Meanings of leisure among young consumers of a Rio de Janeiro low-income community

This study investigated the meanings attached to leisure by low-income young consumers. In order to achieve this research objective, the study was conducted in a low-income community in the city of Rio de Janeiro. We used semi-structured interviews with community leaders and observation to acquire a preliminary knowledge of the field. We then interviewed 80 young people with ages varying from 15 to 25?years old. The data were treated qualitatively and quantitatively, using cluster analysis. The results showed, as expected, that these consumers have limited resources for leisure activities, due to lack of money, time or both. However, although the subjects recognise leisure as an important part of their lives, they attribute different meanings to it. Also, their understanding of free time and leisure varies somewhat. The findings provide evidence that these consumers' view of leisure, to some extent, resembles a pre-industrial understanding of leisure, associated with time for rest and time with family and friends. The results also permitted the identification of four different clusters, based on the meanings attributed to leisure and free time, individual aspirations and demographic characteristics.     

环渤海经济开放区经济发展的要素互动模式、机制分析

进入21世纪以来,中国的经济实现了突飞猛进的发展,但是,环渤海经济开放区经济在不断发展的过程中,也出现了严重的问题,环渤海经济开放区经济发展不平衡就是其主要问题之一,究其原因有很多,本文主要从经济开放区域要素的互动模式、机制与途径方面进行分析,为环渤海经济开放区实现区域经济平衡发展提供科学的建议。     

Inflation Expectations and Risk Premiums in an Arbitrage‐Free Model of Nominal and Real Bond Yields

Differences between yields on comparable‐maturity U.S. Treasury nominal and real debt, the so‐called breakeven inflation (BEI) rates, are widely used indicators of inflation expectations. However, better measures of inflation expectations could be obtained by subtracting inflation risk premiums (IRP) from the BEI rates. We provide such decompositions using an affine arbitrage‐free model of the term structure that captures the pricing of both nominal and real Treasury securities. Our empirical results suggest that long‐term inflation expectations have been well anchored over the past few years, and IRP, although volatile, have been close to zero on average.     

自由贸易区战略助推人民币区域化——基于CAFTA的实证研究

2008年全球金融危机的爆发使得以中国为代表的新兴经济体开始寻求本币国际化的进程。自由贸易区战略和人民币区域化之间有何关联?本文根据人民币的事实境外流通状况和发展趋势,选定CAFTA作为人民币区域化的辐射范围,分析人民币区域化的贸易总量和结构条件后认为:(一)人民币区域化的贸易总量条件已经具备,在贸易结构条件上则喜忧参半;(二)人民币区域化必须具备相应的贸易结算基础,否则人民币区域化将无法得到实体经济的有力支持;(三)自由贸易区内区域性贸易逆差在推动人民币区域化进程中有一定作用。最后提出运用自贸区战略的巧实力助推人民币区域化的政策建议。     

发挥智库作用 服务集中区建设

推进皖江城市带承接产业转移示范区建设,是我省的一项重点战略任务,而产业集中区建设又是重中之重。社科联要发挥＂联＂的优势,建立和完善服务平台,凝聚智库力量,更好地组织引导智库发挥在服务决策、推进发展中的积极作用,为集中区建设贡献智慧,当好＂理论先导＂。     

Expectation-driven fluctuations and welfare loss under free trade in two-country models

This paper investigates the interlinkage in the business cycles based on expectation-driven fluctuations of large-country economies in a free-trade equilibrium. We consider a two-country, two-good, two-factor general equilibrium model with sector-specific externalities. We show that some country's expectation-driven fluctuations can spread throughout the world once trade opens even if the other country has determinacy under autarky. We thus prove that under free trade, globalization and market integration can have destabilizing effects on a country's competitive equilibrium. Finally, we characterize a configuration in which opening to international trade improves the stationary welfare at the world level but deteriorates the stationary welfare of the country that imports investment goods and exports consumption goods. We conclude that in opposition to the standard belief, international trade might not be beneficial to all trading partners in the long run.     

影响江苏省高新区发展的关键因素分析

本文首先介绍了江苏省高新区发展的基本状况,在此基础上分析了江苏省高新区发展中存在的问题,然后重点讨论了影响江苏省高新区发展的几个关键因素,不仅分析了这些影响因素产生的原因而且提出了相应的对策措施。     

行政区划窠臼内的中国经济区划

传统行政区划主要考虑的是政治的因素。改革开放以来,这些行政区的经济功能十分突出和明显,由此产生了一些问题。经济全球化的过程中,经济区域发展要求突破行政区划的束缚,走出一条区域联合之路。立足行政区划,并且超越行政区划是经济发展的可行之路。     

高新技术开发区在区域创新中的作用及发展对策

区域创新是提升区域竞争力的根本动力,高新技术开发区则是区域不断创新的极点与载体。高新技术开发区对区域创新网络的构建以及高新技术开发区各主体对区域创新都具有非常重要的作用。在科学发展观指导下采取有力的措施,提高高新技术开发区自身的创新能力、促进高新技术开发区的进一步发展就尤为重要。