我国经济周期波动态势的区域划分与动态特征检验

本文利用贝叶斯估计结合门限自回归模型,对我国经济周期波动态势进行了分析和判断,检验中发现我国经济周期波动动态机制变迁的门限增长率为9.36%.当经济增长率高于这个门限值后,经济周期波动具有自稳定的均值回归特征;当经济增长率低于这个门限值后,经济周期波动具有向更高稳态的迁移特征,这意味着我国现阶段的经济增长过程具有内生的稳定性,这也是近年来我国经济波动率趋于稳定的重要原因.从经济周期波动的动态轨迹判断,我国经济仍然具备保持快速稳定增长的基础,因此需要利用有效宏观调控来保证快速稳定增长的实现.     

冀中南地区产业同构现象问题的分析与探索

所谓产业同构是指在各地区产业结构变动过程中不断出现和增强的区域间结构的高度相似趋势。由于历史原因和现实生产生活过程中对新型消费品需求的同步化趋势、地区利益的客观存在等原因，产业结构趋同化现象在我省冀中南已是由来已久。     

我国GDP增长率序列中趋势成分和周期成分的分解

本文使用H-P滤波、时间趋势平稳、ARMA趋势平稳和状态空间分解等趋势分解方法，对我国GDP增长率序列进行了趋势分解，并对各种周期成分进行了对比检验。我们发现，这些分解方法得到的周期成分具有类似的统计性质，但就残差序列的白噪声检验来说，双变量状态空间模型的分解效果最为显著，因此应该采用状态空间模型进一步分析我国的经济周期性质。     

投资者情绪对金融脱媒的阈值协整效应研究——基于中国不同经济周期的数据验证

研究非市场因素与金融脱媒的关系对于完善金融市场的发展具有重要意义。运用投资者情绪指数这一非市场因素指标,在不同的经济周期背景下建立非线性阈值协整模型,利用非线性最小二乘法和完全修正的最小二乘法对参数进行估计,定量分析了投资者情绪与金融脱媒之间的长期动态均衡关系。研究表明:在不同的经济周期中,金融脱媒程度不同,但整体呈深化趋势;投资者情绪对金融脱媒存在显著的正向影响;投资者情绪与金融脱媒存在长期动态均衡关系,且该均衡关系受经济周期的影响。     

投资者情绪对金融脱媒的阈值协整效应研究——基于中国不同经济周期的数据验证

研究非市场因素与金融脱媒的关系对于完善金融市场的发展具有重要意义。运用投资者情绪指数这一非市场因素指标,在不同的经济周期背景下建立非线性阈值协整模型,利用非线性最小二乘法和完全修正的最小二乘法对参数进行估计,定量分析了投资者情绪与金融脱媒之间的长期动态均衡关系。研究表明：在不同的经济周期中,金融脱媒程度不同,但整体呈深化趋势;投资者情绪对金融脱媒存在显著的正向影响;投资者情绪与金融脱媒存在长期动态均衡关系,且该均衡关系受经济周期的影响。     

2009年新疆财政经济形势分析及预测

一、我国经济运行态势分析 自2008年4季度起,我国国民经济增长由上升转为下降趋势。国内多数人认为我国经济的下滑足由全球金融危机引起的,而实际上,世界经济的此次下滑,次贷危机和商品价格上涨所带来的短期冲击只是其原因之一,而主要是周期性调整叠加所致,由此,我国经济的运行低迷也是由于内因我国经济周期规律发挥作用的结果,全球金融危机引起的国际市场需求明显下滑的影响只是加大了我国经济周期调整中的下滑速度,使我国经济周期变化的特征更明显。     

产业结构变动与经济周期波动的关联性分析

从理论上来看,宏观经济周期是反映整体经济波动的经济变量,而中观的产业结构又是构成宏观经济的重要载体,因此,经济周期波动与产业结构变动存在相互影响的关系。文章选取1952-2011年的我国GDP和产业结构数据,采用Granger因果检验方法和VAR模型来分析产业结构和经济周期波动之间的关系及其影响程度。研究认为,我国产业结构变动是引起宏观经济周期波动的深层次原因,同样,经济周期波动也是引起产业结构变动的显著原因,二者之间存在双向影响的Granger因果关系。     

建国以来我国经济波动及原因浅析(1949-2008)

根据导致我国经济周期波动的原因的根本不同,本文以改革开放为界把我国的经济发展划分为两个大的周期,并进一步在两大周期内划分为若干小周期,较为细致和深入的分析了引起我国经济周期波动的原因。在如今全球经济危机的背景下,探讨我国建国以来经济周期波动的原因,对于应对今日的经济危机,显得具有特别的意义。     

