RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 245
program of economic planning and control. But
the promotion of basic economic research is no
longer an interest of the Foundation except in
relation to certain definite areas described in the
section entitled Social Security. Accordingly,
there are a number of enterprises, now regarded
as outside of the present program, which have
received Foundation support in the past. There
follows a list of those which received funds during
1935 under earlier appropriations:
SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND CONTROL
DURING 1935 UNDER PREVIOUS APPROPRIATIONS
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Research
in industrial hazards $125,000*
National Bureau of Economic Research. New York City
International study of the history of prices 75,000f
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Wharton School
of Finance and Commerce, Industrial Research Department.
Support 25,000f
* Academic orfiscalyear 1935-36.
J Formerly under the Economic Foundation, New York City.
f Academic orfiscalyear 1934-35.
In 1935 three grants were made to terminate
Foundation financial assistance for undertakings
previously supported within the program in
economic planning and control. The University
of Pennsylvania received §75,000 toward the
support of the Industrial Research Department
of the Wnarton School of Finance and Commerce
over afive-yearperiod during which the amount
available from the Foundation declines each
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