The Cost of Living in the United States, 1914-1929. Pp. xvi, 190. New York: The National Industrial Conference Board, 1930. $2.50

Abstract<title> SUMMARY </title>We have gathered here twenty-six writings from the correspondence of Giuseppe Peano, as well as letters by Alexander Macfarlane and Alexander Ziwet.Peano's letters were addressed to Ernesto Cesaro, an important member of the great Italian school of mathematics founded in the second half of the Nineteenth century. In these writings, Peano discusses various topics: Infinitesimal calculus and Barycentric calculus, the «Rivista di Matematica» and the «Formulario» of which he was editor; didactics and a question about Actuarial mathematics. Some of the writings are confidential in nature: in one letter, Peano proposes exchanging his professorial chair with Cesaro's, and hence transferring from Turin to Naples.The letters written by Macfarlane and Ziwet were sent to Peano; they contain, at the request of Cesaro, information concerning university chairs and the cost of living in the United States.

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The Impact of Regional Differences in Prices and Wages on Economic Growth: The United States in 1890

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050700096303 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 69-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Philip R. P. Coelho ◽

James F. Shepherd

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

City Size ◽

Cost Of Living ◽

Real Wages ◽

Industrial Growth ◽

Wage Earners ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact

Differences in regional prices and wages are examined for the United States in 1890, together with the relationship between the cost of living and city size, and the determinants of regional industrial growth. Results indicate that regional cost-of-liying differences were sufficiently large so that money wages cannot be used for purposes of comparing the economic well-being of wage earners across regions. Except for the South, money wages and the cost of living were positively correlated. The relative differences in money wages, however, were greater; consequently real wages in high wage-price areas were generally higher.

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Dynamics of Agriculture

ASME 1966 Citrus Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cec1966-1202 ◽

1966 ◽

Author(s):

Ken R. Tefertiller

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Low Cost ◽

The United States ◽

Cost Of Living ◽

Average Consumer ◽

Low Costs ◽

The Cost

Agriculture is one of the Nation’s most efficient industries. The cost of living for the average consumer would be considerably higher today without the low cost of food supplied by United States agriculture. This is particularly significant at a time when we hear so much about poverty in the United States and in other countries. Had it not been for the extremely low costs of food, there would be many more poverty stricken families today. Paper published with permission.

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A Brief Survey of American Labor Law

International Journal of Law Libraries ◽

10.1017/s0340045x00001362 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 195-205

Author(s):

Erwin C. Surrency

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Labor Relations ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Labor Law ◽

The United States ◽

Narrow Sense ◽

Cost Of Living ◽

Employee Relationship ◽

The Cost ◽

American Labor

The law regulating labor relations in the United States has grown in complexity as numerous statutes, both federal and state, have been enacted to regulate many matters growing out of the employer-employee relationship. Since these statutes have a wide application, the lawyer, regardless of his geographical location or type of practice must have some knowledge of the literature which has been spawned by this ever-expanding subject. The list of research tools in labor law includes not only legal publications in the narrow sense, but also materials on subjects such as employment statistics and the cost of living. The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the labor law literature and to the agencies responsible for its administration. Obviously, a detailed analysis of each source is impossible here and would be tedious at any rate. Sources are suggested and their contents indicated but only a perusal of the publication itself will clearly demonstrate its usefulness.

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Netanyahu win puts Israel on path to isolation

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db198390 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Prime Minister ◽

The United States ◽

Right Wing ◽

Palestinian Authority ◽

Cost Of Living ◽

Content Type ◽

High Turnout ◽

The Cost ◽

Nationalist Government

Significance The election, Israel's fourth in less than ten years, was a referendum on Netanyahu, who had faced unprecedented public criticism leading up to the election. However, with a high turnout of 72%, his centre-right Likud defeated other parties by winning 30 out of the Knesset's 120 seats, an increase from 18 seats in the 2013 parliament. The prime minister reportedly called HaBayit HaYehudi (Jewish Home) leader Naftali Bennet and other party heads to discuss forming a new coalition, just minutes after exit polls were announced. He needs the support of 61 Knesset members to form a government. Impacts A nationalist government would expand settlements, deepening tension with the Palestinian Authority (PA), and risking West Bank violence. The PA will likely advance diplomatic efforts to gain recognition as a state and to pressure Israel in international forums. Netanyahu's pledge not to establish a Palestinian state could prompt Washington to support a UNSC resolution on a two-state solution. A right-wing government will heighten tension with the United States and Europe just as nuclear negotiations with Iran reach a conclusion. A right-wing government with the ultra-Orthodox and Kulanu could seek to increase government subsidies while lowering the cost of living.

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Towards a Theory of Taxation

Social Philosophy and Policy ◽

10.1017/s0265052500000960 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 161-173

Author(s):

J. R. Lucas

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New York ◽

Federal Government ◽

Multinational Corporations ◽

District Of Columbia ◽

The United States ◽

The State ◽

State Governments ◽

The Cost ◽

George Iii

“Towards a Theory of Taxation” is a proper theme for an Englishman to take when giving a paper in America. After all it was from the absence of such a theory that the United States derived its existence. The Colonists felt strongly that there should be no taxation without representation, and George III was unable to explain to them convincingly why they should contribute to the cost of their defense. Since that time, understanding has not advanced much. In Britain we still maintain the fiction that taxes are a voluntary gift to the Crown, and taxing statutes are given the Royal Assent with the special formula, “La Reine remercie ses bons sujets, accepte leur benevolence, et ainsi le veult” instead of the simple “La Reine le veult,” and in the United States taxes have regularly been levied on residents of the District of Columbia who until recently had no representation in Congress, and by the State of New York on those who worked but did not reside in the State, and so did not have a vote. Taxes are regularly levied, in America as elsewhere, on those who have no say on whether they should be levied or how they should be spent. I am taxed by the Federal Government on my American earnings and by state governments on my American spending, but I should be hard put to it to make out that it was unjust. Florida is wondering whether to follow California in taxing multinational corporations on their world-wide earnings.

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