Testing for Vertical Fiscal Externalities

The purpose of this paper is to design a test of whether the vertical external effects associated with tax base sharing among local and regional governments have become internalized via the intergovernmental transfer system. Such tests are important in the sense that the income tax rates chosen by different levels of government will generally be correlated, even if the resource allocation is optimal from society's point of view. By using panel data for the Swedish local and regional public sectors, the results imply that an increase in the regional income tax rate induces the municipalities in the region to decrease their income tax rates. In addition, we are able to reject the null hypothesis that the vertical external effects have become internalized.     

WTO financial services commitments: Determinants and impact on financial stability

The paper investigates the factors that have influenced WTO members to take on their chosen level of liberalization commitments in the framework of liberalization of trade in financial services and the impact of such commitments on financial sector stability. The most important factors are economic growth, current account, trends in banking sector development, policy restrictiveness, and peer-group effects. The econometric evidence suggests that more liberal commitments may be associated with greater vulnerability to currency and banking crises—most likely a short-term effect, which should be mitigated with time through increased market efficiency and better resource allocation.     

现代制造系统环境下的质量信息技术

企业为了确保在激烈的市场竞争中取胜，必须运用信息技术、计算机技术等先进技术提高企业质量管理的水平，增强质量保证和质量控制的有效性。现代制造技术系统CIMS的质量保证系统是在网络数据库的支持下，从产品设计、开发，到售后服务全生命周期中对质量有关的数据进行有效的采集、处理、评价和决策，对质量管理、质量保证、质量控制活动进行有效的管理，实现企业质量管理的整体优化．以达到全面满足顾客要求，提高市场竞争能力的目的。     

Announcement effects of bank mergers in Europe and the US

We investigate the announcement effect of large bank mergers in the European and US stock market. Cumulative abnormal returns are calculated on the basis of the performance vis-à-vis the market and a sector index. Mergers result in small positive abnormal returns. Target banks realize significantly higher returns than bidders. In many respects, there is a difference between the announcement effects of European bank mergers compared to those in the US.     

推广施工新技术提高工程科技含量

在建筑工程施工新技术推广与应用现状宏观分析的基础上，以“2004年建设部科技示范工程项目”大连开发区文化中心施工新技术应用与推广为实例，分析了如何结合工程实际采用新技术来提高工程科技含量、保证工程质量，并提出了一些措施和对策。     

对中小型建筑企业合同管理的思考

通过对中小型建筑企业合同管理的现状分析，针对建筑企业合同管理存在的主要问题及其原因，提出了包括加强合同教育、优化企业和项目的管理组织结构、完善合同管理制度体系和合同文本体系、建立合同信息管理系统等提高中小犁建筑企业合同管理水平的主要途径。     

以技术标准为核心,整合施工企业标准体系

企业标准体系如何与企业一体化管理体系整合？结合施工企业推进标准化管理的实际，要把握好“两个接口”和“一个整合”的问题。一是解决好与国家和行业的技术标准、技术法规、技术规范的“标准接口”。二是解决好企业标准体系——系列标准体系“各子体系接口”的问题。三是把企业标准体系同企业一体化管理体系整合起来。     

油气管道完整性评价的数据支持系统

开发了管道完整性评价的数据库系统，介绍了该软件系统的结构、模块、特点、主要功能和操作界面。     

油田企业应用质量可靠性技术初探

结合油田企业特点，阐述了开展质量可靠性技术的必要性，并从提高人的意识、加强质量可靠性信息管理、加强软件可靠性管理、加强统计技术应用、加强质量可靠性技术在油田勘探开发生产工艺中的应用等几方面提出建议。     

强磁防垢技术研究及其在油田的现场应用

对国内某油田注水管线的结垢现象及水质和垢物成分进行了分析，探讨了强磁防垢机理，研究了磁处理的特点。通过室内晶相显微观察法。优化选择强磁处理的最佳磁参数，根据最佳磁参数设计出适合此油田现场使用的强磁防垢器，并在油田现场安装磁化器实施强磁防垢技术．观察磁防垢前后注水管线状况和结垢对比。现场实践表明，强磁防垢技术不但操作方便，而且可取得显著的效果和经济效益。