The American Economic Review, Volume 8American Economic Association., 1918 - Economics Includes annual List of doctoral dissertations in political economy in progress in American universities and colleges; and the Hand book of the American Economic Association. |
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... fact is not so important for our present purpose as is the atmosphere which it created . The belief was a great aid to the director . It was assiduously fostered by the news- papers , a topic to fill space when exciting news was lacking ...
... fact is not so important for our present purpose as is the atmosphere which it created . The belief was a great aid to the director . It was assiduously fostered by the news- papers , a topic to fill space when exciting news was lacking ...
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... fact , any special organization of the fishermen or dealers . The expense is to be met by the license fees . These unfortunately were set too low , but that can be remedied . The procedure is as follows . Each evening after the ...
... fact , any special organization of the fishermen or dealers . The expense is to be met by the license fees . These unfortunately were set too low , but that can be remedied . The procedure is as follows . Each evening after the ...
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... fact , there is a lot of waste motion , of slack , in all coöperative associations - too much debating , too many committees . Nor is there any inherent reason why the gains and savings brought about by government action in the cases ...
... fact , there is a lot of waste motion , of slack , in all coöperative associations - too much debating , too many committees . Nor is there any inherent reason why the gains and savings brought about by government action in the cases ...
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... fact . The grower has comparatively little to gain in normal years by withholding fruit from sale . In view of this it seems hardly possible that the state - fostered coöperative monopo- lies will become a Frankenstein . But there is ...
... fact . The grower has comparatively little to gain in normal years by withholding fruit from sale . In view of this it seems hardly possible that the state - fostered coöperative monopo- lies will become a Frankenstein . But there is ...
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... fact that during the past twenty - five years the amount of advertising by manufacturers direct to the consuming public through publica- tions , especially those which have acquired a national circulation , has enormously increased ...
... fact that during the past twenty - five years the amount of advertising by manufacturers direct to the consuming public through publica- tions , especially those which have acquired a national circulation , has enormously increased ...
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Page 198 - States the term insurance shall be converted, without medical examination, into such form or forms of insurance as may be prescribed by regulations and as the insured may request. Regulations shall provide for the right to convert into ordinary life, twentypayment life, endowment maturing at age sixty-two, and Into other usual forms of insurance...
Page 62 - ... approved August 10. 1917. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of the act entitled "An act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel...
Page 196 - Department, the Committee on Labor of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense, the Departments of Commerce, Navy, Labor, an advisory committee of insurance representatives, and others.
Page 197 - ... and extended values, dividends from gains and savings, and such other provisions for the protection and advantage of and for alternative benefits to the insured and the beneficiaries as may be found to be reasonable and practicable, may be provided for in the contract of insurance, or from time to time by regulations.
Page 200 - For death or disability resulting from personal injury suffered or disease contracted in the military or naval service on or after April 6, 1917, and before July 2, 1921...
Page 273 - Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the Federal Reserve Board, upon the affirmative vote of not less than five of its members and with the approval of the President, may declare that an emergency exists by reason of credit expansion, and may by regulation during such emergency increase or decrease from time to time, in its discretion, the reserve balances required to be maintained against either demand or time deposits.
Page 178 - State and the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the United States Department of Commerce.
Page 361 - Report of the resources and production of iron ores and other principal metalliferous ores used in the iron and steel industry of the United Kingdom.
Page 197 - SEC. 401. That such insurance must be applied for within one hundred and twenty days after enlistment or after entrance into or employment in the active service and before discharge or resignation...
Page 537 - But if the workman is generally the best selector of means, can it be affirmed with the same universality, that the consumer, or person served, is the most competent judge of the end? Is the buyer always qualified to judge of the commodity? If not, the presumption in favour of the competition of the market does not apply...