中国宏观经济变量的时间趋势属性研究

本文提出了一种新的时间趋势属性的检验方法,该方法融合了非线性模型与线性模型。本文构建了三个Wald类检验统计量及一个稳健检验统计量,推导出了这些统计量的极限分布并分析了其有限样本下的统计性质。应用该检验程序,本文分析了我国24个重要宏观经济变量的时间趋势属性,结果表明,其中22个经济变量具有非线性平滑转移特征,其时间趋势属性表现为确定性。     

制度冲击与中国经济的周期波动

经济制度变革成为中国宏观经济经历的影响最深远的整体性、持久性的外生冲击之一，制度变动的冲击对我国经济周期的变动特征产生了深刻的影响。本文运用经济计量方法对制度冲击改变我国经济周期特征进行了检验，并通过市场化程度、非国有化水平和开放度三个制度冲击变量，检验了其与我国经济周期波动的相关性，结论证明，在我国受政治背景的影响而出台的重大的经济制度改革对经济的发展影响巨大而深远，制度变动冲击对经济的周期变动的方向及程度起到了较大的决定作用。     

Development in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics

This paper outlines the ICT statistical developments that the ABS has undertaken over recent years. These developments have been on both the supply side (ICT industry) and the demand side (use of IT by sector). The content of ABS ICT surveys has changed significantly over the last few years and are expected to develop further in line with industry changes and emerging policy needs.
Recent developments in household collections have been the inclusion of IT use questions in the 2001 Census of Population and Housing and in various ABS social surveys such as Children's Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities. Annual business IT use surveys are now conducted and include topics such as Internet commerce and IT security. Biennial ICT industry surveys are conducted to provide data on ICT production, imports and exports, ICT industry employment, performance and structure information. An Internet activity survey is run every six months and provides regional Internet access details and infrastructure details on Internet service providers.
A major development for 2002–03 will be the compilation of an ICT satellite account. ABS intends to produce an ICT Information Development Plan to guide its future statistical development work in the ICT field.     

Incumplimiento del salario mínimo en Europa central y oriental

En este estudio se analiza el incumplimiento del salario mínimo durante el periodo 2003–2012 en diez países de Europa central y oriental con salario mínimo obligatorio nacional. A partir de los datos de EU‐SILC y la metodología propuesta por Bhorat, Kanbur y Mayet (2013), se cuantifica la incidencia y magnitud del incumplimiento. Se realizan análisis de regresión sobre determinantes individuales, laborales y macroeconómicos. Aunque la incidencia permanece relativamente baja, los trabajadores a los que se dirigen las políticas de salario mínimo parecen los más expuestos a su incumplimiento. Con el tiempo, una mayor incidencia se asocia a una razón más alta entre salario mínimo y salario medio.     

Value at Risk in the Suburbs: Eminent Domain and the Geographical Politics of the US Foreclosure Crisis

Several US counties and local governments have recently considered a novel solution to the foreclosure crisis. They plan to use eminent domain to compel the owners of mortgage debt—and specifically of private‐label mortgage‐backed securities—to sell the debt to the government at a price reflecting the loan's market value. The government would then restructure the debt and resell it to new investors. The plans are striking because—in contrast to both development‐driven eminent domain and the federal subprime bank bailout—they would force investors to assume asset devaluation and increased long‐term risk. Notably, the plans have emerged as an instance of financialization‐focused politics in suburbs and suburban cities of color, specifically majority‐black and ‐Latino/a suburbs. Local support for the plans, we argue, is rooted in the long‐term disinvestment of these ‘suburbs of exception', which became targets of subprime lending and eventually sites where the ‘financial exception' has been localized. But these demographic shifts, fragmentation and fiscal pressures have at the same time created a suburban political terrain in which the plans have gained their strongest political support.     

Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization

Serendipity – the notion of making surprising and valuable discoveries – plays a major role in the success of individuals and organizations alike. Previous research has established the importance of serendipity and identified important individual- and organizational-level antecedents. However, the literature has been dispersed and the boundaries of the concept have been blurry, leading to a lack of conceptual clarity and structure, and thus limiting validity and managerial actionability. Based on a systematic literature review, I synthesize existing management-related research on serendipity and explicate the emergence and composition of serendipity in the organizational context. I first identify three necessary conditions that differentiate serendipity from related concepts such as luck or targeted innovation: agency, surprise, and value. Then, I draw from the literature on sensemaking, event-based theorizing, and quantum-based approaches to management to conceptualize the process of cultivating serendipity in the organizational context as a process of enabling potentiality and materialization, and develop a multi-level theory of (cultivating) serendipity. This conceptualization contributes to our collective understanding of how, why, and when (i.e., under what conditions) organizations can leverage the value in the unexpected, which opens up fruitful avenues for further research.     

