Price rigidities and institutional variations in markets with posted prices

Summary Standard laboratory posted-offer markets respond slowly and incompletely to demand shocks. In these one-sided markets, where sellers control the setting of prices, very little information is transmitted via the process of exchange. For this reason, traders have trouble distinguishing randomness in their own experience from changes in market fundamentals. This paper reports the results of twelve laboratory markets conducted to assess whether some common variants to standard posted-offer rules can correct the adjustment deficiences. Although discounting, multiple postings and excess demand information all improve performance, we find that response remains poor, and efficiencies low.Support for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation (SBR 9319842 and SBR 9320044), and the University of Virginia Bankard Fund. Data are archived at FTP address: fido.econlab.arizona.edu. We wish to thank Charles Plott and Shyam Sunder for useful comments on an earlier draft of this paper. The usual disclaimer applies.     

Developing a tutoring module for presentation of computerized patient management problems

The simulation problem is one of the most commonly used formats in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). In medical education, a patient simulation problem is known as a patient management problem (PMP). A number of computerized PMP systems are currently available. However, to date, there is no record of PMP systems having been developed using artificial intelligence. This is noteworthy since artificial intelligence techniques could help in the generation of more effective and intelligent instructional systems.

This paper analyzes and evaluates existing instructional simulation software in clinical medicine in terms of effective educational design attributes. Components of effective PMP systems thus identified are incorporated into a computerized instructional system which uses artificial intelligence techniques for teaching problem-solving and diagnostic skills to undergraduate medical students.     

综合物流企业基于J2EE的信息系统设计及实现

试用J2EE平台构建综合物流企业管理信息系统,使其具有灵活性、可伸缩性,更适应网络环境。     

浅谈企业信用风险管理

社会主义经济是信用经济,没有信用,就没有秩序,市场经济就不能健康的发展。加强企业信用管理的风险控制是现代企业的一项重要任务。进入WTO标志着中国经济更加开放,国际贸易更加纷繁复杂,在机遇透人的同时,企业也潜伏着越来越大的风险,尤其是企业信用风险。因此强化企业的信用风险管理,建立与完善企业内部信用风险管理体制,仍然是企业面临的一项重要课题,笔者从多方面阐述了企业信用风险形成的原因以及如何建立风险管理机制等问题。     

宁波市天一广场盆栽大树移植技术探讨

本文以天一广场盆栽大树成功移植经验为基础,详细论述了城市绿化建设中特殊条件下大树移植发方法,以期对类似园林工程施工有所帮助。     

进一步完善税制促进经济健康持续发展

1994年税制改革以来，国民经济已进入新的发展阶段。要完善社会主义市场经济体制，必须进一步完善我国现行税制，以促进国民经济的健康持续发展。     

谈企业集团财务竞争优势的建立

本文针对国际上出现的安然等破产事件和国内近期的德隆国际企业集团的财务危机，探讨财务风险价值管理在企业集团可持续发展过程中的功能与角色定位，并从以创造价值为导向的财务战略思想来构建企业集团财务竞争优势。     

房地产各环节税种设置与税负分配研究

根据房地产经济学对于房地产的分类习惯,房地产税收可以分为房地产取得、交易和保有三个环节设置.本文依次研究了各个环节的税收安排、税负水平及其效应,提出了房地产各环节税种设置和税负调整方向,在此基础上,本文提出了重新构建房地产税收体系的方案.     

灰关联分析在房地产开发方案评选中的应用

项目可行性研究在房地产项目开发决策中得到了广泛的应用，但目前可行性研究主要是进行项目的经济论证，忽视了项目的技术论证，即开发方案的评价。本文首先强调了开发方案评价的重要性，分析了开发方案评价时应考虑的因素，以及这些因素对提高土地利用率、降低开发投资的影响，并拟定了相应的评价指标。通过对评价问题的分析，提出运用灰色数学理论来进行开发方案的评价，并对评价指标权重的确定进行了改进，文章的最后结合具体实例予以验证。