A note on Peltzman's theory of offsetting consumer behavior

A re-estimation of the basic Peltzman (1975) model using a richer data set strongly indicates that mandated automobile safety legislation has been important in reducing traffic fatalities. There is little or no evidence of offsetting consumer behavior.     

论教育自由与人才培养的关系

本文横向解剖了以美国哈佛大学为例的自由教育，纵向分析了教育史上的几个重要时期，同时探讨了人的自由本性；通过对教育自由与人才培养之间关系问题的多角度分析，首次提出了教育的自组织理论。该理论认为：只有独立的、自由的、开放的教育才能够充分发挥其自组织功能，才能够培养出原创性人才；中国的教育要想能够培养出创造性人才，必须改变对人的生命和人的教育以及政治理性与教育理性关系的基本理念。     

Still in democratic deficit

The rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish electorate has given new vigour to the debate on the European Union’s widely perceived democratic deficit. Does the EU indeed have a serious democracy problem? What are the options open to the European political leadership and which of these should be acted upon?     

Ground handling services at European hub airports: Development of a performance measurement system for benchmarking

The liberalization of ground handling in Europe forces airports to assess their performance relative to their competitors in order to remain competitive and sustain long-term competitive advantage. Together with main EU hub airports, action research was conducted for one year to develop a holistic performance measurement system (PMS) for ramp services. The resulting PMS entails a process-based perspective and reflects the supply chain of airport logistics. As the findings of an ex-post validation suggest, the system represents a suitable basis for competitive benchmarking activities.     

Public market finance for growth‐stage companies in emerging markets: The U.S. alternative IPO moves to fill the gap

Lacking from the options currently available to most growth‐stage companies located in the emerging markets of the world is effective access to public finance. Unlike the United States, these companies are shut off from access to their local public markets. Fortunately a solution exists in the form of an alternative initial public offering (AIPO) onto the over‐the‐counter bulletin board market of the United States (OTC BB). As the name implies, an AIPO is an alternative form of listing that allows companies in emerging markets to gain access to the deepest and most liquid capital market in the world. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

加强党支部党员教育管理工作的思考

加强党支部党员教育管理,是当前高校党建工作的一项重要任务.而党员教育管理,必须与日常工作相结合,才能体现其作用及意义.文章结合学院的工作实际,就当前开展党员教育管理工作的重要性和必要性,以及党员教育管理工作面临的现实问题作一些探讨.