The political determinants of liberalization: do ideological cleavages still matter?

We investigate the political determinants of liberalization in OECD network industries, performing a panel estimation over 30 years, through the largest and most updated sample available. Our results contrast with the traditional wisdom according to which right-wing governments do promote market-oriented policies more intensively than left-wing ones. Our findings reveal a neglected role of the so-called neoliberalism in promoting left-wing market-oriented policy. As a result, we claim that ideological cleavages ceased to act as determinants of the liberalization wave observed in network industries. This result is confirmed when controlling for the existing regulatory conditions that executives find when elected. Furthermore, we find that the country’s exposure to other countries’ policy initiatives acts as a positive stimulus for liberalization policies.     

Strictness of leniency programs and asymmetric punishment effect

We analyze the impact of leniency programs on the behavior of firms participating in illegal cartel agreements in a two-stage repeated game model. Our approach takes into account asymmetric punishment effect and allows to discuss the design of leniency programs in the setting with asymmetries. The main contribution of the paper is that we consider heterogeneous firms. This heterogeneity results in additional costs in case of disclosure of the cartel, which are caused by asymmetric punishments. Next, following current antitrust rules, we analyze effects of the strictness of leniency programs, which reflects the likelihood of getting a complete exemption from fine even in case many firms self-report simultaneously. Our main conclusion is that leniency programs work better for small companies, since a lower rate of law enforcement is needed in order to induce self-reporting by smaller firms, while big firms are less likely to start a cartel in the first place given the possibility of self-reporting in future. Finally, we analyze optimal enforcement strategies of the antitrust authority and conclude that the authority with limited resources should implement more generous leniency rules the more cartelized the economy is.     

The influence of redemption time frame on responses to incentives

In the present research, Construal Level Theory is used to predict that consumers will mentally characterize incentive offers differently as a function of their redemption time frames. Data from two experiments indicate that concrete features, such as the face value of an offer or its mode of presentation (as a dollar figure or as a percentage discount), are prominent for incentives with short time frames but not for incentives with long ones. In the latter case, abstract features, such as the incentive’s goal congruity or fit with personal values, are more likely to influence responses.     

Green marketing strategies: an examination of stakeholders and the opportunities they present

As green marketing strategies become increasingly more important to firms adhering to a triple-bottom line performance evaluation, the present research seeks to better understand the role of “green” as a marketing strategy. Through an integration of the marketing, management, and operations literatures, an investigative framework is generated that identifies the various stakeholders potentially impacted through the environmentally friendly efforts of a firm. Specifically, the inter-connected nature of the core business disciplines of marketing, management (both strategy and human resources), and operations are examined as controllable functions within an organization from which strategies can be enacted to affect a firm’s stakeholders. The prior research in these areas is examined to identify potential research opportunities in marketing while also offering a series of representative research questions that can help guide future research in marketing.     

河北省对外贸易所面临的挑战与对策——以人民币升值背景为视角

近年来,河北省出口贸易快速发展,对经济发展起到了一定的推动作用。但其对外贸易的总量及依存度很低,出口商品结构不合理的问题严重制约着河北省出口贸易竞争力的提升。为此,必须从河北省产业结构调整和提高出口企业竞争力两方面入手,尽快对河北出口贸易优化升级,实现对外贸易的新增长。     

浅谈高职兼职教师“大学教师”角色融入困难的原因及对策

难以顺利地融入大学教师角色是当前高职兼职教师队伍中普遍存在的问题。出现这样的问题既有个人自身的原因,也有学校、企业和社会的原因,必须从多方面来采取措施,综合解决这个问题。     

模拟月壤在不同堆积状态下的紧实度研究

月球表面覆盖着一层细颗粒粉末状的松散月壤,这必将对月球探测车辆的行驶性能带来影响。研究用于月面力学试验的模拟月壤紧实度,对保证月球探测车辆的正常工作具有重要意义。圆锥指数和容重都可以表征模拟月壤的紧实度,通过不同的分析方法对模拟月壤进行整备,从而得出模拟月壤在不同堆积状态下圆锥指数和容重的变化规律,并且将其结果与真实月壤进行比较,其结果为月球车内场试验提供了标准和依据。     

促进天津高新技术产业领军人才开发的研究

近年来天津市加快推进人才强市战略,引进和培养了一批具有行业领军效应的高层次人才,在全市经济建设,特别是高新技术产业发展过程中发挥了重要作用。本研究在对全市人才工作现状进行调研的基础上,针对高新技术产业发展,提出部分重点领域的领军人才需求方向,并从人才引进、培养、管理和支持创新创业等方向提出一系列针对领军人才开发的对策建议。     

企业战略形态、外部董事认知与董事会结构

董事会结构是影响董事会效率与独立性的关键因素,是解决早期公司治理失效问题的重点,文章利用委托代理理论与博弈论,在充分考虑企业战略形态、外部董事对董事会结构影响的前提下,构建企业董事会最优结构模型．探讨最优董事会结构与董事治理效率的相互作用机制,进一步完善现行的董事会治理机制,为完善企业董事会建设和改善董事会治理效率提供一定的理论参考。