A comparison of the stratified difference estimator with some monetary-unit sampling estimators*

Abstract. This paper extends some of the analysis reported in Duke, Leitch and Neter (1985) by comparing their “best” estimator with some new monetary unit procedures. Our finding is that some monetary unit sampling techniques compare favorably to the most efficient classical sampling techniques even when diffuse priors are used. Résumé. Cet article élargit quelques-uns des éléments d'analyse signalés par Duke, Leitch et Neter (1985) en procédant à la comparaison de leur «meilleur» estimateur à quelques nouveaux procédés en unités monétaires. Nous constatons que quelques techniques d'échantillonnage en unités monétaires se comparent favorablement aux techniques les plus efficaces en échantillonnage classique, même lorsque des préalables diffus sont utilisés.     

On the comparison of tariffs and quotas in oligopolistic intermediate goods markets

This paper examines and compares the effects of tariffs and quotas imposed on oligopolistic intermediate input markets. We introduce tariff and quota revenues and the substitutability of all inputs including two intermediate inputs. We focus on Cournot–Nash equilibrium and show that if the price elasticity of demand for the final good is smaller (respectively greater) than the elasticity of substitution between the intermediate inputs, the output of the duopolist in the protected country is smaller (respectively greater) under a quota than under a tariff.     

住房——城市空间的阶层化分割

随着我国城市化进程的加快,住房已成为城市居民一种重要稀缺资源,伴随住房资源市场化,住房也逐渐成为城市空间阶层化分割的一项重要指标。从新城市社会学理论的分析范式出发,分析城市住房阶级的形成及住房资源不平等的分配又如何加剧城市空间的阶层化分割。     

中外石油企业税费制度对比分析及借鉴

随着石油领域国际合作的日益密切,税收政策对石油企业的影响逐渐增大。本文通过对中外石油税费制度进行分析比较,找出我国石油税费制度存在的诸多问题,提出完善我国石油税费制度的措施。     

On the puzzling slowdown of wage and productivity growth in Taiwan: evidence from a comparison with South Korea

Since the early 2000s, the growth rate of real wages in Taiwan has been very low, even negative for high‐skilled workers. This paper sheds light on the potential causes of this puzzling development through a comparison of Taiwan's performance with that of South Korea. In many dimensions, most notably wages and labour productivity, both economies developed quite similarly between 1995 and 2001–02, but diverged thereafter. We relate the development of wages and labour productivity in the two economies to sectoral structural change and to sectoral differences in labour productivity growth, skills upgrading, and foreign trade.     

A comparison of the sound accounts and the Amsterdam Galjootsgeldregisters

Abstract

Ever since Nina Bang and Knud Korst published their compilation of the Sound Toll Accounts (STA) for the years 1497 to 1783, the data contained in this massive seven-volume work, conventionally known as the STT, have proved invaluable for the study of the economic and maritime history of early modern Europe. Nevertheless, some of the basic assumptions made and methods used in compiling the STT have received serious and well-founded criticism. Within a few years after the publication of the first volume in 1906, the Dutch historian, Brakel pointed out quite correctly that the nationality of the ship and the domicile or homeport of the captain were by no means the same. Brakel showed that such a connection was at most fortuitous since the logical conclusion of Bang's interpretation would be that the maritime strength of Holland was centered not in Amsterdam, but in the small ports on the Zuiderzee, where most of the Dutch captains lived. A further blow was struck by Brünner in 1922. Basing his criticism on the scabinale acten (ship acts) of the sixteenth century, which contain the contracts made between the captains and the shipping firms of certain Zuiderzee ports, Brünner demonstrated quite clearly that the domicile af the majority of the captains and that of the shipping firms (or the domicile of the majority of shareholders) were not the same. He also pointed out that there was no necessary relationship between the nationality of the captain and that of the merchant whose goods he transported. Brünner and others also criticized Bang for separating the connection between the ports of departure and destination, which is given in the original sources: the STT give detailed information for the major Baltic ports, but group those west of the Sound by nation or region. This detracts from the value of the STT since it prevents the reader from obtaining an insight into the coherence of the European-Baltic system.     

台湾股票市场与祖国大陆股票市场的比较

本文通过对台湾股票市场和祖国大陆股票市场发展历程的回顾和现状的分析,对两岸股票市场的不同发展模式进行一定深度的比较。     

中国与东盟国家的出口相似性比较

本文从两个方面测算了中国与东盟国家在第三市场(或世界市场)的出口相似度。在此基础上，本文对中国-东盟自由贸易区发展前景进行了探讨。     

On the comparison of alternative specifications for money demand: The case of extremely low interest rate regimes in Japan

Using Japanese money market data, this paper compares the predictive ability of the log–log specification with infinite elasticity at a zero interest rate and the semilog specification with a one time switch from moderate to relatively high semielasticity at annual interest rates less than 0.5%. We find that the latter specification dominates the former in terms of predictive ability for the extremely low interest rate regime (the period between 1999 and 2006) because under the former the semielasticity is excessively sensitive to slight changes in interest rates. We find that interest rate semielasticity has remained stable at a high level since the mid-1990s.     

