Indian women: well-being and survival

The authors examine sex differentials in sustenance and survival in developing countries using the example of India. Lower female life expectancy at birth and the declining ratio of females to males are discussed as evidence of female deprivation. Consideration is given to the feeding, survival, and neglect of female children, to differences in use of medical facilities by sex, and to regional differences by state. This pattern of discrimination is found to persist even in urban areas.     

Reproductive behaviour in peasant societies: a theoretical and empirical analysis

In spite of the concern and repeated attempts to promote population control programs, a coherent and unified theory of peasant reproductive behavior has not emerged. The author attempts to extend the microeconomic foundations of reproductive behavior by considering a dynamic intertemporal model of household production emphasizing survival uncertainty and age specific differences in productive ability. An optimal policy is derived in a single sex model in which decisions are made sequentially based on new information. It is shown that households will follow a stopping rule; the household will continue to reproduce until an optimal number of living children is reached. As a consequence of the stopping rule households will appear to be replacing infant and child deaths if these occurred early in the program. After presenting the model, empirical applications of the theory are explored and the model is estimated using sample survey data collected in Bangladesh in 1977. Issues raised in the analysis are discussed.     

新《劳动合同法》对外资企业的影响及对策探讨

《中华人民共和国劳动合同法》保护了劳动者合法权益,要求企业制定规章制度更民主化,限制了劳动合同的短期化,试用期受到全方位的规定,为劳动者及时足额取得报酬保驾护航。该法律的实施对外资企业有积极、消极两方面的影响,外资企业应该对照该法,进一步清理、修改、完善规章制度,建立劳动关系时应签订劳动合同,解雇职工和签订无固定期限劳动合同需慎重,努力建设雇主品牌,积极进行产业升级,做好劳动者入职前的风险防范,以便企业能更好地生存和发展,达到双赢。     

The spoils of reform

The nation's most prestigious medical schools and teaching hospitals like the idea of comprehensive health care reform. And little wonder: Thanks to aggressive lobbying and some powerful friends, they seem to have gotten just about everything on their wish list--and then some--in the leading reform plans now under consideration on Capitol Hill.     

电商物流的春天未了么？

近来,不少业内人士纷纷鼓吹电商物流已步入春天,坚决否认“寒流”一说。     

恶意iPhone蠕虫警示手机未来

安全专家警告说,随着手机越来越强大,对这些设备严重攻击的威胁也在增长。本周,计算机罪犯进一步证明了这一点——他们利用改进版iPhone中的缺点,散布一种编程窃取银行信息的蠕虫。一些专家说,该蠕虫可能标志着罪犯正在获取更多有关入侵移动设备的智策。     

斗技创业环境 解说纷纭

深圳是国内高新技术产业较为发达的地区，2003年，高新技术产品产值达2482．8亿元，占全市工业总产值的48．9％，切莫以为越优秀的人才进入新技术产品产值比重达55．9％。深圳市委市政府一直非常重视科技企业尤其是中小型科技企业的发展，出台了一系列政策，完善科技企业的创业和发展环境，加大对科技企业以及科技企业孵化器的扶持。