POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR TRADE LIBERALIZATION: POLITICS OF AGRICULTURE RELATED GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR THE URUGUAY ROUND IN JAPAN

This paper investigates the effect of political factors on the interregional allocation of the budget to assist farmers in coping with agricultural trade liberalization in Japan. We present a simple model to show the relationship between political factors and interregional budget allocation and empirically examine whether political factors played a key role in the interregional allocation of Japanese government spending for the Uruguay Round agricultural trade liberalization. Our findings show that this allocation was distorted due to political reasons, which was problematic from the standpoints of fairness and social efficiency.     

α‐SERIAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROVISION OF AN EXCLUDABLE PUBLIC GOOD

We present a new class of “α‐serial mechanisms” for the provision of an excludable public good. Those mechanisms have a similar structure to the serial mechanism, but may let the non‐consumers pay a positive cost. They inherit desirable properties such as anonymity, envy‐freeness, Maskin monotonicity, and population monotonicity from the serial mechanism. We calculate the “maximal efficiency loss” and “maximal manipulation” of α‐serial mechanisms and point out a trade‐off between these two properties.     

Consumer Expenditures and Home Production at Retirement – New Evidence from Germany

Abstract. This paper investigates consumer expenditures of German households pre‐ and post‐retirement. The widely observed distinct drop in spending upon retirement entry poses an empirical puzzle since life cycle theory predicts smoothing of the marginal utility of consumption over time. As one explanation, I explore the role of home production as a substitute for consumer expenses. Taking a combined look at consumer expenditures and time use pre‐ and post‐retirement, I find a significant drop of about 17% of pre‐retirement expenses at retirement which coincides with an increase in time spent on home production of an additional 89 minutes per day, accounting for 21% of average home production.     

Going Multinational: What are the Effects on Home‐Market Performance?

Abstract. This paper compares the home‐market performance of German multinational enterprises (MNEs) and national firms, both before and after switching from national to multinational activities. Regarding the former case, our results show that future multinationals outperform domestic firms. When assessing the ex post performance of multinationals, selectivity issues must be taken into account. Applying an endogenous treatment model, it turns out that after switching, both productivity and wage growth are higher at newly founded MNEs. While capital intensities increase compared with those of national firms, employment growth rates are negatively related to switching, suggesting that home and foreign employment are substitutes.     

不对称槽线及其在三维微波集成电路中的应用

介绍了不对称槽线的特性,分析了以不对称槽线构建的复合环、支线定向耦合器、平 衡功率分配器、多层滤波器、多信道功率分配器等组件的性能。这些组件体积小、重量轻、 频带宽、电压驻波系数小,并且大多数可应用于毫米波段,是三维微波集成电路中的重要组 成部分。研究表明不对称槽线具有优良的特性。     

基于理论构建及战略实践视角的大物流研究

针对我国整个物流系统发展滞后、社会物流成本居高不下的状况,深入探讨大物流的理论和实践价值、大物流论理论研究的现状和趋势、大物流的理论模型构建和区域大物流战略性实践与路径选择等问题,具有重要意义。     

泛珠三角经济一体化的趋同效应实证研究

通过对泛珠江三角地区9+2个城市1992～2008年面板数据进行实证研究,结果发现,泛珠三角地区的人均产出存在条件趋同,而产业结构调整则存在绝对趋同。由于各地区的先天性差异以及制度性缺陷,导致地区间协同效应受限,使得泛珠三角地区的合作并未完全有效的发挥,地区间产业存在着同构化问题,经济发展速度仍然存在差距。     

土地整治工程量复核的实践

研究目的:鉴于目前土地整治项目越来越多,验收任务也越来越重的现状,如何既保证验收质量又提高验收效率是本文研究的出发点和归宿点。研究方法:实例分析法。研究结果:在项目竣工验收前开展工程量复核工作,不但可以保证工程的验收质量,同时也能大大提高验收效率,这一点可以从云南省两年多的土地整治工程量复核实践得到证明。研究结论:土地整治工程量复核是一项重要的基础性技术工作,能在保证工程的验收质量前提下提高验收工作效率、树立政府部门的良好形象,值得借鉴和推广。     

黑龙江省林业循环经济发展水平评价研究

首先根据循环经济的"3R"原则和黑龙江省林业循环经济发展的实际情况,建立了林业循环经济发展水平评价指标体系;然后依据黑龙江省2001年到2011年的指标数据,运用主成分分析方法,综合分析出黑龙江省林业循环经济总体发展趋势,并从资源消耗、资源循环利用、社会和经济发展、生态环境4个方面分阶段评述了黑龙江省林业循环经济的发展水平,浅析了各阶段取得成效和存在问题的原因。     

基于名人文化的旅游产业横向融合研究——以鲁迅故里为例

用文化与三大产业融合来发展旅游已经成为当前政府和学者关注的热点。本文首先对鲁迅故里名人文化与旅游产业横向融合进行了界定,分析了鲁迅故里主要景点开发现状,鲁迅故里名人文化与旅游产业横向融合现状,最后提出了相应的对策。