Are some sectors more “youth friendly” than others? Employment regimes,sectors, and gender disparities in the Great Recession

Despite national differences in youth employment, many countries share striking similarities in the uneven sectoral distribution of job opportunities for young women and men in Europe. A shift‐share analysis of European Labour Force data identifies “youth‐friendly” sectors, how this varies between countries, and how this changed during the Great Recession. This reveals how youth job opportunities were lost because the sector shrank or because employers were less likely to offer full‐time, permanent contracts. New jobs for youth were more likely to be in part‐time and temporary employment. Youth vulnerability to unemployment is contingent not only on employers' engagement with institutions shaping school‐to‐work transitions but also on gender segregation and to the fact that some sectors have been particularly fragile during the economic crisis. Future research needs to link institutional effects with employers' business strategies to understand how these shape job opportunities for young women and men.     

浅谈临时改绞

本文总结淮南矿业集团顾桥矿南区回风井临时改绞工程施工经验及存在问题和根据现场情况所提出的意见。     

The labor market effects of the China Syndrome: Evidence from South Korean manufacturing

We evaluate the direct impact of China trade shock on the Korean labour market following the approach of Acemoglu, Autor, Dorn, Hanson, and Price (Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, S1). Using firm- and industry-level data for the period 1993–2013, our direct estimates imply that the net employment effect of the China shock in the manufacturing sector is the creation of 0.52 million jobs. The positive impact is mostly driven by China's rising demand for intermediate inputs and capital goods from Korea to support its export expansion to the global economy. The import-competition channel plays a negligible role in manufacturing employment because it creates temporary jobs that merely compensate for the loss in permanent jobs. By contrast, over the same period, the average wage declined by 2.4%, and income inequality, measured as the gap between the high- and low-income quantile, grew substantially in manufacturing. In addition, we find that the direct effect of China shock lowers labour market concentration by shifting workers from big firms to small- and medium-sized firms.     

South Africa's Emergency Housing Programme: A prism of urban contest

The Emergency Housing Programme (EHP) is an important subsidy tool in South Africa. The EHP was designed to realise the right to housing and ensure that municipalities rapidly respond to emergency housing situations. However, the programme's implementation has been harshly critiqued by activists, academics, and even other state departments, for a range of valid reasons. This paper explores the findings of a year-long research project consisting mainly of case studies, interviews, workshops and policy review aimed at understanding these criticisms. The research found that the EHP implementers are constrained by conflicted urban development imperatives that include: systemic housing demand, building investment-friendly and efficient cities, and other developmental programmes. This paper argues for a reading of the implementation of EHP as problematic prioritisation, rather than simply one of poor provision. In this way, EHP serves as a prism for urban contest and advocate for more strategic, holistic, and progressive urban decision-making.     

对经济危机和市场失灵理论的辨析、联系及应用

面对日益蔓延加深的全球经济危机,各国政府采取了各种救市措施,然而效果并不明显,原因在于宏观调控的理论并不完备。本文以对马克思的经济危机论和西方经济学的市场失灵理论的辨析为基础,提出了"贯通两大理论之间的联系,探索标本兼治的政府干预措施,积极应用于治理经济危机的实践中"等观点。     

基于Arena的散粮码头工艺系统仿真分析

简要分析了散粮码头装卸工艺系统的组成,建立随机系统数学模型,并借助实例用物流仿真软件Arena进行随机系统作业过程仿真分析,确定合适的中转仓容量,给出船舶在港等待时间、泊位利用率,为我国小型港口设备拥有着评价管理模式提供依据。     

Blue Beijing: estimating the effects of temporary emissions restrictions on air quality

The article uses a quasi-experimental regression discontinuity approach to estimate the effect of temporary emissions restrictions on air quality in China. While temporary emissions control is an effective strategy in response to high-pollution events, China has been using this temporary policy instrument to improve air quality during events of international exposure. We find that post-restrictions peak levels of fine particulate matter are extremely high. This finding uncovers unintended consequences of temporary polluting restrictions.     

标本兼治——稳定低生育水平的战略决策和政策选择研究

人口控制的基本矛盾就是群众的生育意愿与生育政策的矛盾;而所有促进群众生育意愿贴近生育政策的举措即是"治本"举措,故"治本"就是解决人口控制的基本矛盾.人口控制的基本矛盾决定了它的两大问题--适宜的生育政策是关键,"治本"是根本.治本措施系以社会养老保险作为社会保障体系的主体.论述了治本资金的来源及效益、生育政策选择的原则和具体建议,以及标本兼治的东西部差异和标本兼治的战略意义.     

美国国际贸易法院拒绝中国河北兴茂轮胎有限公司就非公路用轮胎“反倾销和反补贴”发布临时限制令案评析

中国河北兴茂轮胎有限公司出口至美国的某些非公路用轮胎在美国被指控构成倾销和补贴。美国商务部、美国国际贸易委员会分别做出了倾销及补贴存在、损害成立的裁定。中国河北兴茂轮胎有限公司联合美国进口商向美国国际贸易法院提出发布临时禁令的动议,但美国国际贸易法院给予了否定。本文对本案的基本案情做了梳理,归纳了美国法院的判决思路,最后将本案涉及的美国相关程序制度上的临时禁止令进行了分析,并指出了美国法院可能存在的判决推理错误。本案对中国企业今后积极抗衡美国的反倾销和反补贴指控,有一定的借鉴意义。     

关于城市治理的理论与实践

我国亟待建立一个符合国情的城市综合治理的理论体系 ,这将对我国城市的高质量发展具有深刻的现实意义。文章探讨了恒常综合治理、临时综合治理与专项治理的关系 ,并提出城市综合治理的基本要求 ,即 ,规范教育预防与依法严治相结合、法治与德治相结合以及国际对接、国际认证与中国国情相结合。