Trickling Down: The Relationship Between Economic Growth and the Extent of Poverty Among American FamiliesAnderson, W. H. Locke
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Abstract Introduction, 511. — Income growth and distribution, 513. — The incidence of poverty and its changes, 514. — Measuring the poverty curve, 515. — Subgroup poverty curves, 517. — Poverty status of population subgroups, 1959, 519. — The elasticity of subgroup incomes with respect to economic growth, 521. — Conclusions, 523. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * The author was on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers at the time this paper was written. He would like to thank William Capron, Robert Lampman, and Burton Weisbrod for their helpful comments on earlier drafts.
Decline in the Relative Income of Negro MenBatchelder, Alan B.
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Abstract Introduction, 525. — I. Occupational data and economic position: 1910, 1940, 1950, 526. — II. Income data for men, 1949 and 1959, 528. — III. Income data for women, 1949 and 1959, 532. — IV. The ratio of female income to male income, 533. — V. Why the relative decline for Negro men? 535. — VI. Education, 536. —VII. Age, 539. —VIII. Negroes in the labor force, 539. —IX. Negro-white unemployment ratios, 540. — X. Part-time employment, 543.— XI. Negro-white occupational distribution, 545. — XII. Trends in the sixties, 547. —XIII. Conclusion, 548. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * The author wishes gratefully to acknowledge helpful suggestions from his colleagues, Diran Bodenhorn and Herbert S. Parnes.
The Theory of Relative SharesGallaway, Lowell E.
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Abstract I. The theory of relative shares, 575. — II. The aggregation problem, 577. — III. A suggested integration, 584. —IV. An empirical test of the theory, 585. —V. Conclusions, 590. * This paper was in large part written while the author was Visiting Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota. This content is only available as a PDF.
On the Goals of the FirmOsborne, Dale K.
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Abstract I. Introduction, 592.— II. BaumoPs sales maximization hypothesis, 593.— III. Constrained profit maximization, 597. —IV. Conclusion, 602. * This article is based on a chapter of the author's Ph.D. thesis at the University of Kentucky (July 1963), W. Warren Haynes, director. This content is only available as a PDF.
The Stagnation of Indian Exports, 1951–1961Cohen, Benjamin, I.
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Abstract Introduction, 604. —I. India's loss in expanding world markets, 606. — II. Empirical evidence that this declining market share was caused by an increase in the price of Indian exports relative to competitors' prices, 608. — III. Policies adopted by the Indian government to achieve goals with higher priority than export promotion, 611. — IV. Policy implications of the historical analysis if the Indian government should adopt a more vigorous export promotion policy, 617. —Appendix, 619. * This study is based on my Ph.D. thesis submitted to Harvard University in June 1963, and the criticism of my thesis adviser, Professor Edward S. Mason, greatly improved both the thesis and this paper. I have also had fruitful discussions with Dr. Walter Falcon, Dr. Morton Grossman, Dr. William Johnson, Professor Wilfred Malenbaum, Dr. Gustav Papanek, Professor Arthur Smithies, Dr. Lester Taylor, and Professor Raymond Vernon. Most of the research for my thesis was done under a grant from the Foreign Area Fellowship Program; clerical assistance for this paper was provided by the Ford Foundation Grant for Research in Economics at Harvard. I am entirely responsible for the contents of this paper. This content is only available as a PDF.
Balanced and Unbalanced GrowthSutcliffe, Robert, B.
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Abstract “They was all one to me. Well, all but two was all one to me. And they, Strange enough, was two who kept recurring. Christopher Fry: A Phoenix Too Frequent. I. The rival doctrines, 621. — II. The doctrines confronted, 626. —III. The role of external economies, 630. — IV. Dialogue of doctrines and history; a postscript, 634. — V. Conclusion, 639. * I am grateful for helpful comments and encouragement from Professors Alexander Gerschenkron and Arthur Smithies; also from Alistair MacBean, Michael Lipton, Lester Thurow, Ralph Berry, Sam Bowles, Peter McClelland and members of Professor Gerschenkron's seminar in Modern Economic History at Harvard University. This content is only available as a PDF.