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INDEX

Page

AGRICULTURE: Foreign capital invested in United States, 1937---- 101–103
ALGERIA: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation, 1938; sum-
mary

ANTIMONY: Only smelter in United States owned abroad___.
ARGENTINA:

Trust laws and unfair competition legislation; summary:
1936

1937-38

1938_.

ARTIFICIAL TEETH MANUFACTURE: Pricing policy, export market--
ASSOCIATIONS: EXPORT TRADE ACT. (See Export Trade Associa-
tions.)
AUSTRALIA:

Trust laws and unfair competition legislation; summary:
1936-37--

1938_

AUSTRIA:

Trust laws and unfair competition legislation; summary:

1936_.

1938

AUTOMOTIVE CHEMICALS: Pricing policies, export market_.
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY:

Foreign capital invested in United States, 1937; automobile parts;
dollar amount_

Pricing policies: Domestic and export market-

BALANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS. (See Investments.)
BANKING, INVESTMENTS, etc.: Foreign capital invested in United
States, 1937; dollar amount_.

290

106

264

275

290

47

264

290

264

291

56

100

42

101

BELGIUM: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation, 1938-39;
summary--

291

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS: Pricing policies: Domestic and export
market

BORON MINERALS INDUSTRY: Percent of domestic output by com-
panies under foreign control__.

106

BRAZIL: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation. 1938 sum-
mary.

BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY: Foreign capital invested in
United States, 1937_-_

CACAO CARTEL: International agreement for a buyers' pool, 1937-
CALCULATING MACHINES: Pricing policies, export market_
CALLMAN, DR. RUDOLPH: Das deutsche Kartellrecht; cited (n.).
CANADA:

Trust laws and unfair-competition legislation; summary:

CHAMBERLAIN, E.: Theory of monopolistic competition; cited (n.) –
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY:

CARTELS (see also below References to Literature, items 1, 4, 12):
Branches of foreign cartels or subsidiaries in United States-
Federal Trade Commission's report of 1916 summarizing status of
foreign cartels__

Germany, pre-war cartels..

International agreements and cartels, entered into or revised:
1937-

1937-38-

CEMENT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, 1937-

Export price policy of principal world supplier of a chemical product__
Foreign capital invested in United States, 1937; comment and dollar
amount_

Page

99

115

115

268

280

268

78

32

100-101

German pre-war investment in United States.

101

Pricing policies, export market of heavy chemicals industry-
CHINA: Trust laws and unfair-competition legislation of 1936; summary--
CIGARETTE MANUFACTURE: Pricing policies, export market_.
COFFEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 1936_.

Trust laws and unfair-competition legislation; summary:

1936_

1938

COMMISSION HOUSES: Export price policy----

COMPETITION (See also below References to Literature, items 2, 17):
Competition versus monopoly.

265

293

61

74-80

Unfair competition legislation in foreign countries, 1937-39; sum-
mary:

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. (See Building Materials Industry.)

COPPER CARTEL__

COPPER EXPORT ASSOCIATION: Function of__
COPPER EXPORTERS, INC.: Function of___

COST OF DOING BUSINESS: Export Trade. (See Export Trade: Costs.)
COTTON PIECE GOODS INDUSTRY: Export pricing policy_.
COTTON STAPLES INDUSTRY: Pricing policy, export market..
CUBA: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation of 1938; summary-
CZECHOSLOVAKIA:

Trust laws and unfair competition legislation; summary:

1936_

1937.

1938_

293

DENMARK: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation, 1937; sum-

mary.

277

DICKENS, PAUL D.

American direct investments in foreign countries, 1936; cited (n.)__
Direct foreign investments in American industry, 1937; 1940; cited
and text_.

109

X, 85-110

293

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation
1938: summary--

DUMPING (See also below References to Literature, item 28):
Federal Trade Commission, supplemental report on antidumping
legislation, 1934-38; cited__

EGYPT Trust laws and unfair competition legislation, 1938; summary_.
ESTONIA: Trust laws and unfair competition legislation, 1937; summary__

277

293

293

277

turers

Export customer different type than domestic_.
Export prices equal to domestic prices__
Export prices higher than domestic-

Lower export than domestic prices.

Foreign sales made by company branches; price concessions in some
markets

Factors in foreign market conditions which necessitate lower export
prices.

Factory price plus distribution costs for all customers_-

Foreign branch plants, effect of

Foreign sales made at less than average costs.

