所有权性质、女性高管参与及企业R&D投入——来自科技型中小企业的经验证据

基于高层梯队理论，利用深圳证券交易所2008-2014年上市企业的数据，探讨了女性高管参与对企业R&D投入的影响，以及所有权性质的调节作用。研究结果显示：女性高管参与对企业R&D投入二者之间呈现出显著的负相关关系；民营企业的所有权性质将显著调节女性高管参与对R&D投入的抑制效应。     

从“官控”到“民动”——论政府推进城镇化进程中的公众参与

当下中国的城镇化是＂政府主导＂的城镇化,鲜有程序规制及公众参与,存在着权力裸奔的危险,城镇化推进成果难以获得正当性证成。因此,必须要完善程序机制,扩大公众参与,实现从＂官控＂到＂民动＂的推进模式转变。     

铜陵市城乡一体化的经验及城镇化质量提升的思考

中国的城镇化将是带动世界经济发展的重要引擎之一。铜陵市是安徽省经济发展效率及城镇化水平最高的地级市，经济城镇化质量优良。铜陵市城乡一体化改革作为一次较为彻底的改革，有着可供推广和借鉴的意义，文章基于调研报告总结铜陵市城乡一体化的经验，并思考进一步提升城镇化质量的途径，以促进铜陵经济发展和社会和谐稳定。     

《史记》“秦以牛田（之）水通粮”新解

长久以来，前辈学人对于《史记》中平阳君赵豹“秦以牛田（之）水通粮”一语解释多有不同，或以为是秦“以牛耕田，以水漕粮”，或以为是秦“以发源于‘牛田’之地的河流进行漕粮”，但均未形成定论。本文认为，先秦时期关中水资源丰富，渭河支流多可航运，加上关中水利发达，于是秦国利用与渭河支流连通的田间大渠——“浍”渠进行粮食漕运，即所谓“秦以牛田水通粮”。且战国后期，随着秦对外战争规模的扩大，粮秣耗费日增，使用“牛田水通粮”已十分必要。     

教育本该不一样

教育本该不一样，因材施教、有教无类，说的就是不同。教育不从根本上由“批发”改为“零售”，我们就培养不出创新人才、杰出人才，甚至于培养不出我们常说的有用人才。为了培养创新人才，教育内容要力求全面，教育目标要力求明确，教育的方法要务求得当。     

科普翻译对中国百年时代精神的构建

我国科普翻译的百年史表明,在不同历史时期,科普翻译确实对时代精神的构建发挥了顺应、推动、改进、引领、主导的作用.当今构建时代精神,仍然需要科普翻译来助力.为了更好地构建时代精神,人们需要充分发挥创造性,用更多样的翻译方法来译介各类体裁的科普文本,并通过多元的渠道将科技知识传播给大众.     

软资源视角下城镇化动力与潜力

城市是在自然和文化力量相互作用组成的环境中产生和发展起来的,每个城市系统都存在于一个受文化和历史约束的世界中,并拥有一系列已形成的传统和价值。从城市史来看,人类智慧和文化所凝聚而形成的软资源分布、演化与城市及其市民社会的发展之间存在着耦合关系和共生规律。后工业化时代的城镇化越来越依赖于新兴产业和未来产业的发展,了解和掌握软资源的形成、积累和价值规律,利用软资源的特性来开发新兴产业,不仅有利于促进经济发展和就业增长,也有利于在新的产业上规划城镇化,提升城市的品质和内涵。     

The evolution of the disability-adjusted life year (DALY)

The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a summary health measure that combines mortality and morbidity into a single measure as a way to estimate global disease burden and the effectiveness of health interventions. We review the methodological progression of the DALY, focusing on how the use of life expectancy estimates, disability weights, age weighting, and discounting has evolved since the first DALY reports were published in 1993. These changes have generally improved the metric but have made it difficult for researchers to interpret, compare, and conduct DALY studies.     

Independent director death and CEO acquisitiveness: Build an empire or pursue a quiet life?

Research summary : This study examines the relationship between an independent director's death and CEO acquisitiveness. Using a sample of large U.S. public firms, we find that CEOs who have experienced an independent director's death undertake fewer acquisitions in the post‐director death period, in particular fewer large acquisitions. Our findings are consistent with the prediction of posttraumatic growth theory that mortality awareness can induce CEOs to reevaluate their life priorities and reduce the importance of extrinsic goals in their decision making. This study contributes to the strategic leadership literature by highlighting the influence of the death of CEOs ' social peers on CEOs ' strategic decisions . Managerial summary : Does the death of CEOs ' social peers influence CEOs ' strategic decisions? We find that CEOs who have experienced an independent director's death engage in fewer acquisitions in the post‐director death period, in particular fewer large acquisitions. One likely explanation for our findings is that the death of an independent director may heighten CEOs ' mortality awareness, lead the CEOs to pursue a quieter life, and weaken their propensities for undertaking decisions (i.e., acquisitions) that increase their compensation and social status . Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Corporate bond market interdependence: Credit spread correlation between and within U.S. and Canadian corporate bond markets

This study investigates the correlation and interdependence between and within the U.S. and Canadian corporate bond markets. The empirical framework adopted allows credit spreads to depend on common systematic risk factors derived from structural models and incorporates dynamic conditional correlations (DCC) between spreads. Results show that there is a surprisingly weak correlation between the two markets in normal times. However, during crises, there is a sudden and strong increase in the correlation between U.S. and Canadian credit spreads. The analysis of credit spread correlation within each market also shows an unusual increase in credit spread correlations between sectors and between risk classes in the U.S. during the 2007–2009 global financial crisis. This increase persists over the post-crisis period. By contrast, in Canada, credit spread correlations between sectors remain remarkably stable over time, suggesting an interdependence of credit spreads within the Canadian market.