Alfred E. Kahn, 1917–2010

Our introduction to this compendium reviews Alfred Kahn’s academic and policy interests, his activities as a regulator and advisor to governments and companies, and the interactions between these aspects of his life as an economist. Although best known for his research on the economics of regulation and his application of microeconomic principles in his role as a regulator and advisor, Kahn’s academic research portfolio was much more diverse. He wrote about patent policy, economic development, antitrust policy, and other topics, in addition to his work on regulation and deregulation. Even before becoming a regulator he was actively involved in applying economic principles to regulatory problems as an advisor and consultant. In all of his work Kahn recognized that markets were imperfect, but that policies aimed at improving market performance often made things worse. His experience as a regulator and consultant strengthened his recognition that the costs of imperfect regulation had to be carefully balanced against the costs of imperfect markets. One had to search for the best that could be done in an imperfect world. Kahn was particularly fascinated by the challenges of designing and implementing policies to govern the transition from regulated monopoly or oligopoly to an industry that would ultimately rely primarily on competitive markets to govern firm behavior and performance. Fred Kahn was an extraordinary man who is missed greatly by his many friends and colleagues representing a wide range of political orientations and approaches to economic and public policy analysis.     

Alfred E. Kahn: Regulator and Language Maven

Alfred Kahn’s enduring legacy will be his influence on how economists think about the regulation of natural monopoly. But although the substance of his ideas mattered far more than their style, his influence would not have been nearly as great had it not been for his almost slavish devotion to clear language. His career supports the proposition that most of the heavy lifting in economics relies on just a few basic principles that can be stated in plain English. In this essay, I describe how Kahn’s mastery of those principles made him such an effective regulator, but I also note that events since the 1978 deregulation of the airline industry suggest that he and others at the Civil Aeronautics Board failed to appreciate the extent of unexploited economies of scale in the industry.     

康得新的创新与卓越

北京康得新印刷器材有限公司是北京康得投资集团有限公司控股的中外合资企业,是中国首家进行预涂产品生产的专业生产商。公司在昌平科技园区建有占地2.5万平方米、建筑面积16000平方米的生产基地康得工业园,2002年10月建成了我国第一条预涂膜生产线。作为一种环保型印刷覆膜技术,预涂膜的引进,改变了中国印刷覆膜工艺产品的落后现状,填补了我国印后预涂工艺的空白,该项目被原国家经贸委列为2000年度国家重点技术创新项目。康得新之发展优势先进的技术设备:引进当代世界上最先进的预涂膜技术和全套生产线良好的质量保障体系:5S管理,高效优质…     

隐蔽课程对高校体育课程体系影响的统计学分析

采用整群抽样的方法从河北科技大学在校本科生中随机抽取3个大班共594人,通过问卷的方式对学生进行调查,并对问卷结果进行统计分析。结果表明体育隐蔽课程在体育场地设施及布局、体育教师的教学行为与方式、体育教学过程中的心理氛围、教师个人素养等方面对体育教学的影响很大,学校应重视体育文化活动与规章制度的建立健全;通过聚类分析把体育隐蔽课程从各方面对体育教学的影响分为3类,由这3类分析结果说明体育隐蔽课程的各方面对体育教学的影响是很大的,但认识程度不同,应加大体育隐蔽课程建设的力度,从而更好地实现体育课程的基本目标和发展目标。     

Editor's Announcement: Advent of a New General Editor: John E. Kwoka,Jr.

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青少年身体素质敏感期测定及其体育课程设置探析

以河北省学生体质健康测试数据和河北省24所中小学生为研究对象,采用问卷调查、文献资料及数理统计等研究方法.针对不同年龄段的青少年身体素质发展规律安排了素质练习,并制订了合理的体育课程内容,提出了相应建议.     

重组鲑鱼降钙素融合蛋白工程菌发酵工艺研究

盐酸西替利嗪是羟嗪在人体内的活性代谢产物,它具有多种抗过敏作用。关于它的合成路线已有很多报道:早期都以1-[(4-氯苯基)苯甲基]哌嗪为起始原料进行合成;近期发展包括2方面,一是在原有的基础上对合成路线进行改进,二是选用新原料,采用新工艺进行合成。综述了合成路线及其优缺点。     

Power Structure – Ownership,Integration, and Competition in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry. John E. Kwoka,Jr.

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