Can Culture Account for Investment Expectations?

Until recently, risk-taking in investment decisions has been explained by cognitive biases and emotional urges. I would like to propose an alternative explanation, based on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, who links cultural capital to risk-taking. His concept of cultural capital has a very broad meaning, as it encompasses technical skills, aesthetic preferences, verbal facility, general cultural awareness, educational credentials, and artistic competencies. On theoretical grounds, one can assume that a high level of cultural capital enables the taming of uncertainty and allows for temporal horizons that cover longer terms. I test this hypothesis by conducting and analyzing a survey of 307 entrepreneurs. I define risk-taking in two ways: (i) in a somewhat mainstream way, on the basis of expected utility, and (ii) in a heterodox way, in a qualitative, context-dependent setting. I find that, in both cases, there seems to be a link between cultural capital and risk-taking. Furthermore, it seems to make financing issues more salient. I conclude by opening a discussion about the heterogeneity of entrepreneurs and their animal spirits.     

Consumption paths under prospect utility in an optimal growth model

This paper studies the Cass-Koopmans-Ramsey model of optimal economic growth in the presence of loss aversion and habit formation. The representative agent's preferences for consumption can be gradually varied between the standard constant intertemporal elasticity of substitution (CIES) case and Kahneman and Tversky's prospect utility. We find that the transitional dynamics of optimal consumption paths differ distinctly from the standard model, in particular consumption smoothing is more pronounced. We also show that prospect utility can cause the economy to remain in a steady state with low consumption and low capital.     

试论长白山旅游工艺品设计创新思路

本文对长白山旅游工艺品进行了深入研究,重点阐释了其设计存在的主要问题,并对其地域特色和设计思路进行了深入解析。     

河北省农村经济增长的消费因素影响及对策研究

当社会经济发展的主要矛盾从供给约束向需求约束转变，经济增长的主要支撑因素从供给扩张向需求拉动转变时，扩大需求成为必要。农村居民的消费水平是影响农村经济增长的重要因素，本文在介绍河北省农村居民的消费现状基础上，分析制约农村居民消费水平的因素，追而提出发展河北省农村消费市场，促进农村经济增长的对策。     

我国少数民族非物质文化遗产研究综述

少数民族非物质文化遗产是少数民族智慧的结晶,在其历史文化发展过程中占有十分重要的地位。近年来,我国关于少数民族非物质文化遗产的研究内容主要集中在概念与内涵、特征与价值、保护与传承、开发利用及具体个案等方面的研究。基于此,通过对相关文献的搜集和整理,对目前的研究特点进行综述和简要评析。     

撒班节的起源与文化变迁

撒班节作为塔塔尔族的传统节日,是塔塔尔文化的代表。每年6月下旬塔塔尔人民都要聚在风景优美的草地上庆祝撒班节,它的缘起是对农具“犁”所带来的增收的感谢。随着时代的发展,撒班节发生变迁是必然的,主要有举办热情、饮食、服饰、娱乐活动、功能及地域等方面的变迁,而发生这样的变迁是经济发展、政策调适、文化传播与族群认同的结果。     

我国房地产市场形态和价格变化的经济学分析

通过模型分析把房地产市场形态分为两种,一种是投资(投机)者主导型,另一种是消费者主导型。前一种形态下,房地产市场的需求曲线向右上方倾斜,后一种形态下,需求曲线向右下方倾斜。房地产市场以消费者的约束线为拐点,由前者往后者转换。这个转换的过程就是房地产市场泡沫破灭和价格快速下跌的过程,也是极易爆发金融危机的时期。     

基于可得性和消耗率的备件订货策略研究

对机器维修保养所需备件的订货策略进行了研究,基于备件的可得性和消耗率,将备件分为四类:关键备件、重要备件、一般备件和特殊备件,针对不同的备件,给出了不同的订货策略。     

沈阳文化创意产业发展前景研究

文化创意产业是经济发展方式转变、产业结构优化升级的重要增长点。作为老工业基地,沈阳具有丰富的工业和文化资源,但文创产业缺乏核心竞争力。文章分析了文化创意产业的实质,总结了沈阳文化创意产业发展的现状,从政府、产业角度提出未来发展的对策建议。