Network neutrality and the nature of competition between network operators

The neutral architecture of the Internet is being challenged by various parties, such as network operators providing the connections to end-users, who are interested in gaining control of the information exchanged over the Internet. What are the effects on competition and welfare of such practices? Currently, there exists very little economic theory on network neutrality. This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the type of economic modeling that can address network neutrality, as well as of the type of results that can be expected.     

Cap and trade policies in the presence of monopoly and distortionary taxation

We extend an analytical general equilibrium model of environmental policy with pre-existing labor tax distortions to include pre-existing monopoly power as well. We show that the existence of monopoly power has two offsetting effects on welfare. First, the environmental policy reduces monopoly profits, and the negative effect on income increases labor supply in a way that partially offsets the pre-existing labor supply distortion. Second, environmental policy raises prices, so interaction with the pre-existing monopoly distortion further exacerbates the labor supply distortion. This second effect is larger, for reasonable parameter values, so the existence of monopoly reduces the welfare gain (or increases the loss) from environmental restrictions.     

产业集群竞争力分析

当前,产业集群现象遍布全国各地,是推动区域经济的一股重要力量,分析各产业集群竞争力,已经成为人们争相考虑的一个问题.本文作者认为,产业集群竞争力是产业集群综合实力的反映,应该从产业集群的经济社会形势、集中度指数以及可持续发展情况等方面来分析.     

Understanding the Large Negative Impact of Oil Shocks

This paper offers a plausible explanation for the close link between oil prices and aggregate macroeconomic performance in the 1970s. Although this link has been well documented in the empirical literature, standard economic models are not able to replicate this link when actual oil prices are used to simulate the models. In particular, standard models cannot explain the depth of the recession in 1974–75 and the strong revival in 1976–78 based on the oil price movements in that period. This paper argues that a missing multiplier-accelerator mechanism from standard models may hold the key.     

Bureaucratic integration and regional specialization in China

Fiscal decentralization introduced as part of China's economic reform since 1979 has unleashed strong incentives for China's local governments to pursue economic development, but the same incentives have also led to local protectionist policies inhibiting the process of regional specialization. This paper focuses on the constraints or freedom with which local governments can implement their protectionist policies. Using a panel data of 29 China's regions over the time period of 1985–1997, we find that China's political system of bureaucratic integration (specifically, concurrent appointment of local government officials in the central government) imposes constraints on the local governments from practicing protectionism. We also find that the effectiveness of local protectionist policies is limited by market competition, specifically, competition from foreign-invested firms operating in China and foreign imports. Our results on the role of local protectionism remain robust to controls for the regional variations in the size of the economy and the stage of economic development.     

以保险创新提升中资寿险企业国际竞争力

在经济全球化和人寿保险市场国际化的大背景下,中国寿险业全面竞争的时代已经到来.然而在企业国际竞争力方面,目前中资寿险公司与外国寿险公司之间的差距很大,甚至是巨大的.因此,培育和提升中资寿险企业国际竞争力已迫在眉睫.中资寿险企业可以通过寿险经营理念、寿险制度以及寿险产品3个层面的创新,来提升企业国际竞争力.     

打造人力资源金三角 获取企业竞争优势

本文从企业核心竞争力的阐释出发，提出了企业未来制胜的金三角，即组织智商(OIQ)、组织情商(OEQ)以及组织心商(OSQ)，并进一步阐释了各自的内涵、表现及意义。并在此基础上，提出了系统构建企业获取竞争优势金三角的路径依赖。     

打破垄断促进市场有效竞争

行业性行政垄断的存在,严重阻碍着我国市场化的进程.引进竞争、打破垄断是当前我国继续深化改革、实行全面开放的一项紧迫而又艰巨的任务.我们要按照现代社会经济与公共管理的演进趋势认识垄断问题,并从多方面寻求打破垄断的思路与措施.     

外资进入武汉物流市场的现状及对策

武汉以优越的地理位置,良好的交通设施,雄厚的科技和产业实力吸引了外资,形成了新的竞争环境,文中以运输环境作为对象,分析了外资进入物流市场给内地物流带来的机遇和挑战.     

供应链中双方供应的竞争和合作博弈研究

针对当前供应链中供应方面存在的相关局限性。构造了双方供应和制造商之间的博弈模型。该模型主要特点是双方 供应之间的二阶段博弈所形成的质量和价格策略。在此条件下制造商和供应商之间进行讨价还价。以分配整体利润。指出了供 需双方在讨价还价时存在惟一的子博彝精炼纳什均衡。