Subsidization of S&Ls under the flat-rate deposit insurance system: Some empirical estimates

This study provides some estimates of the magnitude of the subsidies extracted by S&L holding companies under the present flat-rate deposit insurance system. The results suggest that the flat-rate deposit insurance system induces substantially uneven and inequitable distribution of subsidies among thrift institutions. The analysis of the thrift institutions' asset volatilities over the 1966–1988 period does not support the claim that deregulation of the industry has led to a systematic increase in risk-taking in the industry. On the other hand, we find that a large fraction of the asset volatilities are attributable to firm-specific investment policies and that the risk of the institutions' assets change considerably over time. Taken as a whole, the results suggest that switching to a risk-based deposit insurance system would be economically more efficient than the present scheme. We provide some recommendations for policy changes that can increase the efficacy of risk-based insurance by increasing the level of monitoring by depositors and the financial markets.     

THE EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST ON THE INFORMATION CONTENT OF DIVIDEND-CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENTS

We test the hypothesis that the information content of dividend-change announcements, as reflected in stock prices, is directly related to the degree of pre-announcement information asymmetry in the stock. The dividend-change announcements include initiations, large increases, large decreases, and omissions. Information asymmetry is proxied by the proportion of stock held by institutions. Consistent with the hypothesis, we document a significantly positive relation between the absolute values of the announcement-period excess returns and the degree of pre-announcement information asymmetry in the stock. This finding appears to hold for all types of dividend changes except dividend omissions.     

从对冲套利看可转债资产替换

在缺乏卖空机制的环境下，可转债相对价值的实现将主要来源于转债与股票之间的资产替换。尤其是在杠杆放大的资产替代策略下，可转债投资的盈利模式将出现根本性变化，股票价格的波动成为影响策略应用效果的最重要因素。本从对冲套利的角度，通过对等额和杠杆放大资产替换策略的模拟与分析，就资产替换策略的应用环境、杠杆选择与实证效果等问题进行了较为详尽的研究。     

Modeling Methods for Discrete Choice Analysis

This paper introduces new forms, sampling and estimation approaches fordiscrete choice models. The new models include behavioral specifications oflatent class choice models, multinomial probit, hybrid logit, andnon-parametric methods. Recent contributions also include new specializedchoice based sample designs that permit greater efficiency in datacollection. Finally, the paper describes recent developments in the use ofsimulation methods for model estimation. These developments are designed toallow the applications of discrete choice models to a wider variety ofdiscrete choice problems.     

低碳时代餐饮企业实施绿色管理与清洁生产研究

文章结合餐饮企业生产流程及排污特点,按照清洁生产原理,从提高资源利用率和减少环境污染出发,提出餐饮企业应强化绿色管理理念,实施全过程、全方位、全员参与的绿色管理,对餐饮企业实施清洁生产在生产设备、资源能源利用、环境管理方面提出技术要求。     

Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Alleviation in a Transitional Economy: The Case of Viet Nam

Intergovernmental fiscal arrangements may play an important role in ameliorating poverty in many countries. Successful poverty alleviation generally requires both ‘capacity improving’ and ‘safety net’ policies, and both types of policies may, to some extent, be implemented through, or affected by, intergovernmental transfers. From this perspective, we analyse the efficacy of intergovernmental fiscal arrangements in poverty alleviation in a transitional economy, Viet Nam. We argue that both general and specific transfers are needed for this purpose: the former to enable all provinces to provide a given basket of public services at a given tax-price by offsetting their revenue and cost disabilities and the latter to ensure that minimum levels of those public services provided by lower levels of government are targeted to the poor throughout the country.     

合川双槐电厂脱硫装置改造研究

重庆合川发电有限公司双槐电厂2×300 MW机组脱硫装置由于其投产后煤质发生了较大变化,造成烟气中SO2含量和排放量成倍的增加.为了保证其环保达标排放,对合川电厂脱硫装置进行了技术改造,利用倒装法增加了吸收塔高度,增加了1层喷淋层,保证了装置在改造后实现吸收塔出口SO2浓度低于400 mg/Nm3.     

Investigating the recall inhibition effect: A test of practical considerations

Alba and Chattopadhyay (1985, 1986) have demonstrated that having consumers think about a familiar brand can interfere with the retrieval of competitive brand names, including those that might otherwise be considered for purchase. However, their research is silent about two issues of pragmatic importance. First, is it possible to inhibit retrieval of the consumer's preferred brand? Second, can an unfamiliar brand evoke recall inhibition? Our findings indicate that recall inhibition does not extend to the preferred brand. Our findings further suggest that recall inhibition can be induced by cueing consumers with an unfamiliar brand name, but that such inhibition is less pervasive than evoked by a highly familiar brand name.     

西部地区资源优势向经济优势转化战略探讨——以六盘水市为例

西部地区要缩小乃至消除与东部地区的发展差距,唯一的选择只能是不断加快自身发展步伐,走追赶型、跨越式发展的道路.当前的关键是要走好第一步,即实现资源优势向经济优势的顺利转化.六盘水市在区域经济发展中有得天独厚的矿产等资源的比较优势,只有确立正确的资源开发战略原则,才能实现资源优势向经济优势的顺利转化.     

社区基金会的全球视野与中国价值

社区基金会发源于1914年的美国,在全球发展已有一百年的历程。社区基金会以满足本地需求为使命,以通过富有创造力的公益活动和卓越的领导能力推动社区建设为核心任务,正逐渐被世界上越来越多的社区与民众接受,成为公益组织的重要形式之一。本文以全球视野分析了社区基金会的定义、功能和运作经验,探讨培育发展中国特色社区基金会的价值和意义。