The effect of travel purpose and self-image congruency on preference toward airline livery design and perceived service quality

This paper examines travelers’ preference for airline livery design, which is an important component of sensory experience for tourists. Based on surveys of both U.S. and South Korean respondents, this study finds that airline livery preference depends on travel purpose (i.e. business vs. vacation). Designs preferred by the two travel segments differ in terms of color tone, hue, line, and shape. Business traveler-preferred designs signal punctual, efficient, classy, and safe service; while vacation traveler-preferred designs elicit feelings of fun, friendly, and exotic service. It is also shown that travelers prefer airline livery that is congruent with their situational self-image, depending on the travel occasion at hand. In fact, self-image congruency of design is approximately half of the variance in airline livery preference. Finally, results show that self-image congruency also increases perceived service quality.     

Overeducation and Undereducation and their Effect on Earnings: Evidence from Hong Kong, 1986–1996

The expansion of the higher education sector and the structural changes in the Hong Kong economy in the late 1980s raise the issue of the incidence of overeducation in the Hong Kong labor market. Using the 1991 Hong Kong Census, and the 1986 and 1996 Hong Kong By‐census data, the present study finds that the incidence of overeducation in Hong Kong is only a temporary phenomenon. The rate of return to education increased, while the premium to overeducation decreased, between 1986 and 1996. It also finds that there is a tradeoff relation between education and experience.     

乌克兰危机与中国的选择

乌克兰危机的爆发,有极其复杂的国内因素的原因。同时,它更是以美国为首的西方和俄罗斯在地缘政治上博弈的结果。乌克兰危机对国际形势的影响虽然不如舆论界预期那么大,但它可能会影响美国＂重返亚太＂战略的部署和进度。中国应当冷静观察,沉着应对。在始终坚持＂以经济建设为中心＂的基础上,坚定既有原则立场,强调尊重独立国家的主权和领土完整,坚决反对干涉内政,同时也要积极有所作为,为政治解决乌克兰危机,发挥独特的大国作用。     

并购中的价格锚定:金融创新还是价值掠夺--基于上市公司并购重组的案例分析

高并购溢价一直是理论界和监管层关注的重点问题。本文以上市公司高并购溢价为例,深入分析了并购交易中锚定价格的动机及其经济后果。研究发现,上市公司的支付对价与并购标的业绩承诺现值之间的差额是融资购买股权的费用,并不是并购标的未来现金流的折现。这主要是上市公司利用信息不对称将融资购买股权的费用直接锚定在股价中,引导外部投资者看好此次并购,最终上市公司大股东通过减持掠夺了中小股东的利益。本文给监管层的政策建议是要规范并购重组中的定价问题,并详细披露相关的信息,以降低与外部投资者之间的信息不对称。     

我国农业保险现状与农业保险制度供给

我国对农业保险的潜在需求量巨大,但我国农业保险的供给严重短缺.主要原因是农业保险制度的缺失.必须加强农业保险法律法规建设,开展多层次的农业保险,完善财政补贴制度,以推进我国农业保险制度的建设.     

Market Power in Chinese Taipei: Laws, Policies and Treatments

The experience of Chinese Taipei shows that opening up a previously protected market to new entrants can be a more effective and reliable way to enhance competition than regulating the behavior of dominant or monopolistic firms. Moreover, when opening up the market, the liberalizing measures adopted by government should be market-structure-neutral. That is, it should not try to dictate the direction and results of market competition. A more pressure-resistant mechanism should be designed to deal with market power, taking the form of a regime that is cross-sector, independent and collective in its decision-making, such as has been the case with Chinese Taipei's Fair Trade Commission.     

上海燃料油期货上市三周年回顾与我国石油期货市场展望

自2004年8月25日上市至2007年8月1日,上海期货交易所燃料油期货合约累计成交已达6.3亿吨,总成交金额为1.9万亿元.上海燃料油期货价格与新加坡燃料油现货价格、美国WTI原油期货价格的走势保持了较强的相关性,但并不完全跟踪国际市场,而是表现出一定的独立性,更多地反映了中国市场的供需关系,与黄埔燃料油现货价格保持了更强的相关性.上海燃料油期货市场经济功能逐步发挥:形成了反映中国市场的燃料油价格,形成了市场普遍认可的燃料油的"中国标准",推动石油仓储设施建设,提供套期保值规避价格风险的平台,规模化培养石油金融专业人才.在总结燃料油期货成功经验的基础上,上海期货交易所正在研究推出原油、成品油等石油期货品种,已经完成了原油、成品油期货市场运作模式、交易标的选择、合约设计、交易规则等主要的前期工作.     

Rural telephone in Indonesia and Thailand: Social and economic benefits

This article considers the need for telecommunications in the rural areas of Indonesia and Thailand. Using the findings from questionnaire surveys in the two countries, the authors examine how the telephone is used when limited facilities are available, the effects of telephone service in terms of improved communication and work efficiency, and the consequences of not having access to a telephone     

居民个人理财工具持有状况分析及理财规划——以镇江为例

随着中国市场经济体制的确立和发展,特别是金融业的发展,居民个人理财工具越来越多,且仍呈发展趋势。本文对理财工具进行了对比,重点将各理财工具的优缺点进行比较分析,并就镇江市居民理财工具持有现状通过调查问卷进行调查研究,最终,对单薪家庭、老年人、中年人和营业主、未婚青年等提出理财规划建议。     

深圳居民消费结构变化分析

一、深圳居民消费结构的变化状况1.深圳居民收入提高,消费增加居民消费结构的变化主要取决于居民的收入状况。居民的收入提高了,消费欲望才会增强。据深圳市统计局城调队抽样调查显示,深圳居民近年的可支配收入稳步上升,1999～2003年深圳居民的可支配收入分别为20240.40、21625