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Industrial Profits in the United States
Industrial Profits in the United States
Ralph C. Epstein
& Florence M. Clark
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Published Date
January 1934
Copyright
1934
ISBN
0-87014-025-6
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Table of Contents
Front matter, preface, table of contents
Author(s):
The Problem of Measuring Profits
Author(s):
(p. 1-28)
Introduction to Book 1: The Broad Findings
Author(s):
(p. 29-48)
A General View of Industry
Author(s):
(p. 49-69)
Earnings Rates in Different Industries
Author(s):
(p. 70-113)
Return Upon Sales in Different Industries
Author(s):
(p. 114-127)
Size and Geographical Location of Corporations
Author(s):
(p. 128-143)
Cyclical Fluctuations in Profits
Author(s):
(p. 144-160)
Cyclical Fluctuations (continued)
Author(s):
(p. 161-206)
Introduction to Book II: Earnings of Large Corporations
Author(s):
(p. 207-215)
Manufacture and Its Major Groups
Author(s):
(p. 216-245)
Foods and Food Products; Textiles and Textile Products; Leather and Leather Products; Rubber and Rubber Products; Lumber and Lumber Products; Paper and Paper Products; Printing and Publishing; Chemicals; Stone, Clay and Glass; Metals; Special Manufacturin
Author(s):
(p. 246-299)
Trade and Its Major Groups
Author(s):
(p. 300-312)
Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Retail and Wholesale Trade
Author(s):
(p. 313-326)
Mining and Its Minor Groups
Author(s):
(p. 327-336)
Finance and Its Minor Groups
Author(s):
(p. 337-346)
Introduction to Book III: Earnings of Small Corporations
Author(s):
(p. 347-352)
Manufacture and Its Major Groups
Author(s):
(p. 353-370)
Foods and Food Products; Textiles and Textile Products; Leather and Leather Products; Rubber and Rubber Products; Lumber and Lumber Products; Paper and Paper Products; Printing and Publishing; Chemicals; Stone, Clay and Glass; Metals; Special Manufacturin
Author(s):
(p. 371-435)
Trade and Its Major Groups; Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade
Author(s):
(p. 436-452)
Problems of Sampling and Weighting (Book IV: Problems of Estimation and Interpretation)
Author(s):
(p. 453-495)
Comparison of Minor Group Samples
Author(s):
(p. 496-523)
The Valuation of Assets: Capitalization Problems
Author(s):
(p. 524-547)
Problems of Classification
Author(s):
(p. 548-576)
Profits and the Regulation of Production
Author(s):
(p. 577-594)
Glossary
Author(s):
(p. 595-598)
Appendix A: Explanations of Methods Used in Preparing Certain Charts and Tables
Author(s):
(p. 599-610)
Appendix B: Absolute Data Underlying Certain Charts and Tables
Author(s):
(p. 611-648)
Appendix C: Supplementary Frequency Distributions
Author(s):
(p. 649-652)
Appendix D: Block Diagrams of Earnings Rates
Author(s):
(p. 653-658)
Lists of Tables and Charts, and Index
Author(s):
(p. 659-680)
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