The dynamic unsubstitutability of sterilization operations and neutral-intervention operations under dual exchange rates

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether neutral-intervention operations are a substitute for sterilization operations under the dual-exchange regime from the viewpoint of dynamic adjustment. It is found that both operations will generate quite different behavior throughout the adjustment process, although they are substitutable from the viewpoint of insulating money supply from the status of the current account. In addition, we also found that if the monetary authorities either intervene in the financial foreign exchange market or undertake sterilization operations in the open market, the dual-exchange regime will lose its insulation function to external financial disturbances.     

Groups Formation and Operations in the Web 2.0 Environment and Social Networks

The Internet and the Web are evolving to a platform for collaboration, sharing, innovation and user-created content—the so-called Web 2.0 environment. This environment includes social and business networks, and it is influencing what people do on the Web and intranets, individually and in groups. This paper describes the Web 2.0 environment, its tools, applications, characteristics. It also describes various types of online groups, especially social networks, and how they operate in the Web 2.0 environment. Of special interest is the way organization members communicate and collaborate mainly via wikis and blogs. In addition, the paper includes a proposed triad relational model (Technology–People–Community) of social/work life on the Internet. Particularly, social/work groups are becoming sustainable because of the incentives for participants to connect and network with other users. A discussion of group dynamics that is based on the human needs for trust, support, and sharing, regardless if the setting is a physical or virtual one, follows. Finally, future research directions are outlined.     

我国发达地区农村金融市场的演进及重构

如果实现二元转型是最终解决"三农"问题的关键,那么现有农村金融体系的重构就不应仅着眼于农户信贷的获取,而至少要同等程度的关注农村工业部门的资本积累。基于这一考虑,本文从我国发达地区转型过程中所面临的双重二元经济特征出发,通过构造竞争条件下农村金融市场的一般均衡模型、农村工业部门的资本积累动态最优化模型和农民收入最大化的动态模型,对农村金融市场的利率市场化、农村金融机构竞争机制和农村金融资源外流问题进行了规范地分析。分析结果认为,无论是利率市场化还是竞争机制的引入,都有一个时机选择问题。     

改革企业财务制度体系 实施新的《企业财务通则》

2006年12月4日,财政部颁布了新的《企业财务通则》(以下简称“新《通则》”),新《通则》全文共分10章,78条,分别为总则、企业财务管理体制、资金筹集、资产营运、成本控制、收益分配、重组清算、信息管理、财务监督和附则。新《通则》于2007年1月1日起施行,原有的企业财务制度体系将逐步被更新。本刊特约请财政部企业司制度处赖永添处长解读新《通则》。     

旧楼改造结构设计与施工

旧楼房改造可能遇到的各种结构问题,在设计和施工中须采用的方法和技术措施的研究与分析.     

Retail Leasehold Interests: A Contingent Claim Analysis

This paper develops a contingent claim model to analyze certain aspects of retail leasehold contracts. The approach allows for the explicit consideration of risk without any ad hoc risk adjustment. Both "straight" leases and "percentage" leases are examined with the value of sales as the underlying asset. Each lease value is expressed as a combination of options on sales. The effects of the lease value's determinants and equilibrium risk measurements are also analyzed.     

Industrial Policy and Islamic Finance

Debates on industrial policy have typically focused on interventions in the ‘real’ sector to facilitate the transformation of a resources-based economy to one that is based on manufacturing. Although the financial sector has always figured strongly in these discussions, its development, or rather repression, is almost always considered in the context of serving the ‘real’ sector. In contrast, this paper contributes to the emerging literature on government policies to develop financial sectors into independent and internationally competitive sources of economic growth on their own right through an analysis of the development of Islamic finance in Malaysia. The paper argues that the emergence of Islamic finance in Malaysia, and the country's evolution into a key player of the sector in the global market, can be attributed to developmental efforts or industrial policies adopted by the government. The case of Islamic finance in Malaysia suggests the continuing relevance of industrial policy for developmental purposes. More importantly, it demonstrates that developing countries can chart a path towards services-led growth, the next frontier in economic development.     

纺织品防紫外线性能测试方法及仪器研制

[目的]设计出满足GB/T17032-1997基本要求,软硬软件互补、操作简便、便于数据处理、显示、保存,人机对话功能良好,能准确、快速检测纺织品防紫外线性能的仪器.[方法]该项目运用系统分析、有效控制方法,采用先进技术,研究完成了我国首台自行设计、自行研究、自行制造的织物紫外线透过率的检测仪器.[结果]该仪器各项技术指标达到了以下要求紫外线相对强度精度≤1%;标准样片测试结果CV值≤3%;每份样品测试时间不超过10min;测试窗口尺寸小于10mm.[结论]经以中国工程院院士姚穆为首的审定委员会审定认为该仪器设计科学合理、结构严谨、自动化程度高,检测快速,结果准确,关键技术达到国际先进水平.     

Hong Kong parents' perceptions of the transference of food preparation skills

Food preparation skills among young adults are associated with healthy food choices, better diets and a greater likelihood of an independent, healthy adult life. This study conducted in Hong Kong aimed to investigate parents' perceptions of cooking skills; to explore the transference of cooking skills in the home setting; to identify parents' expectations regarding the transference of cooking skills; and to inform the development of educational initiatives for developing healthy eating habits. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information of the subjects' cooking experience, attitudes about cooking skills, cooking habits at home, family meal habits, transference of cooking culture in the family and the factors influencing the choice of ingredients and cooking. It was administered to 1009 Hong Kong parents (of students aged between 11 and 18, studying in 15 secondary schools). The collected data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 12.0, SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and cross‐tabulation analyses were used to compare the responses of the parents by gender, employment status and income. The results show that parents valued cooking as important life skills for both boys and girls. Parents generally perceived their cooking skills either good (41.9%) or mediocre (54.5%), yet children are rarely taught these skills in the home. Family meals prepared primarily with fresh ingredients are still an important part of the daily routine, and mothers are dominating the roles in food choice decision, cooking and buying the ingredients for family meals. Mothers and schools are expected to be the major channel to teach children cooking skills. Findings suggest that parents are well‐disposed towards providing food and nutrition education at home, but need more support (50% reported that home should be a primary support for learning cooking skills; 36% indicated that the school should have a responsibility to teach children to cook starting in elementary school). Schools may do well to collaborate with families in food literacy education initiatives. Developing individuals' cooking skills paves the way for long‐term health benefits and the well‐being of the local population.