Accountability of NGOs in Bangladesh A critical overview

NGOs in Bangladesh have been recognized as effective change agents in the socio-economic arena throughout the world. Their contributions in micro credit, non-formal education and primary health care are widely known. NGOs play a significant role in society. NGO accountability, as a result, has become a critical issue. NGO accountability in Bangladesh has been examined here in relation to patrons, clients and themselves. Of the three relationships only accountability to patrons is in a near satisfactory state. Accountability to clients is handicapped by lack of opportunities of beneficiaries to participate meaningfully in NGO policy making. Accountability to themselves is adversely affected due to the adherence to a strictly hierarchical system and the influence of founding and charismatic NGO leaders.     

Towards an Asian model of human resource management? A comparative analysis of China,Japan and South Korea

There has been much discussion regarding the possible decline and weakening of national systems of human resource management (HRM). Yet, culture and institutions are often cited as the major stumbling blocks to this outcome. Such constraints may dissipate in the analysis, particularly if ‘regional clusters’ are considered where geographic and cultural closeness and ‘openness’ to similar economic pressures exist. In such cases, it might be postulated that convergence in HRM will occur. We argue that China, Japan and South Korea represent such a cluster. This article examines these countries, to see if a degree of convergence is taking place and if it is towards an identifiable ‘Asian’ model of HRM. A model of change is presented that distinguishes between levels of occurrence and acceptance. Details of the development and practice of HRM in each country are then set out. The article ends with a discussion and implications section and a brief conclusion.     

Cultural Economy Planning in Creative Cities: Discourse and Practice

While a growing body of research analyses the functional mechanisms of the cultural or creative economy, there has been little attention devoted to understanding how local governments translate this work into policy. Moreover, research in this vein focuses predominately on Richard Florida's creative class thesis rather than considering the wider body of work that may influence policy. This article seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how municipalities conceptualize and plan for the cultural economy through the lens of two cities held up as model ‘creative cities’ — Austin, Texas and Toronto, Ontario. The work pays particular attention to how the cities adopt and adapt leading theories, strategies and discourses of the cultural economy. While policy documents indicate that the cities embrace the creative city model, in practice agencies tend to adapt conventional economic development strategies for cultural economy activity and appropriate the language of the creative city for multiple purposes.     

Input/output ranges and performance: an examination of US machine tool producers

Despite the establishment of high-tech multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Ireland since the late 1950s, the country did not succeed in closing the technological gap with most of its EU counterparts. The weak National System of Innovation (NSI), and in particular low business and government R&D levels, combined with a lack of research and technology linkages between MNEs and indigenous firms, explain these poor results. However, the Shannon region in the West of the country presents some specific institutional characteristics that could theoretically make the region a strong technological enclave. The various actors in the region - i.e. the administrative, financial, political and research institutions, as well as the business organizations - have indeed infused a new type of economic development. After a brief review of the available concepts and models articulated around these actors and their interrelationships, the paper analyses whether the Shannon region, taken as an illustrative example, mirrors a specific economic and technological localized setting. The study is based on a survey of indigenous and foreign firms.     

Sixty years of discrimination and diversity research in human resource management: A review with suggestions for future research directions

This article reviews discrimination and diversity research published in Human Resource Management (HRM) over the past 60 years. While discrimination and diversity are very different constructs, it is often informative to study them together, because when people recognize each other's diversity, this can result in bias, stereotyping, and discrimination. We conducted bibliographic searches for terms related to discrimination and diversity as well as a manual search through every title and abstract published in HRM over the last 60 years to assess article relevance. The search resulted in 135 research articles with 136 unique studies (i.e., samples) which are reviewed in this article. Sex and race are the demographics that have been examined the most in HRM, while religion has been examined the least. Moreover, the number of studies examining lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) employees in the workplace in HRM has grown quickly within the past 10 years, culminating in a recent meta‐analysis. Our review looks at some of the earliest research published, the most recent research published, and the overall trends we identified in the research over the years for both discrimination and diversity articles. We then make future research suggestions and recommendations to advance the study of discrimination and diversity in the coming years.     

Multinomial distributions applied to random sampling of particulate materials

When sampling a batch consisting of particulate material, the distribution of a sample estimator can be characterized using knowledge about the sample drawing process. With Bernoulli sampling, the number of particles in the sample is binomially distributed. Because this is rarely realized in practice, we propose a sampling design in which the possible samples have a nearly equal mass. Expected values and variances of the sample estimator are calculated. It is shown that the sample estimator becomes identical to the Horvitz–Thompson estimator in the case of a large batch-to-sample mass ratio and a large sample mass. Simulations and experiments were performed to test the theory. Simulations confirm that the round-off error due to the discrete nature of particles is negligible for large sample sizes. Sampling experiments were carried out with a mixture of PolyPropylene (PP) and PolyTetraFluorEthylene (PTFE) spheres suspended in a viscous medium. The measured and theoretical variations are in good agreement.