Do central bank law reforms affect the term in office of central bank governors?

In this paper we confirm the hypothesis that central bank independence reforms reduce the likelihood that a central bank governor will be replaced. However, the strength of this effect depends on the rule of law and the degree of political polarization.     

Eco-labeling in commercial office markets: Do LEED and Energy Star offices obtain multiple premiums?

This paper investigates the effect of eco-labeling on rental rates, sale prices and occupancy rates. The consensus emerging from previous studies appears to be that investors in and occupiers of eco-labeled buildings obtain a bundle of benefits related to lower operating costs, reputation benefits and productivity higher. In this study, a hedonic model is used to test whether the presence of an eco-label has a significantly positive effect on rental rates, sale prices and occupancy rates of commercial office buildings in the US. The results suggest that office buildings with Energy Star or LEED eco-labels obtain rental premia of approximately 3-5%. Dual certification produces an additive effect with rental premia estimated at 9%. Respective sale price premia for Energy Star and LEED labeled office buildings are 18% and 25%. The sale price premium for dual certification is estimated at 28-29%. An occupancy premium could not be confirmed for LEED labeled office buildings and only a small positive occupancy premium was found for Energy Star.     

office 2007文件格式不通用问题的解决窍门

喜欢新鲜的网友们一定已经都安装上了Office2007，它全新的界面风格保证让你笑不歪了嘴。不过同时也有一件让大家意想不到的事情，就是用office2007保存的Word、Excel、Powerpoint文件，在其它版本的Office里是无法打开的。这下该头大了吧！     

查看/修改系统或office的安装序列号

WinKeyFinder可以轻松查找出你的系统与Office的安装序列号，它可以让你随意修改安装序列号。现在盗版软件满天飞，程序开发厂商为了防范这些非法软件，许多公司都祭出了产品必须在线启动才能继续使用的绝招。虽然这可以防止盗版横行，但是对于使用原版的使用者来说可就辛苦了，因为每次一重新安装系统，就必须做一次产品在线启动的动作，     

Does Twitter chatter matter? Online reviews and box office revenues

ABSTRACT

With a rapid rise of text-based social media and online Word-of-Mouth (WOM) activity, millions of people express their thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics. Considering that nowadays WOM is a most influential source of information when guiding consumers’ choice and purchase decisions, in this paper we look at the relationship between Twitter messages (tweets) and cinema box office revenues. Using static and dynamic panel data regression approaches, we show that the frequency, sentiment and timing of tweets posted about a film are correlated to different extent with the movie’s box office revenues, with negative tweets being particularly damaging to the box office revenues. From a managerial perspective, this is important to know, such that film production companies and distributors can adjust their strategy accordingly.