow dog contract, 348. — Reasons for its importance, 349. — The development of the contract, 350. — The Hitchman decision and its effect, 351. — The Red Jacket case, 353. — Uses of the contract, 355. — Provisions in the contract, 356. — The Hitchman provisions, 357. — Promises of employers, 358. — The future of the contract, 360.

Unemployment and Consumption: The Mercantilist View

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(4), 698
I. Mercantilists not desirous of mere numbers, 698. — Importance of employment, 700. — Remedies for idleness: provision of employment, 702; corrective and punitive legislation, 705. — II. Condemnation of luxury, 708. — Means of curbing it: sumptuary laws, 712; taxation, 713; moral suasion, 713. — Defense of luxury, 714.—Hume's views, 716. —Conclusion, 718.

The Theory of International Values

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(4), 581
The problem of reciprocal demand, 582. — Advantage of variety of exports, 586. — Gains of large and small countries, 589. — Influence of demand for foreign products, 595. — Elasticity of demand, 600; of supply, 607. — The case of India, 610. — Long-run and short-run factors, 612. — Conclusion, 616.

Economics and Sociology: Marshall in Relation to the Thought of His Time

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 46(2), 316
Introductory. I. Marshall and Max Weber on Capitalism, 317. II. The Main Lines of English Social Thought, 321. III. Marshall's Relation to the English Tradition, 330. IV. Economics and Sociology: Marshall's Difficulties, 336. V. Possible Alternatives to Marshall's position; (a) Pareto, 339, (b) Weber, 343. Conclusion, 345.

Ernst Engel's Law of Expenditures for Food

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 47(1), 78
Erroneous statements of the law, 78.— The correct version, 79.— The validity of the law: theoretical considerations, 86; the conclusions to be drawn from the facts, 87.— Reasons for these results, 95.— Implications of the study, 100.— Conclusion, 101.

A Note on the Development of the Doctrine of "Forced Saving"

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1932 47(1), 123
Journal Article A Note on the Development of the Doctrine of "Forced Saving" Get access F. A von Hayek F. A von Hayek London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 47, Issue 1, November 1932, Pages 123–133, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885188 Published: 01 November 1932