AFAS框架下的东南亚金融服务自由化

东盟服务贸易框架协定（AFAS）是东盟（ASEAN）成员国之间关于服务贸易合作的一个区域性协定。AFAS是在1995年举行的东盟第15次峰会上签署的。协议旨在通过消除区域内的贸易限制以及扩展服务贸易总协定（GATS）规定以外的服务贸易自由化的范围，以此增强成员国之间在服务贸易领域的合作。     

Projecting the future size and health status of the U.S. elderly population

"A projection model based on a multivariate continuous state, stochastic process is presented. The model allows multiple time-varying covariates to be used so parameters can be estimated from time series information on health changes and mortality, and their interaction. Health changes are simulated by altering parameters controlling the age trajectory and diffusion of risk factor means, variances, and covariances....By increasing the information used in projections it may be possible to better (a) anticipate the state of health at extreme ages, (b) forecast changes in health at specific ages over time, (c) stimulate the effects of specific interventions, and (d) determine the sensitivity of outcomes to a range of interventions."     

Yes, the market can curb health costs

Memo to Clinton's transition team: forget those tough expenditure ceilings you're considering. Look instead at what managed competition is already accomplishing.     

美国管理状况

一、“这是世界上唯一的能每日自我更新的国家”。当今美国管理状况是良性的。我并不是属于认为美国是缺乏“竞争力”的那种人。我认为美国的管理者是构成世界上最有生气的经济的一个组成部分——我还认为美国管理者在确保经济健康发展方面是很值得称道的。今天我们是处在史无前列的经济发展的第七年头——这是一种就我所知的经典经济学家曾梦寐以求的发展。     

The value of youth: equalizing age differentials in marriages

"The objective of this paper is to present a model of constrained utility-maximizing behaviour which is able to explain several features of marriage. The model predicts that individuals meet in the marriage market and trade characteristics, in which they are relatively well endowed, to obtain characteristics in which they are less well endowed. The model implies a positive age differential in favour of the husband due to biological differences. This differential is shown to be attentuated by differences in earnings capacity and human capital investments. The model also has implications for dynamic aspects of marriage and provides an explanation for the secular increase in females' age of first marriage and difficulty experienced by females in the post thirty-year age group in finding suitable partners. An examination of unit record data on residents of metropolitan California from the 1980 United States Census reveals systematic patterns in the data are consistent with the theory."     

Planning the leadership transition

According to the author, a successful leadership change should not be left to chance. Such a transition must be planned and carefully managed.     

A vision for excellence

One hospital integrates employee relations, customer service and commitment to quality into one successful, award-winning program. Employees at AMI Palmetto General are motivated to constantly consider the hospital's goals and strive for excellence.     

艾滋病与经济

本文系为世界卫生组织宏观经济和卫生委员会第一工作组撰写,文章原名为Aids & Economics,原载于http://www.iaen.org/files.cgi/7055_bloom_economics.pdf(2001年11月)。翻译此文,是基于世界范围内的艾滋病流行,给各国经济和社会发展都造成了严重影响。中国在经济实现快速增长的同时,也面临着所获成果有被艾滋病吞噬的危险。本文作者利用20世纪80年代及90年代初的调查数据,从宏观及微观的角度就HIV/AIDS对柬埔寨、越南及非洲一些国家的经济所造成的影响进行了回顾,分析了二者之间错综复杂的关系;同时以泰国为例探讨了预防艾滋病病毒感染所可能带来的经济收益,呼吁各国增加对艾滋病防治工作的投入。译者切望通过本文能够引起更多人对艾滋病防治问题的关注,增加对公共卫生领域的财政和人力投入。     

欧洲门户鹿特丹

作为鹿特丹市市长，我非常荣幸有机会能向中国读者介绍我们这座城市。因为中国和鹿特丹之间的关系非常密切。鹿特丹三十余年来一直雄居世界第一大港，同时它又是荷兰的工业中心。目前全市人口超过一百万。鹿特丹港的年货物吞吐量约在3亿吨左右。面对日益发展的欧洲其它港口的竞争，为了维护世界第一大港的地位，鹿特丹市已将改善港口的服务质量提上议事日程。这也正是促成鹿特丹港从原来单一的转口贸易港发展成为一个集国际贸易、工业和货物集散中心为一体的大港，其设施和服务也从进出口、转口贸易扩展到所有的服务领域的原因所在。我们的…