Concepts of Business Income and Their ImplementationMay, George O.
doi: 10.2307/1881915pmid: N/A
Abstract I. Introduction, 1. — II. Accounting before World War I, 4; national income, 5; essentials of accounting, 5; accounting from the economist's standpoint, 6. — III. Accounting since World War I, 8; accounting for capital assets, 9; straight-line depreciation, 9; changing price levels and depreciation, 10; recent discussions of the subject, 12; other views, 15; inventoriable assets, 16. This content is only available as a PDF.
Federal Reserve Policy and the Structure of Interest Rates on Government SecuritiesWalker, Charls E.
doi: 10.2307/1881916pmid: N/A
Abstract Introduction, 19. — I. The theory of interest rate structure, 19. — II. Origin and evolution of the rate structure, 27. — III. Effects of maintenance of the yield pattern, 27. — IV. Significance to credit policy of maintaining the yield structure, 36. — V. Conclusions for policy, 40. — VI. Interest rate structures and compensatory open market operations, 41. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * The writer is grateful to Dr. Charles R. Whittlesey, Dr. Karl R. Bopp and Dr. Pinkney C. Walker for their criticism and suggestions. During part of 1953 the writer served as an Associate Economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Views expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Bank.
Unemployment in Planned and Capitalist EconomiesOxenfeldt, Alfred R.; van den Haag, Ernest
doi: 10.2307/1881917pmid: N/A
Abstract I. The problem, 43. — II. Capitalist countries tend to favor the deflationary risk; planned economies lean towards inflation, 44. — III. Deflationary unemployment and its cures, 46; depression in capitalist economies, 46; monetary depression in planned economies, 47; real depression in planned economies, 49. — IV. Inflation and employment in capitalist and planned economies, 51; inflation in capitalist economies, 51; monetary inflation in planned economies, 52; real inflation in planned economies, 53. — V. Conclusions, 59. This content is only available as a PDF.
Research and Development in the Synthetic Rubber IndustrySolo, Robert
doi: 10.2307/1881918pmid: N/A
Abstract Introduction, 61. — 1. Research and development through World War II, 61. — II. The postwar organization of research and development, 69. * This article is derived in part from a doctoral thesis prepared under the supervision of Professor Melvin de Chazeau of Cornell University. This content is only available as a PDF.
Benefits Versus Costs of Price SupportsHowell, L. D.
doi: 10.2307/1881921pmid: N/A
Abstract Introduction, 115. — I. Economic benefits and costs, 116; short-time results, 116; longer-time results, 123. — II. Feasibility of financing and operating the programs, 127. — III. Summary and conclusions, 128. * This paper is a personal contribution and is not an official statement of the Department of Agriculture. This content is only available as a PDF.
Silhouette Functions of Short-Run Cost BehaviorCooper, W. W.; Charnes, A.
doi: 10.2307/1881922pmid: N/A
Abstract I. Introduction, 131. — II. Scope of the model, 132. — III. Mathematical statement of the model, 134. — IV. Profit maximization, 140. — V. Cost-quantity silhouettes, 145. * The research for this paper was partially supported by grants from the U.S. Department of the Air Forces to Carnegie Institute of Technology: to the School of Industrial Administration for research in intra-firm behavior and to the Department of Mathematics for research in applied mathematics. The authors wish to acknowledge indebtedness to their colleagues, Professors A. Henderson, C. Holt, H. Simon and D. Rosenblatt for comments and suggestions and to Alice Demmler, T. T. Kwo and T. Sainsbury for drafting charts and carrying out computations. This content is only available as a PDF.