Competition in the Rayon Industry

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHARTS -- TABLES -- 1. INTRODUCTION to the Problem -- 2. DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE of the Rayon Yarn Industry in the United States -- 3. THE RELATIONSHIP between the Size and Number of Producers in the Domestic Rayon Industry -- 4. RAYON PRICE and Product Composition and Terms of Trade -- 5. PRICE BEHAVIOR among Firms -- 6. OLIGOPOLY THEORY and the Domestic Rayon Industry -- 7. SHORT-RUN MOVEMENTS Cycles, and Trends in Rayon Price and Output -- 8. SHORT-RUN AND LONG-RUN Rayon Price Determinants -- 9. PROFITS, INVESTMENT, and Prices -- 10. THE WORKABILITY OF Competition in the Domestic Rayon Industry -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A. Recent Developments in the Domestic Rayon Industry -- APPENDIX B. Organizations and Associations Jointly Sponsored by Domestic Rayon Yarn Producers -- APPENDIX C. Methodology and Statistical Computations -- APPENDIX D. Tables -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX