Centralized Wage Bargaining and the “Celtic Tiger” Phenomenon

Drawing on a variety of sources and research methods, this article argues that centralized wage bargaining contributed to the “Celtic Tiger” phenomenon by linking wage increases in the dynamic multinational companies sector to wage and productivity increases in the much more sluggish domestic sector of the economy and, in so doing, considerably increased the competitiveness of foreign multinational companies—a key driver of Irish growth. The article also argues that much‐received wisdom about the institutional and organizational preconditions for centralized wage regulation needs to be reconsidered in light of the Irish case. Public sector unions played a pivotal role in initiating and sustaining wage centralization, yet their leadership role did not undermine its effectiveness. Likewise, internal democratic procedures and the absence of wage compression policies, rather than centralized organizational structures, facilitated compliance with centralized wage policies.     

对中国信用卡消费群体特征的多元统计分析

本文在北京地区调查问卷的基础上设计了一套信用卡评价量表,通过多元统计中的因子分析、方差分析、卡方检验等手段分析信用卡评价变量与人口统计变量的相互关系,从量化的角度得出中国信用卡市场的基本现状和特点:信用卡各项服务的水平有很大的提升空间,开发潜力很大;信用卡的年费普遍过高;年轻群体相比于其他年龄群体对于信用卡的接受度、认同度、透支程度、及时还款程度都是最高的;信用卡的功能有待进一步开发;新功能的宣传所达到的效果较小;营销的细分市场应该主要通过透支额度和服务程度等来划分.最后文章还提出了相应的政策建议.     

状态方程计算高分子共混物的比体积

基于一个简单的非均核链流体分子热力学模型,采用不同形式的微扰项,可构筑不同形式的高分子共混物系统的状态方程。方程已被应用于关联聚苯乙烯/聚2,6-二甲基苯醚(PS/PPO)、聚苯乙烯/聚乙烯甲醚(PS/PVME)、聚苯乙烯/聚丁二烯(PS/PBD)、聚醚砜/聚氧乙烯(PESP/PEO)等高分子共混物的比体积。结果显示,用一个与温度无关的二元相互作用可调参数可满意关联所选体系的比体积,并可预测所选体系的比体积。     

缆机电气室降温系统在白鹤滩大坝施工中的优化

白鹤滩水电站大坝施工共用7台缆机,但因缆机电气室降温系统规划布置不完善,易造成缆机电气室内温度高而导致电器模块、机构故障,影响缆机运行,为优化缆机电气室降温系统,通过对缆机电气室及ABB柜顶部增设散热装置,外墙增加隔热反光板,空调外机移位,并采用智能降温系统控制等方法,使缆机电气室内高温得到解决,降低因温度过高造成电器元件故障,保证缆机安全、平稳运作,节省设备维修成本,可为同类工程提供参考.     

品牌强度的影响因素分析及评估方法研究

本文通过分析世界著名品牌价值评估方法，并结合我国品牌管理及评估行业的现状和特点，对品牌价值评估中所涉及到的品牌强度进行了研究，分析了品牌强度的影响因素，并在此基础上应用主成分分析法对品牌强度进行了度量，旨在为实践领域提供可操作性的评估方法。     

Rational IPO Waves

We argue that the number of firms going public changes over time in response to time variation in market conditions. We develop a model of optimal initial public offering (IPO) timing in which IPO waves are caused by declines in expected market return, increases in expected aggregate profitability, or increases in prior uncertainty about the average future profitability of IPOs. We test and find support for the model's empirical predictions. For example, we find that IPO waves tend to be preceded by high market returns and followed by low market returns.     

Exports,Supply Constraints and Growth: An Investigation using Regional Data

In this work we first model the role of demand‐ and supply‐side factors (labour market adjustment, productive efficiency) in explaining economic growth. Empirically testing the model, we evaluate why different growth regimes may appear in the 20 Italian administrative regions. This exercise uses a two‐stage econometric approach. Estimates for the elasticity of manufacturing output to exports are obtained from regional time series: a significant long‐run relationship indicates the existence of a demand‐constrained growth regime. We then ascertain whether the regional dispersion of supply‐side factors has an impact on the regional dispersion of growth regimes. The empirical evidence supports our expectations of strong regional differences. Southern regions are less likely to display demand‐constrained regimes. In explanation of these differences, second‐stage analysis reveals that a strong role is played by such efficiency‐enhancing factors as technological innovation, bank diffusion and ‘social capital’. No role is found for labour market rigidities.     

我国海洋资源开发综合效益的评价探讨

从海洋资源开发形成的产业产值效益角度，选取海米岸线产值、人均产值、占GDP比重等3个相对指标，采用均方差权重法对我国沿海备省、市区海洋资源开发的综合效益做出评价；依据沿海各省、市区海洋资源开发的综合效益评价值及排序结果，把该区划分为3种类型：。低等综合效益开发区，中等综合效益开发区，高等综合效益开发区；得出海洋资源开发的综合效益不仅与资源条件有关，还与各地的经济发展水平、人口数量及其协调程度有关等结论。     

Interenterprise Credit and Adjustment during Financial Crises: The Role of Firm Size

Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) suffered a sharp contraction in their borrowing from banks during the Great Recession. Analyzing a large firm‐level database for European countries, the paper shows that trade credit amplified the liquidity squeeze on SMEs, with adverse effects on their real activity. SMEs sharply increased their net trade credit and thus transferred financial resources to larger firms. Given the large weight of SMEs in the economy of European countries, the liquidity squeeze of SMEs likely contributed to the depth of the output fall and the slow recovery in Europe during the Great Recession.     

国土资源系统人才现状分析与对策

通过统计报表分析与典型调查相结合的方式,对31个省(区)直辖市的公务员人才状况、16个部直属事业单位人才状况、19个省市县三级单位的人才状况进行了统计分析,同时对5个省级国土资源厅(局)、6个地市县、5个直属事业单位进行了调查分析。在此基础上,我们对国土资源部系统人才现状、存在问题及对策提出建议。