Are voters rational?

We test whether a voter's decision to cast a vote depends on its probability of affecting the election outcome. Using exogenous variation arising at population cutoffs determining council sizes in Finnish municipal elections, we show that larger council size increases both pivotal probabilities and turnout. These effects are statistically significant, fairly large and robust. Finally, we use a novel instrumental variables design to show that the jumps in the pivotal probabilities are the likely candidate for explaining the increase in turnout, rather than the other observed simultaneous jumps at the council size cutoffs. Moreover, our results indicate that turnout responds only to within-party pivotal probabilities, perhaps because they are more salient to the voters than the between-party ones.     

Emotions,deliberations, and end‐of‐life products

Death is inevitable; yet, not all consumers prepare for death by purchasing end‐of‐life (EOL) products. Using the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the dual‐process model framework, this study aims to examine the role of emotions and cognitions in influencing consumers' decisions to engage in planning for death. A mixed methodology design was used. Study 1, a qualitative study, uncovered positive and negative emotions and deliberative reasoning that comprise consumers' EOL purchase decision process. Study 2, a quantitative study, confirmed that emotions and deliberations independently and jointly influenced consumers' EOL attitude and behavior and that emotions affected deliberations for both prepaid funerals and wills. Subjective norms outperformed attitude in predicting both products' purchase behavior. These finding supported the dual‐process model of behavior and the TRA in the EOL research context and contributed to the EOL literature by investigating the effects of emotions and deliberations concurrently; thus validating the important role of emotions in influencing EOL planning and purchase. In light of our findings, marketers could, after due cognizance of the morbidity and sensitivity of the topic, develop actionable promotional and segmentation strategies for EOL products and other emotion‐laden, unsought products and service.     

项目教学法在《酒水调制与服务》课程中的运用与反思

《酒水调制与服务》课程实施项目教学法，能使学生既学习到实践技能和操作规范，又能在这一过程中理解与提升理论知识。教学中应该注重转变教师角色，突出学生主体性，注重情境的创设，组建有效的合作型学习小组，建立新型师生关系，并重视项目展示与评价，使学生获得学习的满足感和成就感，从而激发学生再学习的动力。同时，还应该重视提高教师的教育教学水平及实践能力，提高硬件建设水平。     

试论长白山旅游工艺品设计创新思路

本文对长白山旅游工艺品进行了深入研究,重点阐释了其设计存在的主要问题,并对其地域特色和设计思路进行了深入解析。     

现阶段建筑工程造价管理过程中的设计变更控制

工程变更是建筑工程造价管理过程中的一项重要内容,它是控制建设项目造价的重要的因素之一。强化工程设计变更的管理,将设计变更的工作流程化,能够有效地控制建设成本,保证工程的施工质量,并进一步实现项目管理的最终目标。文章从工程变更的含义入手,对引起工程设计变更的原因进行了阐述,并且针对相应的原因提出了一系列的控制措施。     

大口径顶管技术在水利工程中的应用与设计

本论文通过对长距离大口径顶管在水利工程实践中的应用总结,分析了不同顶管施工方法的特点和适用性,提出了施工常见问题解决措施,对于进一步提高顶管设计和施工水平具有一定参考和借鉴作用。     

动物园规划设计新思考

园林建筑物常作景点处理的方法主要是园林建筑仿木纹,园林建筑仿木纹既可作为景观以供游客观赏,同时游客可借助其来观赏园中景物,从而生成了动物园对建筑美学方面的要求。     

浅谈市政工程设计阶段的投资控制

设计阶段是市政工程项目建设中的一个重要阶段,在投资控制中的作用举足轻重,本文主要对设计阶段投资控制进行研究。     

ROFIBUS现场总线在彩涂板生产线中的研究与实践

现今,我国的彩色涂层钢板的生产已经有了一定的发展,但是其生产水平还是比较低下,不能满足现代社会产业发展理念的需求,不能满足低碳发展、可持续发展的价值理念,PROFIBUS现场总线技术在生产中极大地满足了企业对彩涂板生产的需求。     

高职项目课程体系开发关键因子研究——以建管专业为例

在高职教育许多专业比较适合开发基于工作任务和顺序的项目课程体系,文章论述了课程体系开发的范式与过程,以建筑工程管理专业为例探讨了高职项目课程体系开发的几个关键因子,对教师培训、工作任务分析、项目课程设计、控制与评价开展了研究,对项目课程体系开发的经验进行了总结。