The price relationship between organic and non-organic vegetables in the U.S.: evidence from Nielsen scanner data

This study investigates price relationships between organic and conventional carrots, tomatoes, and lettuce in the U.S. utilizing Nielsen scanner data from 2006–2015. We employ a threshold vector error correction model (TVECM), threshold vector autoregressive model (TVAR), and threshold cointegration test to test whether market integration exists between organic and conventional vegetables as well as the existence of asymmetric price transmission. The results find positive long-run relationships between organic and conventional prices of carrots and tomatoes and show the existence of asymmetric price transmission in price pairs of lettuce and tomatoes. Our findings suggest that the price relationship between organic and conventional vegetables varies by characteristics, such as shelf life, volatility in the price premium, and substitutability.     

Two-settlement Systems for Electricity Markets under Network Uncertainty and Market Power

We analyze welfare and distributional properties of a two-settlement system consisting of a spot market over a two-node network and a single energy forward contract. We formulate and analyze several models which simulate joint dispatch of energy and transmission resources coordinated by a system operator. The spot market is subject to network uncertainty, which we model as a random capacity derating of an important transmission line. Using a duopoly model, we show that even for small probabilities of congestion (derating), forward trading may be substantially reduced, and the market power mitigating effect of forward markets (as shown in Allaz and Vila 1993) may be nullified to a great extent. There is a spot transmission charge reflecting transportation costs from location of generation to a designated hub whose price is the underlying for the forward contract. This alleviates some of the incentive problems associated with the forward market in which spot-market trading is residual. We find that the reduction in forward trading is due to the segregation of the markets in the constrained state, and the absence of natural incentives for generators to commit to more aggressive behavior in the spot market (the strategic substitutes effect). In our analysis, we find that the standard assumption of no-arbitrage across forward and spot markets leads to very little contract coverage, even for the case with no congestion. We present an alternative view of the market where limited intertemporal arbitrage enables temporal price discrimination by competing duopolists. In this framework, we assume that all of the demand shows up in the forward market (or that the market is cleared against an accurate forecast of the demand), and the forward price is determined using a market clearing condition.     

对再造商品流通渠道的分析

随着电子商务和营销管理理论的发展,企业越来越重视商品流通渠道再造。商品流通渠道直接决定了企业的效率和效益,企业应再造能实现企业价值最大化的商品流通渠道。     

站控PLC系统在天然气长输管线上的应用

根据陕西省天然气有限责任公司过去8年中使用PLC的经验,通过分析站控PLC系统的构成、软硬件配置、网络与通讯、应用程序的编制等,介绍了站控PLC系统在陕西省天然气长输管线上的应用.     

论创建纳税人管理体制

纳税人管理体制是国家监管纳税人经济行为活动的基本经济制度及其运作机制。创建纳税人管理体制是中国经济与行政管理体制改革的主导目标取向 ,其社会经济条件日趋成熟。应通过健全法制、统一税费、变革政府职能、全面加快国民经济信息化进程、建立高素质税务、司法、执法队伍和校正社会生活准则、发展纳税人中介服务等途径 ,在全社会加速创建纳税人管理体制。     

Contagion Effects from the 1994 Mexican Peso Crisis: Evidence from Chilean Stocks

The contagion, or informational spillover, effects of the 1994 peso crisis from the Mexican market to the Chilean market, and to the Chilean American Depository Receipts (ADRs) trading in the U.S., are examined. Significant excess returns are observed for Chilean stocks for the event dates of the Mexican Peso crisis, providing evidence of contagion effects. Significant excess returns on these Chilean ADRs are also observed for each of the five event dates associated with the Peso crisis, suggesting that the contagion effects spilled over to the ADRs. A multiple regression model shows that the spillover contagion effects were very efficiently transmitted from the Mexican market to the Chilean market to the Chilean ADRs. Multifactor regressions show that the most significant influence on the pricing of Chilean ADRs is the raw Chilean Index, rather than the Chilean Index expressed in U.S. dollars.     

应用现场总线技术设计远程供水系统

针对远程供水控制要求,提出采用PROFIBUS现场总线技术,组成分布式测控网络的设计方法,本系统可以实现对井群的远程控制和供水的智能调度,各个控制站之间可以方便地进行信息传输,能够提高水泵的运行效率,具有操作方便,可靠性强,监控及时准确等优点,大大提高了远程供水的自动化程度和供水质量,实现了城市供水的智能监控和科学管理。     

制度互补与电力市场化改革

我国电力改革选择了从发电环节的改革开始，经重组国家电力公司、实行厂网分离，到实行电价改革的渐进式策略。这一策略虽然因其速度缓慢、终端用户无法分享改革利益而备受批评，但它使社会付出了较低的“无序成本”。随着供求关系的缓解．电力产业应强化制度互补作用，尽快改变改革在发电、输电、配电、售电各个环节之间进展不平衡的状况，着力实现配电和售电分离。在售电环节引入竞争机制．探索与市场化改革相适应的监管体制和交易方式，解决电源结构不合理、电力发电输电配电效率低、负外部性等深层次问题，最终建立有效监管的电力市场．使市场在电力资源的配置上发挥更大作用。     

我国煤炭输送方式经济性方面的研究工作

煤炭运输方式的经济性问题是制定能源产业政策的基本理论问题之一,为此回顾了我国五十年代以来的部分有关研究工作,对不同时期的部分研究实例从研究方法、技术方案和研究结论三个方面进行了对比分析,揭示了不同研究工作在基本原理方面的一致性和技术方案方面的差异性,以及由此造成的研究结论的异同。     

加强无功电压管理 降低电网线路损耗

从石河子电网(文中简称石网)无功电压的运行现状及线损率的变化规律出发,分析了无功电压对电网经济运行的影响,并从技术、经济、管理三方面提出如何加强无功电压管理、降低电网线路损耗的建议.