ON DECREASING MARGINAL IMPATIENCE*

One of the most controversial assumptions in endogenous time preference theory is that the degree of impatience is marginally increasing in wealth. We examine the implications of an empirically more relevant specification whereby time preference exhibits decreasing marginal impatience (DMI). With DMI, there are multiple steady‐state non‐satiated and satiated equilibria. In a constant interest rate economy, the non‐satiated steady‐state point is necessarily unstable. In a capital economy with decreasing returns technology, both the non‐satiated and satiated steady‐state points can be saddlepoint stable. The model is used to examine policy implications for the effects of capital taxation and government spending.     

浅谈黄金企业如何做好"80后"青年的思想政治工作

分析把握80后青年的思想动态和个性特点,通过企业实际情况,开展丰富多彩的活动,帮助80后青年充分发挥自身的积极因素,张扬个性,战胜弱点,变不足为动力,最大限度地发掘他们的智慧和潜能为企业的发展做贡献.     

Regional convergence and the role of the neighbourhood effect in decentralised Indonesia

More than a decade since Indonesia's radical decentralisation process commenced, this article examines whether the economic performance of neighbouring regions – the neighbourhood effect – can determine the speed of regional convergence. The results suggest that the inequality of gross regional domestic product per capita, as indicated by the Williamson index of regional inequality, may increase slightly in times of insignificant estimated speeds of convergence – especially because of the growth of Jakarta. In contrast, changes in the Human Development Index numbers for Indonesia indicate that regional convergence is taking place, although its speed is decreasing. The neighbourhood effect could be significant in both cases, but it has had little effect on the speed of convergence.     

论“90后”大学生社会核心价值观的构建

“90后”大学生社会核心价值观构建是培养中国特色社会主义事业接班人和建设者的根本需要,是社会转型期使他们能够接受正确价值观念的实际需要,是应对全球化对他们价值观念严重冲击的迫切需要。“90后”大学生社会核心价值观构建面临着部分大学生价值取向模糊、对思想政治理论课不感兴趣、受网络不良价值观念影响等问题。构建“90后”大学生社会核心价值观,必须加强认同因素研究;正确运用实践策略;处理好三个辩证关系。     

“80后”青年公务员群体非物质激励对策研究

本文以上海某国家直属机关公务员为样本,研究了80后青年公务员的个性特征,并提出了非物质层面的激励措施,以有效提升青年公务员队伍的管理效率。     

Randomized experiments from non-random selection in U.S. House elections

This paper establishes the relatively weak conditions under which causal inferences from a regression–discontinuity (RD) analysis can be as credible as those from a randomized experiment, and hence under which the validity of the RD design can be tested by examining whether or not there is a discontinuity in any pre-determined (or “baseline”) variables at the RD threshold. Specifically, consider a standard treatment evaluation problem in which treatment is assigned to an individual if and only if V>_v0$V>v_0$, but where _v0$v_0$ is a known threshold, and V is observable. V can depend on the individual's characteristics and choices, but there is also a random chance element: for each individual, there exists a well-defined probability distribution for V  . The density function—allowed to differ arbitrarily across the population—is assumed to be continuous. It is formally established that treatment status here is as good as randomized in a local neighborhood of V=_v0$V=v_0$. These ideas are illustrated in an analysis of U.S. House elections, where the inherent uncertainty in the final vote count is plausible, which would imply that the party that wins is essentially randomized among elections decided by a narrow margin. The evidence is consistent with this prediction, which is then used to generate “near-experimental” causal estimates of the electoral advantage to incumbency.     

“90后”青年挫折感教育与廉洁心理的调查与研究——以南通地区为例

通过问卷调查等多种形式,对南通部分地区90后青年的挫折感的成因、他们所采取的应对方式等问题进行实证分析。了解当下90一代的挫折感教育现况,并探求改进方案,帮助广大90后青年提高应挫能力以形成积极乐观的人生态度,使他们能更加全面、健康地成长。     

An experimental test of design alternatives for the British 3G/UMTS auction

In spring 2000, the British government auctioned off licences for Third Generation mobile telecommunications services. In the preparation of the auction, two designs involving each a hybrid of an English and a sealed-bid auction were considered by the government: A discriminatory and a uniform price variant. We report an experiment on these two designs, and also compare the results to those with a pure English auction. Both hybrids are similar in efficiency, revenue differences disappear as bidders get experienced. Compared to the discriminatory format, the pure English auction induces more entry.