Social protection and regional convergence in a European Monetary Union

This paper addresses convergence in social protection and GDP in a European Economic and Monetary Union. We evaluate the impact of recently proposed EC social minimum requirements on regional convergence within the EC. Subsequently, we analyze a system of differentiated social norms as a means of raising social protection in countries with lower social standards.     

论IE、TQC与VE的辩证关系

IE、TQC与VE是从西方国家引进的三种现代化管理方法,我国企业正大力推行。本文用辩证唯物主义观点阐述了三者间的关系,这可使企业在应用它们时,减少重复劳动,做到事半功倍。     

Arbitrators’ characteristics and decision-making records,gender of arbitrators and grievants,and the presence of legal counsel as predictors of arbitral outcomes

Labor arbitration helps define employee and employer rights and responsibilities. Evidence indicates that the advocates at arbitration tend to concern themselves with issues unrelated to the facts of the case or to the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved. More specifically, before the hearing, management and union advocates often dwell on issues such as the importance of the arbitrators’ personal characteristics and their decision-making history, the likely effects of the gender of arbitrators and grievants, and whether the presence of legal counsel impacts the arbitral outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine whether these non-case-related factors actually can be associated with differing awards by arbitrators. This study may be the first in which the arbitrators’ decision-making history (award orientation) is a primary issue. Of all the issues studied, the arbitrator’s disciplinary award orientation is the only one with a consistent impact on arbitral outcomes. We conclude that the energy and resources expended by the advocates concerning non-case-related issues would be better spent in preparing their cases for arbitration and in examining the potential impact of arbitration on the rights and responsibilities of management and its employees.     

论卓越经营模式与6西格玛的互补、兼容和整合

本文基于对质量管理发展历史的回顾，分析了卓越经营模式和6西格玛这两个当代质量管理前沿理论的内涵和特点，论述了二者之间的互补和兼容关系，提出了企业如何进行整合推进的策略建议。     

高速铁路工程质量验评组织及管理

根据铁路工程质量验评工作存在的问题，提出对新验标组织，贯彻实施的一些建议和想法。     

基于QFD构建与实施安全管理体系的研究

当前,我国正处在一个事故高发期,中小事故不断,重特大事故频频发生,人员伤亡众多,经济损失巨大。要想有效地提高我们的安全管理水平,需要系统的有效的安全管理体系予以保证。本文研究了将QFD(质量机能展开)应用于安全管理体系的构建和实施过程中,探讨了其可行性、应用方法和过程。     

WEEE和RoHS的行业指引效应研究

探析了欧盟“双绿指令”WEEE和RoHS实施后对我国机电行业的指引效应。指出在绿色壁垒日益严格的国际贸易环境下，我国以牺牲劳动者福利和污染环境为代价获得的产品价格竞争力已经面临巨大困境。因此，应及时调整对外贸易的策略，树立绿色理念，积极促进产业升级，提高出口产品的附加值。完善相关法律体系，使单纯的价格优势逐步转变为科技与环保优势。     

The Disciplinary Effect of the Single Market on Swedish Firms

In the 1980s it became increasingly clear that the European Community market was still segmented by national borders because of non-tariff barriers to trade. A major objective of the Single Market Program in 1992 was to remove these barriers, thereby enforcing intra-union competition. In this paper, a panel of Swedish firm-level data is used to evaluate whether domestic market power has been curtailed as a consequence of the SMP and of the Swedish membership in the European Union in 1995. Evidence of increased competition emerges, as price-cost margins have declined in industries with high non-tariff barriers prior to 1992. JEL Classification Numbers: F15, L11, C33     

The Path to Enhance Quality of Suspicious Transaction Reports for Anti-Money Laundering

反洗钱制度安排的一项核心内容是金融机构向反洗钱情报部门提交可疑交易报告。目前,金融机构可疑交易报告数量庞大而情报价值较低,已成为制约反洗钱工作开展的主要障碍。本文在分析可疑交易报告质量影响因素的基础上,给出了提升其质量的系统管理路径,包括完善报告制度、优化报告流程、实施风险管理、创新技术手段、拓展审计职能等。     

Has Inflation Persistence Changed under EMU?

This paper analyzes the persistence of inflation in the euro area and, in particular, whether the persistence properties have changed since the start of European Monetary Union(EMU). For that purpose, we compare pre‐ and post‐EMU inflation persistence, use rolling‐window estimates of persistence, and apply tests specifically designed to detect break dates near the end of the sample period. In contrast to previous research, we find that inflation persistence has fallen significantly since the start of EMU. Persistence of consumer price inflation, which is central to the European Central Bank's policy mandate, has fallen more than the persistence of deflator inflation. The drop in inflation persistence is consistent with the results from a simulated small New Keynesian model with a shift toward a more aggressive monetary policy stance.