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The industry: definition, 194; characteristics, 195; structure, 196; economies of scale, 197. — Price regulation from World War I to the N.R.A.: newsprint, 198; book paper, 200; other branches, 201. — Price regulation during the N.R.A.: the newsprint code, 203; the general paper code, 204. — Price regulation after the N.R.A.: prewar developments, 206; war-time control, 210. — Summary, 211. — Some pertinent questions: restriction of price competition, 212; effects of price competition, 215; public policy, 216.

I. Objectives of the study, 412. — II. Influence of economic instability upon conservation: four major effects, 415; wasteful soil depletion, 417; wasteful mineral depletion, 423; implications for public policy, 426. — III. Conservation potentialities of commodity agreements: in general, 427; historical evidence, 432; the future, 442. — IV. Contribution of conservation policy to economic stability: general requirements, 445; postwar timing, 449.

Journal Article A measure of Monopoly in Selling Get access Theodore Morgan Theodore Morgan Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 60, Issue 3, May 1946, Pages 461–463, https://doi.org/10.2307/1880682 Published: 01 May 1946

Relation to the author's previous article, 233. — I. Definitions and assumptions, 233. — II. Price policies of a monopolistic producer selling in both domestic and foreign market, 234. — III. A particular firm engaged exclusively in export trade, 237. — IV. Many exporters and importers in rivalry with one another: monopoly possibilities in the export trade, 238; monopsony possibilities in the import trade, 240; internal monopoly and monopsony, 242. — V. The international interest, 244. — VI. Assumptions, methods, criteria, 247. — VII. Conclusions, 249.

Introduction, 66. — Constitutional provisions and union practices: exclusion because of race, 67; exclusion because of citizenship, 72; because of political affiliations or beliefs, 75; because of creed, 76; because of sex, 77; closed unions, 78. — Exclusionary devices: initiation fees, 80; apprenticeship requirements, 82; competency tests, 83; license laws, 83; permit cards, 84. — Why do unions deny the right to join? 84. — Economic limitations on exclusionary policies, 89. — Conclusions, 91.

In Defense of Monopoly: Comment Get access Ralph E. Holben Ralph E. Holben Washington, D. C. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 60, Issue 4, August 1946, Pages 612–615, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885151 Published: 01 August 1946

Changes in composition of commercial bank assets and earnings, 365. — The problem posed by these developments, 368. — Possible action by the banks themselves, 369. — Inadequacy of such measures, 373. — The Economist's proposal, 374. — Proposals for Government action: nationalization, 376; special taxes on banks, 378; new reserve requirements, 380; special Treasury obligations, 382; restricting types of Government securities held, 385. — Necessity of some action, 388.

Introduction, 490. — I. General comments, 491. — II. Application to equity assets, 494. — III. Components of the money supply, 497. — Trust funds and financial corporations, 502. — Personal holdings, 502. — Nonfinancial corporations and unincorporated businesses, 503. — Commercial banks, 604. — Market behavior, 505. — IV. Conclusion: the future of idle balances, 507.

Journal Article A Note on Maximization Criteria Get access Clifford Hildreth Clifford Hildreth Iowa State College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 61, Issue 1, November 1946, Pages 156–164, https://doi.org/10.2307/1882407 Published: 01 November 1946

Introduction, 475.—I. Prewar undervaluation of price control by economists as an instrument of emergency policy, 476. — II. Relation of market structure to informal rationing by the seller, 478. — III. Relation of market structure to enforcement, 480. — IV. Price inflexibility as an aid to price control, 481.—V. Conventional pricing as a further aid, 483. — VI. The period of grace between price-fixing and shortage, 484. — VII. Constant and decreasing costs in relation to price control, 485. — VIII. Concluding disclaimer, and comment on administration, 488.