On measuring the wealth of nations: the US economy, 1964-2001

This paper examines the methodology of Shaikh and Tonak (Measuringthe Wealth of Nations, 1994) underlying their calculation ofestimates of productive labour in the US economy from 1964 to2001. The focus is not on the results but on the methods thatgenerate them. The paper finds that the compromises made byShaikh and Tonak because of data unavailability are unreliable,and that better approximations are possible. On this latterbasis, the Shaikh and Tonak methodology can be used to providethe labour and wage estimates needed for empirical investigationsin the surplus-based tradition.     

Food Choice in an Interdisciplinary Context

Reform of agricultural policies, notably the continuing elimination of production‐enhancing subsidies, makes it possible for policies to respond to social issues such as the rural environment and health in future. In this paper, we draw on a Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) research project which is examining the potential for the development of healthy food chains and the implications for human health and the environment. One of the key issues to be addressed is consumers’ willingness to pay for the nutritionally enhanced food products from these new chains, but it is evident that only a partial understanding can be gained from a traditional economics approach. In the paper, we discuss how economists are beginning to incorporate views from other disciplines into their models of consumer choice.     

中国货币政策紧缩 到底有多紧？

[英国路透社3月18日]中国反复重申，转向“紧缩”货币政策，取代之前“适度从紧”政策，以抑制创下10年新高的通货膨胀。     

关于统筹国内发展和对外开放的几点思考

统筹国内发展和对外开放,是贯彻科学发展观的一个重要方面。要全面把握国际国内的发展趋势,将内外经济政策统一于国家的战略利益。目前国内发展的中心问题,是转变片面的GDP导向思路,确立国家竞争力导向原则。要以我为主,推动产业结构优化升级,提高自主创新能力。要坚持平等互利原则,处理好对外开放、独立自主和经济安全的关系。     

旅游企业雇员流失的对策分析

雇员流动的合理性与容易性决定了旅游企业雇员的流动行为。为减少雇员流失、留住人才。旅游企业应提高自己的吸引力，并加强对雇员流动的控制与约束。     

Schools of thought in organizational learning

This article attempts to bring coherence to the diversity that characterizes organizational learning research. It argues that organizational learning is embedded in four schools of thought: an economic school, a managerial school, a developmental school, and a process school. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the schools, describes how they differ from each other, and outlines how each of them can be employed effectively. To demonstrate the benefits of theoretical plurality, the four schools are applied to the key marketing topics of market orientation and new product development. Implications for future research in marketing are provided. Simon J. Bell is a lecturer in marketing in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne. Gregory J. Whitwell is an associate professor of marketing in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne. Bryan A. Lukas is an associate professor of marketing and director of the Master of Applied Commerce Program in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne.     

Some Tests of APT Mispricing Using Mimicking Portfolios

Cross-sectional and time-series tests using mimicking portfolios are used to assess the exactness of the APT with(out) a residual market factor. The first factor seems to be sufficient to span the efficient set, whether the model is estimated using (un)conditional variance-covariance matrices that are (un)adjusted for nonsynchronous trading. Although the conditional standard deviations of the mimicking portfolios significantly explain the time-variability of security volatilities, the residuals of the mean equation still exhibit heteroskedasticity. Similar results are obtained for portfolios of CAPM-betaranked securities, and for randomly selected individual securities.     

构筑山东科技新高地——山东省五大国家级高新区纪实

在社会经济的发展中,高新技术是一个强力的助推器。而汇聚了众多高新技术产业的国家级高新技术产业开发区则是这个助推器的生产线。国家高新区已成为国家发展高新技术产业的重要基地和聚集创新资源、发展先进生产力的有效载体,为推进产业结构调整、促进经济增长方式的转变积蓄了力量。目前,山东省拥有济南、青岛、淄博、潍坊、威海5个国家级高新技术产业开发区。近年来,山东省高新区坚持科学发展观,抓住高新技术产业发展的大好机遇,呈现了超常规、跳跃式发展的良好势头,开发区区域竞争力日益增强。截止到2004年底,5个国家级高新技术产业开发区的高新技术企业达到998家,实现技工贸收入1643亿元,工业总产值1543亿元,工业增加值432亿元,实际缴税80亿元,出口创汇24.5亿元。     

读奈保尔:从《米格尔街》开始

《米格尔街》是奈保尔早期的一部试笔之作,虽语言和技法都稍显稚嫩,但仍称得上一部不错的短篇小说集。其简洁明快的语言中充满着机智和幽默,人物形象的刻画虽然稍显夸张,但依然可以传达出特立尼达殖民地下层百姓生活的悲欢。文章主要分析了其中一些人物的形象和这些形象产生的原因。