厦门、宁波港口发展之比较分析

<正> 一、两地港口的基本情况 宁波港口大致由3大部分组成,即北仑港区、镇海港区、宁波港区,其中北仑港区上我国4大国际深水中转港之一。宁波港口是一个集内河港、河口港和海港于一体的多功能、综合性的现代化深水大港。现有500吨级以上生产泊位132座,其     

金融危机之后新加坡与香港的外国直接投资比较

亚洲金融危机之后，新加坡与香港仍然保持了强劲的外资利用势头。本文对金融危机之后新加坡与香港的外国直接投资进行比较，并对新加坡与香港的外资政策进行剖析。     

国美与沃尔玛卖场比较

零售连锁企业之间的激烈竞争给了消费者更多选择，谁能真正赢得市场霸主地位还要凭硬功夫     

韩台发展高科技产业的比较分析

亚洲“四小龙”中的韩国和台湾，其经济的腾飞令世人瞩目。其中，高科技产业的发展起着举足轻重的作用，本文在两经济体高科技产业发展的基础上，对它们二者所存在的着异及其原因进行了分析的探讨。     

中日财政政策的比较与启示

1997、1998两年日本经济连续呈现负增长,这是战后日本经济所经历的最萧条时期。1998年下半年以后,日本改变以往的财政政策,转而实行扩张性财政政策,终于使日本经济在1999年转为正增长。我国现阶段正实行积极的财政政策,然而其效果还不甚理想,日本有哪些经验值得我国借鉴呢?     

A comparison of the executive leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan

Abstract

This article estimates firm mark-ups to evaluate market competition in Korean manufacturing industries for the period of 1982–2004 and analyzes how the mark-ups differ across industry sectors. For the manufacturing sector as a whole, our results lead us to reject the null hypothesis of a competitive market, although market imperfection varies across industry sectors. Meanwhile, the parameter for union bargaining power over firm profit was much smaller than those found in the previous studies and insignificant in some industry sectors. Our firm-level results indicate that intra-industry variation in mark-ups and returns to scale is greater than inter-industry variation as shown in the sector analysis. Also, we find that mark-ups respond counter-cyclically to aggregate demand shocks and that the magnitudes of responses differ from industry to industry.     

深圳与苏州的经济比较

深圳与苏州是目前我国经济最具生机与活力的珠江三角洲与长江三角洲的重要城市之一，改革开放20多年来，两地的经济先后都得到了飞速发展。其经济发展的轨迹可以说是珠江三角洲和长江三角洲经济发展的一个缩影，通过对两地经济发展的比较分析，可以使我们了解到深圳的优势与劣势之所在，为经济的再次腾飞找准位置。     

A comparison of the Japanese and U.S. business cycles

This paper constructs a consistent set of quarterly Japanese data for the 1960–2002 sample period and compares properties of the Japanese and U.S. business cycles. We document some important differences in the adjustment of labor input between the two countries. In Japan most of the adjustment is in hours per worker of males and females and also in employment of females. In the U.S. most of the adjustment is in employment of both males and females. We formulate, estimate, and analyze a model that makes the distinction between the intensive and extensive margin and allows for gender differerences in labor supply. A weak empirical correlation between hours per worker and employment in Japanese data is a puzzle for our theory.     

A comparison of the wage structure between the public and private sectors in Japan

This study compares the wages in the public and private sectors in Japan. In addition to comparing overall wage levels, we examine the differences in the wage structures, specifically, the relative wages by gender, age, education, and region. The size of the public sector wage premium depends crucially on the size of the private companies chosen as the comparison group. Wage gaps by gender and educational attainment are smaller in the public sector than they are in private companies. The public sector's age–wage profile is steeper than that of the private sector. Public sector wages are more compressed. In other words, the wages are relatively higher at the lower end of the wage distribution and relatively lower at the higher end. The regional wage differentials are smaller in the public sector. Here, the wage levels of public sector workers are relatively higher in rural regions and relatively lower in large metropolitan regions. To ensure the efficient provision of public services, it is inappropriate to compare only mean wages.     

A cross-country comparison of interindustry linkages and the role of imported intermediate inputs

This paper compares the patterns of intermediate input use, the levels of overall and domestic industrial linkages, and the role of imported intermediate goods in production among nine countries and over time, based on input-output data. Evidence on distinct differences in overall interindustry linkages and import contents between Korea and Taiwan on the one hand and Turkey, Colombia, and Mexico on the other are presented. The differences are then related to the differences in export structure and in trade and industrial policies adopted in each country.