Demand for Redistribution: Individuals’ Responses to Economic Setbacks

Economic circumstances have been argued to be a major determining factor of attitudes toward redistribution, but there is little well‐established evidence at the individual level. The Swedish National Election Studies are constructed as a rotating survey panel, which makes it possible to estimate the causal effect of economic changes. The empirical analysis shows that individuals who lose their job become considerably more supportive of redistribution. Yet, attitudes toward redistribution return to their initial level as economic prospects improve, suggesting that the effect is only temporary. While a job loss also changes attitudes toward the political parties, the probability of voting for the left‐wing is not affected.     

A Kaleckian Perspective on Financialisation and Distribution in Three Main Eurozone Countries before and after the Crisis: France,Germany and Spain

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, we examine if, and to what extent, a general Kaleckian analysis of the potential effects of financialisation on income shares in advanced capitalist economies is of relevance for the three Eurozone countries under investigation—France, Germany and Spain—in the period before the recent financial and economic crisis. Second, we study changes in the financialisation–distribution nexus that have occurred in the course of and after the financial and economic crisis. We find that the countries examined here have shown broad similarities regarding redistribution before the crisis, although there are some differences in the underlying determinants. These differences have continued during the period after the crisis and have led to different results in the development of distribution since then.     

Size of nested cities

Models of cities based on conventional spatial market theory are unable to replicate a realistic size distribution. The stochastic process approach to size distribution, which assumes proportionate growth, does not provide an economic foundation for spatial trades. There is an apparent irreconcilability. We propose that since there is a continuum of equilibria in models of spatial markets with endogenous location, proportionate growth can work as equilibrium selection. We present computations for an urban configuration that has not been presented in the literature before. A small city locates inside a larger city's agricultural supply zone. This generates a larger variation in city size that may include a realistic size distribution.     

Twenty-year review of South African fiscal policy: A tale of two sustainabilities

In 2014 democracy in South Africa was 20 years old. The democratic government in 1994 inherited both a high and increasing public debt/gross domestic product ratio and significant development backlogs. The government had to establish fiscal sustainability, yet also pursue development in a sustainable way. This article explores the government's performance in reconciling fiscal sustainability with sustainable development. The article shows that fiscal policy has been sustainable over the 20 years, with some risks appearing towards the end, and that the government pursued sustainable development through reallocating resources within the budget and by spending more in real terms. Three phases can be identified: 1994–2000, 2001–08 and 2009–13. However, poor service delivery and low levels of government investment during the 20 years threaten to undermine economic growth. Lower growth consequently threatens the sustainability of both fiscal policy and development, which, in turn, again undermines growth prospects. Hence, the article also identifies key future challenges.     

多地生产型船企物资配送存在的风险问题及其对策研究

通过对造船企业的生产特点以及物资配送现状的分析,从物资入库验收、生产计划调整、物资配送过程、资源配置要求及余料统筹利用等多方面反映了多地生产型船企物资配送目前存在的主要问题与风险,并提出相应的对策。     

基于Flexsim的社区蔬菜直销配送流程仿真优化研究

文章以乌鲁木齐沙依巴克区社区蔬菜直销配送流程为仿真对象,运用Flexsim仿真软件对其进行模拟,对配送流程涉及到的关键设备利用率、人员空闲率等数据比较分析,提出社区蔬菜直销配送流程合理的运营模式。     

开放合作创新视角下基于云模式的物流资源一体化集成决策研究

基于开放合作创新的思路，文中提出一种全新的物流资源运作管理模式---“云模式”，探讨在开放合作创新的平台上，对多种紧密耦合且相互制约的物流资源进行同步协同和整合的方法与途径。“云模式”的本质是通过松弛物流资源与其所有者之间的归属关系，为社会全体物流资源提供一个开放的平台。物流资源可以通过这个平台，以合作的方式有机的集成在一起，从而实现资源的优化配置、提高物流资源的利用率，降低社会物流的总成本，提高客户对物流服务满意度的目标。文中的研究契合了当前政府相关职能部门和企业在管理决策上的实际需要。     

物流配送管理教学系统分析与设计

物流配送管理是物流管理专业教学的核心内容。为使学生能够成为社会需要的专业技能人才,应设计适合并能被学生接受的物流配送管理教学系统,改变我国物流教育滞后的局面。     

黄土边坡稳定性分析的概率方法

黄土边坡稳定性分析是一个不确定性问题,包含很多不确定性因素,而且土的抗剪强度可变性很大。在进行了大量实验的前提下,估计抗剪强度的可变性,运用概率的方法进行边坡的稳定性分析,计算黄土边坡的失稳概率。     

Forecasting dynamic return distributions based on ordered binary choice

We present a simple approach to the forecasting of conditional probability distributions of asset returns. We work with a parsimonious specification of ordered binary choice regressions that imposes a connection on sign predictability across different quantiles. The model forecasts the future conditional probability distributions of returns quite precisely when using a past indicator and a past volatility proxy as predictors. The direct benefits of the model are revealed in an empirical application to the 29 most liquid U.S. stocks. The forecast probability distribution is translated to significant economic gains in a simple trading strategy. Our approach can also be useful in many other applications in which conditional distribution forecasts are desired.