The National War Labor Board and Postwar Industrial RelationsFisher, Paul
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Summary The “common law of industrial relations,” 483. — Collective bargaining: ordered, 487; geographic scope, 489; job specification and classification, 491; office and clerical salaries, 492; incentive wage systems, 492; vacations, 494; equality of treatment, 495; racial and other discrimination, 493; severance pay, 497; seniority, 493; union representatives, 499; union security, 500; extension of contracts, 503; administration and enforcement of agreements, 505; grievance settlement, 505; union responsibility, 510; preventive administrative practices, 514; labor courts, 515. — Disputes arising outside of collective bargaining agreements: inter-union disputes, 516; compulsory arbitration, 516; mediation, 519. — Conclusion, 522. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
In Defense of MonopolyBoulding, K. E.
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Summary Monopoly often only an attempt to solve a problem, 524. — The “classical” argument against monopoly, 525. — Its limitations, 525. — The rôle of deflation in the development of monopoly, 527. — Price flexibility and spiral effects, 530. — Wages and employment, 533. — The fear of deflation, 534. — Saving, 536. — Competition vs. deflation, 537. — Non-price competition, 538. — Advertising, 540. — Control of deflation, 540. — Other grounds for monopolistic trends, 541. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Statistical Production FunctionSmith, Victor E.
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Summary Introduction: experimental determination of a theoretical production function, 543. — Imperfect markets and disequilibrium situations, 546. — Delayed adjustments, 548. — Other reasons why actual observations will not show adjustments envisaged by static equilibrium theory, 548. — Functions based upon short-run adjustments, 549. — Transitions, 550. — Time-series and cross-section studies, 551. — Homogeneity, 552. — The data as measurements: industries vs. firms, 553; factors of production, 553; capital, 554; depreciation, 556; sampling, 560. — Conclusion, 562. 1 I am indebted to Professors Ralph C. Jones and Kent T. Healy of Yale University for suggestions and criticism. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Key Currency ProposalMikesell, Raymond F.
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Summary I. Three approaches to the problem of international currency stability, 563. — II. What is a key currency? 567. — Importance of non-key currencies, 567; of stable relations between currencies, 569. — Other postwar currency problems overlooked, 570. — Uncertainty regarding proposed stabilization agreement between United States and Great Britain, 571. — The problem of exchange restrictions after the war, 572. — Many currencies are key currencies from standpoint of certain commodities, 574. — III. Alternatives facing nations of the world, 576. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
The Classical Indictment of Indirect TaxationWald, Haskell Philip
doi: 10.2307/1883297pmid: N/A
Summary The “excess burden” doctrine, 577. — I. Marshall's analysis, 578 —. Mrs. Hicks' reformulation, 579. — J. R. Hicks on “compensating variations in income,” 579. — Miss Joseph's analysis, 579. — II. Excess burden not peculiar to indirect taxes, 582. — Comparison with income taxes, 586. — Progression, 587. — Compensation for subjective costs, 590. — III. Other economic effects of taxes, 591. — IV. Commodity and income taxes in the light of “ideal” requirements, 594. — V. Conclusions, 596. 1 The author is indebted to Professor James A. Maxwell, Evsey D. Domar, Merton H. Miller, and John Copeland for valuable comments on the original manuscript. Full responsibility for the opinions expressed rests, of course, with the author. The diagrams were drawn by Harry W. Parizer. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Negro Employment in the Aircraft IndustryWeaver, Robert C.
doi: 10.2307/1883298pmid: N/A
Summary Introduction: early opposition, 597. — Impediments to Negro employment: employer attitudes, 600; union attitudes, 605. — Methods of introducing Negro labor: Lockheed-Vega, 608; North American, 610; Wright Aeronautical, 611. — Labor utilization: over-all increase in Negro workers, 613; particular labor markets, 615. — The rôle of labor unions, 621. — Conclusion, 623. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright, 1944–45, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Recent Publicationsdoi: 10.1093/qje/59.4.642pmid: N/A
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