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Income Creation by Means of Income Taxation

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(2), 265
I. Conditions under which taxation is income creating, 265. — Influence of expenditures, 268. — II. Under-employment equilibrium with consumption 100 per cent of income, 269. — III. Under-employment equilibrium with net investment and the average propensity to consume less than 100 per cent, 275. — IV. Full employment and a sudden closing of investment outlets, 280. — V. Application of the foregoing analysis in a practical program, 285. — Effectiveness of the income tax as an instrument of policy, 286.

Price Control at the Retail Level

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(2), 323
Journal Article Price Control at the Retail Level Get access Bruce R. Morris Bruce R. Morris Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 58, Issue 2, February 1944, Pages 323–324, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883323 Published: 01 February 1944

Equalization Schemes in German Unemployment Compensation

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(3), 482
Relevance of the German experience, 482. — I. Coöperation for the relief of the unemployed, 1918–1927: early demobilization measures, 483; unemployment relief measures, 484; nation-wide equalization, 486. — II. The national unemployment insurance act of 1927: federal and state contributions, 488; effects of the depression, 490. — III. Extent of financial equalization, 1924–1936: national and state contributions to the cost of unemployment relief, 490; equalization within the Federal Institute, 493. — IV. Conclusions, 496.

Professor Knight on Limits to the Use of Capital

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(3), 331
Scope of the paper, 331. — I. Assumptions, 333. — Standard of living, 334. — Limit to the use of capital, 334. — The problem of steady development, 336. — The rate of accumulation, 337. — II. Possible objections, 339. New capital needs, 340. — III. Assuming many varieties of capital goods and of consumer's goods, 341. — "Diminishing Returns, " 342. — Standard of living, 344. — IV. Alleged "twilight zone" above zero per cent, 346. — Brakes upon borrowing, 347. — Effect upon demand for capital, 348. — The condition of indefinite waste, 349. — Perfectly elastic demand, 350. — V. Demand for "satisfactions in general, " 352. — "Hoped-for security, " 354. — VI. Summary of conclusions, 356.

Wages and Profits in the Paper Industry, 1929-1939

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(2), 196
I. The problem, 196.— II. Description of the industry, 198.— III. Description of the sample, 199. — IV. Timing of wage changes, 199.— Comparisons: regions and types of products, 205; ability to pay, 206; size of company, 210; unionization, 211; dividend changes, 212; summary, 213. — V. Wage-rate levels: the data, 214; ranking and grouping of mills, 214. — Comparisons: products and states, 215; profitability and financial condition, 219; size of company, 221; unionization, 222; community, 223. — Conclusions, 224.

Strikes and Lock-Outs of Great Britain

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 59(1), 92
Introduction: scope of the paper, 92. — Number of disputes, 94. — Attitude of trade unions, 94. — Compulsory arbitration, 96. — Magnitude of disputes, 98. — Duration of disputes, 98. — Industries affected, 99. — Causes of disputes, 102. — Results of disputes, 104. — Conclusion, 106.

Interest-Free Deficit Financing: A Reply

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(4), 637
Journal Article Interest-Free Deficit Financing: A Reply Get access David McCord Wright David McCord Wright University of Virginia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 58, Issue 4, August 1944, Pages 637–646, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884748 Published: 01 August 1944

German Foreign Trade and Industry After the First World War

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(4), 615
Alleged effects of the Versailles settlements, 615. — I. The export trade: totals, 616; relation to world trade, 619; comparison with prewar figures, 620; relation to home sales, 621; composition, 622; distribution, 625. — II. The import trade: totals, 627; luxuries, 629; raw materials, 631; agricultural products, 631. — III. Industry: output, 633; unemployment, 634. — IV. National income, 635. — V. Conclusions, 636.

Hicks on Perfect Substitutes

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 59(1), 134
Journal Article Hicks on Perfect Substitutes Get access Edwin B. Wilson Edwin B. Wilson Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 59, Issue 1, November 1944, Pages 134–140, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883261 Published: 01 November 1944

On Notation for Utility Theory

Quarterly Journal of Economics 1944 58(4), 647
Journal Article On Notation for Utility Theory Get access Edwin B. Wilson Edwin B. Wilson Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 58, Issue 4, August 1944, Pages 647–650, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884749 Published: 01 August 1944