Word: economists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...potentially the most promising development in affairs of the Western alliance since the post-Stalin thaw set i -one that depended on the nature and the mood of the steps to follow. Bothered by the linking together of recent animosities and future needs, the London Economist warned of "the danger . . . of a plunge into a new European experiment, motivated by anti-Americanism and by hostility to Asian-African nationalism. On the other hand, the Economist went on there is now "a fresh chance, which should be seized, to erect on this side of the Atlantic the sturdy pillar which...
After a three-year study of eight tariff-protected U.S. industries, Economist Percy W. Bidwell concluded last week that gradual but deep tariff cuts would not hurt U.S. industry as a whole and would damage only the marginal producers .in import-sensitive industries. "Most of these industries," he wrote, "have been in long-term declines and are characterized by weak financial situations, severe seasonal or cyclical unemployment and wages below the national levels." Bringing down the tariff walls could channel U.S. capital and labor into more productive endeavor...
...experimental craft such as Fairey's supersonic Delta, current official speed-record holder (at 1,132 m.p.h.). But while all eyes turned skyward, most of the real stars of Farnborough sat silent in ground exhibits. They were Britain's new aircraft engines. Observed London's Economist: "There are more really good engines in Britain today than there are aircraft for them to drive...
Textilemakers themselves must also build up new markets. Cotton consumption has held steady at some 9,000,000 bales annually for the past decade, while consumption of almost everything else has greatly increased. Says Dr. McDonald K. Home Jr., chief economist of the National Cotton Council: "We need very much to invest new money in research, to do some long-range planning. The auto industry gives power steering, while we wear old shirts and look like the devil. We haven't met the test...
...force business to push some expansion plans over into 1957. But far from canceling major expansion plans, many businessmen argued that any possible savings in loan costs in the future would be more than offset by higher-priced labor and materials if they postponed construction. Said Arthur Longini, chief economist for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad: "We're going right ahead borrowing for capital improvement. We feel that this economy has a built-in inflation. There's too much opportunity for profit right now; the cost of waiting is prohibitive...