Front Matter

A Misunderstanding in Index-Number Theory: The True Konus Condition on Cost-of-Living Index Numbers and Its Limitations

Henry Schultz
p. 1-9

The Problem of the True Index of the Cost of Living

A. A. Konus
p. 10-29

Controlling the Nation's Business

Edward Adams Richardson
p. 30-46

A Dynamic Scheme For the British Trade Cycle, 1929-1937

E. A. Radice
p. 47-56

Periodogram Analysis with the Phase a Chance Variable

Edward L. Dodd
p. 57-63

Full Employment with a Nonhomogeneous Labour Force

Henry Smith
p. 64-76

Note on Frisch's Diagonal Regression

Charles W. Cobb
p. 77-80

Compte Rendu de la Reunion d'Annecy, 12-15 Septembre 1937

Georges Lutfalla
p. 81-93

Summary of Accounts, 1930-1938

p. 94-94

Officers and Council for 1939

p. 95-95

Obituary

p. 96-96

Volume Information

Back Matter

Front Matter

The Work of Henry Schultz

Harold Hotelling
p. 97-103

Henry Schultz as Colleague

Paul H. Douglas
p. 104-106

Annual Survey of Statistical Data: Pareto's Law and the Index of Inequality of Incomes

C. Bresciani-Turroni
p. 107-133

L'Oeuvre Economique d'Augustin Cournot

Rene Roy
p. 134-144

The Dupuit Taxation Theorem

Ragnar Frisch
p. 145-150

The Relation of Prices to Marginal Costs in an Optimum System

Harold Hotelling
p. 151-155

A Further Note on the Dupuit Taxation Theorem

Ragnar Frisch
p. 156-157

A Final Note

Harold Hotelling
p. 158-160

Report of the Cracow Meeting, September 18, 1938

B. Debinski, J. Wisniewski
p. 161-166

Report of the Detroit Meeting, December 27-30, 1938

Dickson H. Leavens
p. 167-190

Announcement of the Elsinore Meeting, August 26-28, 1939

p. 190-190

Instructions to Contributors Regarding Papers for Econometrica

p. 191-192

[Photograph]: Henry Schultz 1893-1938

Back Matter

Front Matter

A Simplified Model of the Causation of Technological Unemployment

J. Tinbergen, P. de Wolff
p. 193-207

Some Problems in the Measurement of Income Elasticities

H. Gregg Lewis, Paul H. Douglas
p. 208-220

Periodicity as an Explanation of Variation in Hog Production

P. D. Bradley, Jr., W. L. Crum
p. 221-234

The Practice of Depreciation

Gabriel A. D. Preinreich
p. 235-265

Elasticities of Expenditure in the Dynamic Theory of Demand

Gerhard Tintner
p. 266-270

The Demand for Passenger Cars in the United States: A Reply

Robert Solo
p. 271-276

The Demand for Passenger Cars in the United States: A Rejoinder

P. de Wolff
p. 277-282

Committee on Cost-Price Relationships

p. 283-284

Election of Fellows

p. 284-286

Fellows of the Econometric Society

p. 286-287

Suggestions for Fellowships

p. 287-288

Change of Address

p. 288-288

Membership List Changes

p. 288-288

Back Matter

Front Matter

Remarks on the Theory of Depreciation

K.-G. Hagstroem
p. 289-303

A Three-Dimensional Representation of the Factors of Production and Their Remuneration, Marginally and Residually

Irving Fisher
p. 304-311

The Maximization of Profits Over Time with Changing Cost and Demand Functions

A. Smithies
p. 312-318

A New Formula for the Index of Cost of Living

A. Wald
p. 319-331

On Combining Market and Budget Data in Demand Studies: A Suggestion

J. Marschak
p. 332-335

The Effect of the Undistributed Profits Tax Upon the Distribution of Corporate Earnings--A Statistical Appraisal

Francis McIntyre
p. 336-348

A Note on Irving Fisher's Concept of Income

Clyde H. Graves
p. 349-356

The Concept of Income: A Rebuttal

Irving Fisher
p. 357-361

On the Significance of Professor Douglas' Production Function: A Correction

Horst Mendershausen
p. 362-362

Announcement of the Philadelphia Meeting, December 27-30, 1939

p. 363-363

Errata: The Demand for Passenger Cars in the United States: A Rejoinder

P. de Wolff
p. 363-364

Errata: The Practice of Depreciation

Gabriel A. D. Preinreich
p. 363-363

List of Members of the Econometric Society

p. 365-382

Obituary

p. 382-382

Growth and Distribution of Membership in the Econometric Society and of Subscribers to Econometrica

p. 383-383