Cournot Competition and Hit-and-Run Entry and Exit in a Teaching Experiment

Instructors can use a computerized experiment to introduce students to imperfect competition in courses on introductory economics, industrial organization, game theory, and strategy and management. In addition to introducing students to strategic thinking in general, the experiment serves to demonstrate that profits of a firm fall as the number of competitors is increased in a market and that firms enter profitable markets. The authors have used the experiment in undergraduate classes on strategy and management as well as in master of business administration courses with great success.     

Disaster‐Relief Logistics With Limited Fuel Supply

Disaster‐relief logistics consists of providing adequate emergency supplies rapidly to the affected people so as to minimize human suffering and death. This study empirically examines the impact that the shortage of fuel, a commonly encountered problem in many disaster situations, can have on the effectiveness of disaster‐relief logistics operations. We focus on investigating the following two issues: (1) whether the shortage of fuel is more damaging in attaining logistical goals than the equivalent‐sized shortage in emergency supplies themselves, and (2) what types of vehicles should be used when the fuel supply is limited. Results suggest that the shortage of fuel may be more damaging than the shortage of emergency supplies, and that smaller trucks may be preferred to larger trucks when the shortage of fuel becomes severe.     

高校模拟银行实验课程建设探析

在当前金融院校模拟银行实验课程中,存在着课程内容没有充分反映银行业务发展变化、业务操作种类单一且有失偏颇、业务操作系统性与整体性不足等问题。应采取针对性措施,以有效促进课程建设;加强师资队伍建设和软硬件环境建设;建立内外部联络机制;改进教学方法,完善实验制度和考核办法;建立系统性、特色化的实验教学体系;增强课程的可选择性和超前性等。     

艺术类实验的特征及其实验室建设定位

艺术类实验有别于理工科实验:实验要求不求量化,实验过程不求统一,实验评价不求标准,因此就要求学校在实验室建设中做到以下几点,整合共享实验室,注重实验教学方法,优化实验教学内容,注重实践基地建设,重视个性发展,变封闭型为开放型。只有明确了实验的特征与实验室建设的定位,才能培养出个性鲜明的艺术人才。     

中学化学玻璃仪器的洗涤

在化学实验中,洗涤玻璃仪器不仅是一项必须做的实验前的准备工作,也是一项技术性的工作。     

A field experiment to explore the effects of detection and penalties communications and framing among Washington State retail firms

The Washington Department of Revenue facilitated a field experiment to explore opportunities to increase Use Tax and Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax compliance by retail industry firms. The experiment tested two enforcement strategies (actually put in place by the State of Washington): communication of noncompliance penalties and announcement of an enhanced detection initiative. Of special interest was whether the compliance initiatives would differentially influence firms in divergent financial positions (increasing versus decreasing revenues). Findings were consistent with the gain/loss framing concept of prospect theory: the elevated enforcement initiatives increased both actual reported Washington State Use taxes and B&O Taxes more for firms with declining revenues (loss frame) than for firms with raising revenues (gain frame). Historically the Use Tax has had a low rate of compliance while the B&O Tax has had a high rate of compliance; thus we tested two very different taxes. The results of the experiment suggest that revenue agencies with limited resources may benefit from focusing greater compliance enhancement efforts on firms with declining revenues as more tax dollars will be generated from these taxpayers. For tax researchers, this experiment demonstrates that gain/loss tax framing can occur in nature by means other than withholding.     

关于化学实验绿色化的研究与探索

本文从绿色实验思维养成、改进实验内容、采用微型化实验、引进先进仪器和技术、废弃物处理等几方面,论述了改进绿色化学实验的可行性和迫切性,符合环境可持续发展的时代要求。     

Efficient local IV estimation of an empirical auction model

In this paper we examine semiparametric efficiency bounds and efficient estimators for the case of a linear local instrument variable (LIV) model under the assumptions studied in Abadie et al. (2002). We apply the semiparametrically efficient estimation method to analyze the relation between bid dispersion and early bidding in an online auction dataset, which is collected from a natural experiment conducted in Nekipelov (2007). The results confirm the theoretical findings developed in Nekipelov (2007). The semiparametric efficient estimation procedure substantially improves the statistical significance of the effect of jump bidding on bid dispersion.     

动力机械实验课程建设与实验教学改革与实践

实验教学在机械类专业教育中具有不可替代的功能和作用。为适应机械类专业知识体系发展需求,我们进行了动力机械实验课程建设与实验教学改革,构建了＂三层次三结合＂的的实验课程教学新体系,提升学生的创新意识和实践能力。     

规范大学物理实验教学环节的思考与实践

本文从大学物理实验预习、实验操作、实验结果检查、实验报告撰写等方面,介绍了我校在规范大学物理实验教学环节方面的一些思考与实践。