Altruism and the Economic Values of Environmental and Social Policies

Altruism is a type of non-use value which can have different definitions depending on the type of goods entering the utility function of the altruists and their expectations about the contributions of others. The purpose of this paper is to measure the trade-offs between different types of altruist values originating from social and environmental policies. Environmental policies are concerned with reducing health effects from a power plant while social policies involve both the attainment of public facilities for education and leisure and an increase in the income of the affected population. The empirical application utilizes a choice experiment technique which allows for valuation of multiple goods. Health effects are decomposed into the values of the risk of becoming ill, the duration of the episodes and the limitations imposed by illness. Altruist values are elicited from a population that is not affected by pollution. Results show that altruism is significant for policies directed to reducing health effects and improving the income level of the affected population, whereas there is egoism for a policy aimed at improving public facilities in the polluted suburb. The value of altruism is significantly influenced by the expectations of net benefits to be received by the affected population.     

两种自适应杂波抑制技术的比较：AMTI及ADPCA技术性能的分析和比较

本文在讨论机载雷达地面杂波回波的基础上，分析了ＡＭＴＩ和ＡＤＰＣＡ系统的性能。对这两个系统从原理上，并利用计算机模拟结果及实验结果进行了比较。本文将有助于工程实现。     

同业存放与同业拆借业务的比较分析与改进建议

作为货币市场业务的重要组成部分,长期以来同业存放与同业拆借都是金融机构实现资金融通与往来的重要形式。文章通过总结当前两类业务的发展现状与问题,比较分析两类业务在会计核算、操作流程、定价机制等方面的异同点,提出了共同优化这两类业务发展的若干改进建议。     

Has the CSR engagement of electrical companies had an effect on their performance? A closer look at the environment

Even though electrical companies attain a top ranking in the publication of CSR reports, they are often accused of 'green‐washing' due to their bad environmental reputation. The current economic crisis is testing their real CSR commitment more than ever, especially when this goes beyond its economic consequences. Based on a worldwide sample of electrical companies, we are going to study why companies are being socially responsible. We wish to know if it is due to the impact on the firms' performance or whether there are other motives (legitimation, improving their reputation) that lead companies to carry out these practices. We will also consider if it changes across the kind of CSR action considered. The results show that there is an economic justification beyond the socially responsible behaviour of the electrical companies. Additionally, most kinds of CSR action (community, diversity, corporate governance, product responsibility) are also carried out looking for economic rewards. However, the CSR actions oriented to the environment are mainly motivated by their need to improve their image and reverse their negative impact. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment     

“国际旅游岛”背景下海南省高校休闲体育专业建设的思考

以海南国际旅游岛建设为背景,对海南省高校休闲体育专业建设进行初步探讨。通过分析海南省体闲体育发展趋势特征,提出海南省高校休闲体育专业的人才培养目标、培养规格,课程体系设置和专业方向设置的建议;探讨在教育培养方案、专业课程知识体系、专业教材和教师方面的制约瓶颈,以期望海南高校为国际旅游岛休闲体育产业培养相关优秀的专业人才。     

Dynamic managerial capabilities: Scale development and validation

Studies on dynamic managerial capabilities still have a rather theoretical nature, and there is great difficulty in finding a valid, reliable instrument to measure this construct. The present study contributes to solving this problem: It aims to develop and validate a scale to measure dynamic managerial capabilities. In this investigation, we develop a scale for three factors related to dynamic managerial capabilities: human capital, managerial cognition (already described in the literature), and relationship networks. The prominent finding in this research is the factor that is referred to here as relationship networks.     

“贯彻珠三角规划纲要 统筹广东城乡发展”研讨会综述

2009年8月27—28日,由广东省社会科学界联合会指导,广东省农村经济学会、广东科贸职业学院和中山市农业局联合主办,广东省农村财政研究会协办的＂贯彻珠三角规划纲要,统筹广东城乡发展”研讨会在广东省中山市召开。     

TASTE FOR VARIETY AND OPTIMUM PRODUCT DIVERSITY IN AN OPEN ECONOMY

We extend the Benassy 'taste for variety' model to an open economy setting. With the Benassy effect, the market equilibrium is inefficient, openness reduces the varieties provided in the unconstrained optimum and there are potential gains from international coordination.     

Repeated signaling games

I analyze a class of repeated signaling games in which the informed player's type is persistent and the history of actions is perfectly observable. In this context, a large class of possibly complex sequences of signals can be supported as the separating equilibrium actions of the “strong type” of the informed player. I characterize the set of such sequences. I also characterize the sequences of signals in least cost separating equilibria (LCSE) of these games. In doing this, I introduce a state variable that can be interpreted as a measure of reputation. This gives the optimization problem characterizing the LCSE a recursive structure. I show that, in general, the equilibrium path sequences of signals have a simple structure. The shapes of the optimal sequences depend critically on the relative concavities of the payoff functions of different types, which measure the relative preferences towards payoff smoothing.