Empowerment of Social Norms on Water Consumption

Environmental and Resource Economics - This study develops a model of water extraction using endogenous social norms. Many users are connected by a unique shared resource that can become scarce in...     

十年1998/2008 林明弘

本期《纸上美术馆》所辑选林明弘的作品,分别勾勒出艺术家创作生涯中两条不同的概念轨迹和时间线索。如同硬币的两面或刀之双刃,林明弘的艺术实践一直以来都围绕着同一个主题的许多彼此各异而又紧密关联的变体而展开,而这始终如一的主题就是:慷慨。他最知名的作品以大体量的花布填充建筑空间,此为他艺术实践的一极;而将在这里展示的创作则构成林明弘艺术的另一条线索,即,时间性和更富直接性的互动作品。慷慨是一个动态而非静止的概念。在林明弘的艺术语汇中,我们可以窥见某种盘旋于对立两级之间的微妙运动,它以变易性为核心,后者正是给予/接受、生产/消费、夜/日、光/暗、开/闭、暖/寒等一系列多样的二元性得以成立的源泉。此处选择和展呈的作品并不应被视作一次对林明弘1 998至2008年艺术经历的回顾,而更像是近距离地、有选择地审视这十年来的部分作品。     

Absence management and the issues of job retention and return to work

Strategies aimed at facilitating the job retention and return to work of sick and injured workers are currently the subject of growing attention. In this article the authors examine the nature and potential significance of such strategies to absence management and utilise interview findings to shed light on current employer policies and practices relating to the management of long‐term absences. They conclude that at the national level a large proportion of working days lost through sickness absence stem from relatively long spells of absence and that the adoption of a proactive approach to supporting the return to work of ill and injured workers can have beneficial consequences. However, they further conclude that few organisations appear to have comprehensive arrangements in place to handle cases of long‐term absence. A number of areas where present employer arrangements could usefully be reviewed are therefore identified.     

Feminism’s fourth wave: a research agenda for marketing and consumer research

Abstract

Three waves of feminism each reveal a very different relationship with marketing. This commentary considers these relationships in the light of what is now frequently being hailed as the fourth wave, a resurgence of feminism that is driven by younger women who harness the power of the Internet and social media to challenge gender inequity. The commentary looks at what distinguishes the fourth wave from its predecessors and highlights key areas in marketing and consumer research where feminist perspectives are sorely required.     

A BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ANALYSIS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN DEBT CRISIS

In this paper we offer a definition of a country "debt crisis" based upon the amount of new borrowing relative to the cost of servicing past debt. Policy implications for both debtor countries and their creditors are examined. An empirical application is made to Latin American countries, 1978–82. The causes of the debt problems created during this period are investigated with respect to the extent they were the result of rising interest rates vis à vis increased borrowing.     

The regulation of science-based claims in advertising

This paper analyzes the effects of scientific information dissemination on consumer and producer behavior. The first section draws heavily from evidence on the ready-to-eat cereal market during a period in which information developed about the health benefits of fiber cereal consumption. Although producers were initially prohibited from advertising these benefits, the regulatory ban against advertising was lifted during the period we study. Our results indicate that advertising was an important source of information leading to increased fiber cereal consumption and product innovation. The second part of our paper discusses the potential for deception if science-based claims are allowed. In the final section we consider a number of regulatory proposals that have been raised in the context of health claims for food products. We evaluate these proposals against the three goals of encouraging the dissemination of truthful information and discouraging the dissemination of deceptive or misleading information and their ability to keep pace with the changing science.