The American Economic Review, Volume 10American Economic Association., 1920 - 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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... represents one large steel mill with from 4,575 to 10,862 em- ployees and column 2 represents a group of smaller steel mills with from 27,632 to 108,994 employees . Both of these sets of figures are from United States Bureau of Labor ...
... represents one large steel mill with from 4,575 to 10,862 em- ployees and column 2 represents a group of smaller steel mills with from 27,632 to 108,994 employees . Both of these sets of figures are from United States Bureau of Labor ...
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... represented in New York do not come at all . For these people there has been erected , at a cost of $ 3,000,000 , on Forty - second Street , an International Sales Building thirty stories high , of Gothic architecture . Each floor is ...
... represented in New York do not come at all . For these people there has been erected , at a cost of $ 3,000,000 , on Forty - second Street , an International Sales Building thirty stories high , of Gothic architecture . Each floor is ...
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... represents the amount of tax which , it is assumed , had been derived from in- tangibles plus a small allowance for ... represented , there- fore , a real gain of about $ 2,000,000 in the first year . The total assessment of income for ...
... represents the amount of tax which , it is assumed , had been derived from in- tangibles plus a small allowance for ... represented , there- fore , a real gain of about $ 2,000,000 in the first year . The total assessment of income for ...
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... represented by the view of Charles H. Howell of Kansas City , Mo. , who is general counsel for the American Reciprocal Association . In a letter to the writer ( 1917 ) he says : " No opinion by a court of final jurisdiction has ever so ...
... represented by the view of Charles H. Howell of Kansas City , Mo. , who is general counsel for the American Reciprocal Association . In a letter to the writer ( 1917 ) he says : " No opinion by a court of final jurisdiction has ever so ...
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... represents employers ' associations , closed shop divisions , and employers in the allied printing trades unions . The cardinal points of this labor policy include the following statements : 1. That the industry frankly recognize the ...
... represents employers ' associations , closed shop divisions , and employers in the allied printing trades unions . The cardinal points of this labor policy include the following statements : 1. That the industry frankly recognize the ...
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Page 273 - ... in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case. We do not say that...
Page 391 - Commission may from time to time designate) will, under honest, efficient and economical management and reasonable expenditures for maintenance of way, structures and equipment, earn an aggregate annual net railway operating income equal, as as nearly as may be, to a fair return upon the aggregate value of the railway property of such carriers held for and used in the service of transportation...
Page 23 - It may be said in a general way that the police power extends to all the great public needs. ... It may be put forth in aid of what is sanctioned by usage, or held by the prevailing morality or strong and preponderant opinion to be greatly and immediately necessary to the public welfare.
Page 835 - The classic definition of a trade union is that of Sidney and Beatrice Webb in 1894. They defined a trade union as "a continuous association of wageearners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment".
Page 391 - In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates the Commission shall initiate, modify, establish or adjust such rates so that carriers as a whole (or as a whole in each of such rate groups or territories as the Commission may from time to time designate) will, under honest, efficient and economical management and reasonable expenditures for maintenance of way, structures and equipment, earn an aggregate annual net, railway operating income...
Page 133 - Generally to promote the Political, Social, and Economic Emancipation of the People, and more particularly of those who depend directly upon their own exertions by hand or by brain for the means of life.
Page 383 - REPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT ACTUARY ON THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
Page 59 - Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to prohibit such notes, drafts, and bills of exchange, secured by staple agricultural products, or other goods, wares, or merchandise from being eligible for such discount...
Page 59 - Upon the indorsement of any of its member banks, which shall be deemed a waiver of demand, notice and protest by such bank as to its own indorsement exclusively, any Federal reserve bank may discount notes, drafts, and bills of exchange arising out of actual commercial transactions...
Page 526 - ... (12) After December 31, 1921, it shall be unlawful for any person to hold the position of officer or director of more than one carrier, unless such holding shall have been authorized by order of the Commission, upon due showing, in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected thereby.