The United States Steel Corporation and Price StabilizationBerglund, Abraham
doi: 10.2307/1885767pmid: N/A
Summary Price policy of the Steel Corporation has been conservative, 2. — The Corporation has no monopoly, 5. — Prices of “finished steel” before and after the organization of the Steel Corporation and before and after the outbreak of the World War, 10. — Extreme fluctuations in the prices of “finished steel” much less during the years 1902 to 1914 than during the periods preceding the formation of the Corporation and after 1915, 14. — Prices of steel billets after the middle eighties show a similar lessening in fluctuations during the years 1902 to 1914, 17. — Prices of steel rails show a pronounced stabilizing influence after the formation of the Steel Corporation, 21. — Influence of pools and associations, and contrast in price movements between billets and rails, 22. — Results of price comparisons show that prior to the World War fluctuations were greatly reduced after the organization of the Steel Corporation, but with the exception of rail quotations, were again increased under the strain of war conditions, 23. — Question of monopoly and price stabilization, 29. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Future of Railway ControlMcWilliams, R. F.
doi: 10.2307/1885768pmid: N/A
Summary I. Canada. The three transcontinental systems, 32. — The Grand Trunk and Canadian Northern, consolidated as the Canadian National, under government ownership, 34. — The rate problems; the problem of control, 36. — II. Great Britain; the war situation, 38. — The act of 1921: compulsory consolidation; rates fixed, 40. — III. The United States; Transportation act of 1920, 43. — Consolidation, on principles different from the British and Canadian, 44. — Rate regulation and labor adjustment, 46. — IV. Significance of the changes; competition almost eliminated, 47. — Returns to investors virtually guaranteed, 48. — Eventual consequences: not stockholders alone, but bondholders, executives, and employees will come to have a share in management, 49. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Theory of International Values Re-examinedGraham, Frank D.
doi: 10.2307/1885769pmid: N/A
Summary The classical theorists on international values guilty of an overabstraction which led them into error. — Mill's exposition turns on an exceptional rather than a normal case, 56. — Bastable errs in the presentation of this exceptional case, 59. — Both lay down corollaries some of which are true only in exceptional circumstances and others not true at all, 59. — The logic of exports and imports, 63. — Trading situations involving several countries and commodities; conclusions alien to currently accepted theory, 70. — Conclusion, in a series of negative and positive propositions, 83. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Life and Work of Max WeberDiehl, Carl
doi: 10.2307/1885770pmid: N/A
Summary Weber's life, field of work, principal publications, 88. — His position on the method of social science, 90. — The “Ideal Type” and its methodological significance, 95. — Its bearing on the methods of economics, 98. — Weber as sociologist, 100. — Relation of sociology to other sciences, 103. — Conclusion, 106. 1 Translated by Professor A. E. Monroe. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Collapse of Bank-Deposit Guaranty in Oklahoma and its Position in Other StatesCooke, Thornton
doi: 10.2307/1885771pmid: N/A
Summary Failures of State and National Banks in Oklahoma contrasted, 110. — State banks seemed to flourish during the war; many failures after 1920, 111. — Political complications, 114. — Repeal of the guaranty legislation, 117. — Situation in other States: Kansas, 121. — Nebraska, 124. — South Dakota, 127. — North Dakota, 128. — Mississippi, 129. — Washington, 130. — Texas, 131. — General arguments and conclusion, 134. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Taylor's Principles of EconomicsFlux, A. W.
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1 Principles of Economics, by F. M. Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Michigan. The Ronald Press Company, New York, 1921. Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Recent Books on Business CyclesRichter, F. Ernest
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1 Business Cycles and Unemployment. Report and Recommendations of a Committee of the President's Conference on Unemployment. Pp. xl, 405. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., 1923. Waste in Industry. By the Committee on Elimination of Waste in Industry of the Federated American Engineering Societies. Pp. vii, 409. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., 1921. The Stabilization of Business. By Wesley C. Mitchell and others. Edited by Lionel D. Edie. Pp. xii, 400. New York: Macmillan Company, 1923. Risk and Risk-Bearing. By Charles O. Hardy. Pp. xix, 400. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1923. Business Forecasting. By David F. Jordan. Pp. xv, 270. New York: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1921. The Trade Cycle. By F. Lavington, Lecturer in the University of Cambridge. Pp. 113. London: P. S. King and Son, Ltd., 1922. The Riddle of Unemployment and Its Solution. By Charles Edward Pell. Pp. 217. London: Cecil Palmer, 1922. Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1923–24 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College