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A Proposal that the Coal Industry be let Alone

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(3), 484
Journal Article A Proposal that the Coal Industry be Let Alone Get access Harry L. Gandy Harry L. Gandy National Coal Association, Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 39, Issue 3, May 1925, Pages 484–488, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882441 Published: 01 May 1925

The Progress of the Family Allowance Movement

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(3), 476
Journal Article The Progress of the Family Allowance Movement Get access Paul H. Douglas Paul H. Douglas University of Chicago, and Amherst College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 39, Issue 3, May 1925, Pages 476–482, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882439 Published: 01 May 1925

Recent Literature on British Unemployment Insurance

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(4), 651
Recent Literature on British Unemployment Insurance Get access Newman Arnold Tolles Newman Arnold Tolles Hakvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 1925, Pages 651–662, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883271 Published: 01 August 1925

Railroads: Recent Books and Neglected Problems

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 40(1), 152
I. The qualities a textbook should have, 152. — Estimation of Vanderblue, 156; Jones, 156; Haney, 157; Miller, 159. — II. Neglected Problems: governmental problem, 160; division of through rates, 162; terminals, 163; physical geography, 164; other fields of transportation than railroads, 165.

German Industrial Organization since the World War

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 40(1), 82
Industrial combinations before the war, 82. — State regulation of cartels during the war, 87. — Effects of the socialization movement, 90. — Reorganizations in the potash, coal, iron, and electrical industries, 90. — Formation of "concerns" after the war, 93. — Comparative advantages of different types of combination, 96. — Decline of the cartel movement after the war only temporary, 99. — The coal and iron syndicates, 101. — Regulatory legislation of November, 1923, and its results, 106. — Further problems, 109.

Mills's Statistical Methods

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(3), 469
Journal Article Mills's Statistical Methods Get access W. L. Crum W. L. Crum Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 39, Issue 3, May 1925, Pages 469–472, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882437 Published: 01 May 1925

British Opinion on the Gold Standard

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(2), 184
The proposal for a controlled currency. — The arguments advanced for it, 185. — Great Britain convinced that practical considerations make it undesirable, 186. — Distrust of the authorities to whom control must be entrusted, 187.—Objections to the gold standard itself not conclusive, 189. — The supply of gold probably adequate, 190. — The power of the Federal Reserve Board not so great as supposed, or likely to be used in drastic ways, 192. — Conclusion, 194.

The Coal Situation and the Coal Parliament: A Rejoinder

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(4), 644
The Coal Situation and the Coal Parliament: A Rejoinder Get access John E. Orchard John E. Orchard Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 1925, Pages 644–651, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883270 Published: 01 August 1925

A Proposal for Regulation of the Coal Industry

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1925 39(2), 196
I. Disorganization of the coal industry: Proposal of a permanent coal commission or parliament, 198. — II. Analysis of chaotic condition of American coal industry. Irregular operation of mines, 201. — Fluctuations in output due to seasonal demand, 201; to strikes, 202. — Effect of irregular operation on labor, on costs of production, on price, 203.—III. Regular operation in European mines. Absence of seasonal fluctuations, 204. — Graphic presentation of average monthly output of United States, Great Britain, and Germany, 206. — Effect of size of reserves on regularity of mine operation in United States, 207; in Europe, 209. — Difficulty of preventing overexpansion in United States, 211. — The Virginian Railway case, 211. — Control of seasonal fluctuations by syndicates in Germany, 213; through exports in Great Britain, 216; in the United States, 218. — IV. A permanent coal parliament, 222. — Its organization, 223. — German coal parliament, 224. — Permanent organization of needle trades, 225. — Creation of parliament by coal industry, 226. — Inclusion of middleman, 227. — Inclusion of consumer, 228. — Nation-wide scope, 229. — Basis of organization, 231. — Enforcement of decisions, 233. — Functions, 233. — Coal institute, 234. — V. Some remedies to be applied. Halting of overdevelopment, 235. — Closing of surplus mines, 236. — Shifting of surplus miners, 236. — Increasing of exports, 237. — Coal exchanges, 237. — Storage of coal, 238. — Unemployment insurance, 239. — Conclusion, 240.