提高党政领导人才教育培训科学化水平的多维分析

党政领导人才教育培训的投入是最具经济和社会效益的投入,也是收益最大的投入。党政领导人才教育培训是党政领导人才资源开发系统中的一个基础和重要环节。党政领导人才教育培训应遵循现代成人教育培训的基本规律。     

珠三角城市综合竞争力双层次因素分析与聚类评估

采用最新权威统计数据,从人力资源、经济发展、社会发展、财政金融、知识经济、基础设施、生态环境、对外开放竞争力等八个子系统层构建全方位、多角度、动静结合的多指标评价体系,采用双层次因素分析法对珠三角城市群9个城市综合竞争力进行了分类测度和逐项竞争力排序;结合城市综合竞争力得分,对城市群进行了Q型系统聚类分析,将珠三角城市群按照综合竞争力强弱情况分为四类,在分析各城市优劣势的基础上提出珠三角城市群整体发展目标及政策建议。     

创业板新股上市折价率影响因素的实证分析

文章选取创业板市场上的有关样本,对高折价率的影响因素进行了多元回归实证分析,结果表明:发行规模、换手率、发行市盈率、中签率等变量可在一定程度上解释我国创业板新股上市折价的现象。     

数理统计在艾滋病疗法评价与疗效模型中的应用

首先对美国艾滋病医疗试验机构ACTG公布的两组数据进行统计分析,剔除异常点,筛选出有效数据,利用Matlab软件画出散点图,寻找CD4浓度、HIV浓度随时间变化的规律。其次,利用线性回归对几种不同疗法的优劣以及疗效进行了研究,给出二次回归模型,并对回归模型显著性进行检验,说明其是合理的。通过以上统计分析得到最佳治疗终止时间和最佳疗法。     

瑞士养老保险体系运行实践及对我国的启示

由于我国养老保险存在历史遗留问题和人口老龄化的双重压力,在建设新型养老保险体系时,需要充分借鉴外国经验。作为这方面最为成功的瑞士养老保险体系能够给我不少借鉴。本文从分析瑞士养老保险运行现状和面临问题出发,回归到我国养老保险现实中来,进而为建设新型养老保险体系提供具体建议。     

Forecasting technology diffusion: a new generalisation of the logistic model

The present research proposes a new generalisation of the logistic model aiming at technology diffusion forecasting. Regarding criticisms and failures reported in the literature to apply logistic function for long-term forecasting, in our work we focused on short-term accuracy of forecast. To formulate the model, based on mathematical approximation, at first the differential equation governing the diffusion process is found and then by solving the derived differential equation, the forecast function is obtained. In all steps, mathematical tools from numerical analysis are used. We compared the New Generalized Logistic Model with eight of the most renowned models in the literature. The model led to more accurate fits and forecasts than those obtained from other models we applied for comparison.     

A North–South model of outsourcing and growth

In this paper, I formulate a simple North–South R&D‐based growth model where final goods firms in the North endogenously determine the range of international outsourcing of intermediate goods to the South. I show that a fall in the trade cost (through trade liberalization) of intermediate goods in the North: (i) reduces the wage of the North relative to that of the South; (ii) increases the outsourced variety of intermediate goods in the North; and (iii) stimulates Northern R&D activity and economic growth in both countries. By conducting welfare analysis, I also show that a decline in the trade cost of intermediate goods in the North improves welfare in the South more than in the North.     

The determinants of tendering periods for PPP procurement in the UK: an empirical analysis

The procurement of infrastructure projects via public–private partnerships (PPPs) is rising globally. PPPs are, however, often characterized by lengthy tendering periods, defined as the difference between contract notice and financial close. Tendering periods are important because they account for a significant proportion of overall project delivery time. Slow tendering deters bidders and thus reduces competition for contracts. We source data on 670 PPP projects in the United Kingdom and use a duration analysis model to empirically examine factors that impact tendering period duration. Our results reveal significant sectoral variation with projects in the health and housing sectors taking significantly longer to reach financial close. We also show that, after controlling for other factors, projects with higher capital values and projects that overlap with the timing of general elections are associated with significantly longer tendering periods. We further examine the impact of the competitive dialogue procurement method and find evidence that tendering periods have increased since 2006; the year competitive dialogue was introduced. We do, however, observe a significant reduction in the time between appointment of preferred bidder and financial close post-2006. This suggests that competitive dialogue is effective in reducing the scope for negotiations by preferred bidders holding quasi-monopoly advantages.     

The three Is of public schools: irrelevant inputs,insufficient resources and inefficiency

We examine the educational production function and efficiency of public school districts in Illinois. Using non-parametric kernel methods, we find that most traditional schooling inputs are irrelevant in determining test scores (even in a very general setting). Property tax caps are the only relevant factor that is related to districts’ financial constraints and have predominantly negative associations with test scores. Therefore, insufficient resources may be partially responsible for the lack of growth in test scores. For most other relevant inputs, we find substantial heterogeneity in the returns, which helps reconcile some of the puzzling results in the literature. We further find that there exist inefficiencies in school districts. Moreover, the level of test scores, commonly used as a measure of school effectiveness, (while related) differs substantially from our efficiency scores, and standard parametric approaches drastically underestimate school efficiency. We discuss the policy implications of our results.     

Using FRED data to teach price elasticity of demand

In this article, the authors discuss the use of Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) statistics to teach the concept of price elasticity of demand in an introduction to economics course. By using real data in its computation, they argue that instructors can create a value-adding context for illustrating and applying a foundational concept in economics. Additionally, this pedagogical strategy contributes to developing an expected proficiency for economics majors related to “interpreting and manipulating data” (Hansen 2009, 2012). The authors provide step-by-step instructions on how to use FRED to compute the price elasticity of demand for motor vehicle fuels and gasoline as well as examples of in-class discussion questions and take-home assignments related to this instructional technique.