EXPORT PRICE POLICIES (See also below References to Literature, Page
items 11, 14, 19, 23, 26):

Comparison of export- and domestic-price policies__

Domestic- and export-sales departments establish prices independently
on basis of factory costs plus distribution costs; some concessions
in exports----

Early studies of___.

Economic factors determining export-price policy.

Export agents and commission houses acting for American manufac-

29-62

52

7-11

63-90

61

36, 68

25, 63, 67

44, 70

58

90

International price discrimination not a sign of monopoly.

91

Market price plus distribution costs for all customers_

36

Problems involved in comparing domestic and export prices_.
Profit margin differentials---

16-29

28

Public control of export prices_.

Range in export versus domestic prices for identical product; table_-_.
Sample study of differences between domestic and export pricing policy
of United States corporations. By Dr. Milton Gilbert__
Standard export prices lower than domestic for some commodities___.
Standard export prices same as domestic but concessions given in some
markets

92

57

1-93

50

44

Why a firm is willing to grant price concessions on export shipments--
Why domestic prices are higher_

70

74

40

Zone price system--

EXPORT TRADE: BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. (See Investments.)
EXPORT TRADE; COSTS:

Group 1 cases analysis; higher export than domestic prices_.
Group 2 cases analysis; export prices equal to domestic prices__
Group 3 cases analysis; lower export than domestic prices----
EXPORT TRADE; PROFITABILITY:

Group 1 cases analysis; higher export than domestic prices_.
Group 2 cases analysis; export prices equal to domestic prices_
Group 3 cases analysis; lower export than domestic prices__‒‒‒
Type of price policy analysis:

All foreign sales made at less than average costs; six named
products; comment and table_

31-36

36-44

44-62

31-36

36-44

44-62

59-61

58-59

All foreign sales made by company branches; concessions in some
markets; calculation of profits--

Domestic and export sales departments establish prices inde-
pendently on basis of factory plus distribution costs; some
concessions in exports; 15 named products; comment and
table.

Standard export prices lower than domestic for some commodi-
ties; six named products, comment and table_-.

52-58

50-52

Standard export prices same as domestic but concessions given
in some markets; 15 named products, comment and tables 44-50
EXPORT TRADE: REFERENCES TO LITERATURE. (See below Refer-
ences to Literature, items 5-10, 27.)

EXPORT TRADE ACT (April 10, 1918, 40 Stat. 516. Webb-Pomerene Page
Act):

Administration of the law--

123-

Advantages derived by cooperative effort under act.

143

Amendment proposed in 1921, by Senator Fletcher, S. 2683, Sixty-

seventh Congress; text of bill.

124

Analysis of law as passed on April 10, 1918-
Annual report form of associations under act

119

237

Associated groups formed under the act, 1918-38; summary in chrono-
logical order__

132

Bills, debates, and hearings, and reports, 1924-28, redrafting or
amending provisions of Export Trade Act; summary--

128

Debates in Congress, hearings and committee reports preceding pas-
sags of the act_

118-119

Federal Trade Commission statements of Export Trade Act activi-
ties, 1916-39; summary-

Future of the law_-_-

131

146

Operation of, report by the Federal Trade Commission; cited and
text__.

-x. 111-300

123, 240

129, 251
132

Practice and procedure under the act. Federal Trade Commission,
Foreign Trade Series No. 1, 1919; extracts; text--
Practice and procedure under the act. Federal Trade Commission:
Foreign Trade Series, No. 2, 1935; cited and text__.
Procedure of Federal Trade Commission under act; summary.
Section 5. Pacific Forest Industries case; action by Federal Trade Com-
mission, 1939-40; text of recommendations, January 27, 1940- 129–130
Selected list of references on the Export Trade Act, compiled by Madge
E. Harkness_.

Silver letter, 1924; text_.

297-300

125

Text of the law as approved April 10, 1918_

149-151

Text of the law as approved April 10, 1918; annotated_

245-219

Wilson Tariff Act antitrust amendments not modified by act.

Directory of associations on file with Federal Trade Commission:

Directory of associations that have operated or been formed under the
act:

Obstacles met by export associations; reasons for dissolution of some
of the groups-.

Number of associations in operation each year, 1920-40; number of
member companies represented in 1940; table--

135

145

Report to Federal Trade Commission due within 30 days after cre-
ation of each association; facsimile in blank_

Alleged violation of antitrust laws by combinations being formed
abroad by American firms and alleged dumping of American goods
in foreign markets; report 1926; cited (n.)___

10, 16

Annual report, excerpts relating to foreign trade work of the Com-
mission:

1937

1938.

1939

261-263

272
284