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Recent Bank Mergers

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(4), 503
I. Introduction, 503. — II. Factors behind the recent mergers, 504. — III. Government regulation of bank mergers, 519. — IV. Effects of mergers upon banking markets, 524. — V. Conclusions, 531.

The Problem of "Underdevelopment" in the English Classical School

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(2), 235
I. Introduction, 235. — II. The problem: capital accumulation and population growth, 236; population: the shift in the classical school, 236; capital: its source or supply, 238; capital: the demand side — the effective desire of accumulation, 243; the directions for investment: priorities, 246; the rate of development: the substitution of factors, 250.

Product Differentiation and Welfare Economics

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(4), 533
I. Introduction: the inadequacy of welfare economics in the field of imperfect and monopolistic competition; the nature of product differentiation, 533. — II. Product differentiation as an element in welfare policy, 535. — III. A contradiction in Hicks's analysis, 538. — IV. Kahn's dependence on indivisibilities, 541. — V. Two types of "imperfection" distinguished, 546. — VI. Conclusions, 551.

In Defense of Statics

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(4), 485
I. Statics and dynamics — their nature and uses, 485. — II. Simple model of exponential growth, 488. — III. Models of population growth, 489. — IV. Accelerator-multiplier models, 490. — V. The Harrod-Domar-Hicks dynamic model, 492. — VI. Systems of economic development, 495. — VII. Possible avenues of escape from the rigidity of the dynamic model, 498. — VIII. Appraisal of comparative statics, 499. — IX. Conclusion, 501.

The Kinked Oligopoly Curve Reconsidered

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(1), 119
Introduction, 119. — I. Belief in the existence of the kink, 119. — II. Price patterns: rigidity, 127; the time period, 128; nominal versus transaction prices, 130; collusion and price leadership, 132; price rigidity of monopolies and heterogeneous oligopolies, 133. — III. Conclusions, 135.

Expected Price and the Cobweb Theorem

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(2), 315
Journal Article Expected Price and the Cobweb Theorem Get access Arnold P. Collery Arnold P. Collery Amherst College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 69, Issue 2, May 1955, Pages 315–317, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882157 Published: 01 May 1955

Professor Samuelson on Operationalism in Economic Theory: Comment

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1955 69(2), 310
Journal Article Professor Samuelson on Operationalism in Economic Theory: Comment Get access Paul A. Samuelson Paul A. Samuelson Massachusetts Institute of Technology Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 69, Issue 2, May 1955, Pages 310–314, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882156 Published: 01 May 1955