Price Commitment versus Flexibility: the Role of Exchange Rate Uncertainty and its Implications for Exchange Rate Passthrough

The paper investigates the incentives to commit price or retain price flexibility in a model in which exporting firms face different degrees of exchange rate uncertainty. The result shows that introducing exchange rate uncertainty can lead to the endogenous emergence of a unique leader–follower equilibrium; which firm emerges as price leader depends on the substitutability of products, the magnitude of exchange rate uncertainty, and the cost structure. This study may provide one explanation as to why some exporters set price before the realization of the nominal exchange rates (“sticky price”). The results imply exchange rate variability affects exchange rate passthrough.     

解安全管理不等式

截止到2005年4月30日,山东省平度电网连续安全运行5271天,创造了安全运行的历史最高纪录。5271天,不仅仅是个时间概念、数字概念,它是平度供电公司800余名干部职工用心血和汗水铸成的丰碑。平度的经验说明:要实现安全长周期,关键要对管理机制进行不断创新和提练,实现在继承中发展,在发展中超越。我们的安全生产之所以创下历史新高,主要是找到了农电安全管理四个不等式的最佳解。     

Taxation, growth, and the spirit of capitalism

This paper uses a general two-sector model of endogenous growth to examine how the spirit of capitalism affects the relation between public finance and growth. The spirit of capitalism is defined as acquisitive personal objectives. We find that if the spirit of capitalism is present, an increase in the share of government spending in output reduces the long-run growth rate. The negative relationship between fiscal spending and growth is consistent with empirical evidence.     

小议“混同于一个普通老百姓”

近来，随着我国反腐败工作力度的加大，一批身居部委级的贪官如成克杰、胡长清、王怀忠、刘方仁等纷纷落马，受到党纪国法的严厉惩罚。可笑的是这些贪官在谈到落马的教训时，几乎无一例外的言道：“由于放松了思想政治学习，把自己混同于一个普通老百姓，才使自己贪欲膨胀……”云云。     

标准化在油藏监测工作中的作用

以油藏监测工作中的油藏压力监测为例，介绍了标准化工作在压力资料录取及解释分析中的作用。并用实例说明了标准化作业在油田开发方案的制定及油藏压力监测中的应用。     

中国负债知多少？

【美国《华尔街日报》7月23日】中国的隐性债务可能成为一大麻烦。     

恒久感动

9月17日,北京2008年残奥会在全世界的震撼与感动中完美落幕.回首过去的11天赛程,那些流逝的瞬间成为历史,那份刻骨的感动却成为永恒. 11天里,北京2008年残奥会完美地诠释了"超越、融合、共享"的北京残奥会理念,体现了残疾人与健全人在奥林匹克运动与社会生活中事有平等权利,共享奥林匹克运动的欢乐与友谊、共享人类文明的成果.让全世界共同见证了精神的强健、生命的坚韧和人性的伟大.     

Welfare paradox in economic restructuring

It can be proved theoretically that, because of the previously existing price and structural distortion, a welfare paradox is possible in the former command economies during the transition period. This paradox refers to a situation in which a welfare gain is accompanied by a fall in the reported GNP figure.