Domestic Support and Border Measures for Processed Horticultural Products

In horticultural markets, trade barriers often apply to the processed products whereas domestic support applies to farm-produced raw commodities. Here we assess the effects of such trade barriers and domestic support by simulating the effects of policy reform on global processing tomato markets, which are faced with modest processed product tariffs and high domestic support in the European Union (EU). Both protection and EU subsidy drive down world welfare, but we find that reducing import tariffs for tomato products would yield greater effects on markets and larger welfare impacts outside Europe than would reductions in EU domestic support.     

Regional job-turnover and industrial policy. a note on a potential time pattern of regional industrial policies and their job effects - the case of the german city-state of bremen

Many regions have experienced long-run economic fluctuations generated by the life cycles of their dominant industrial clusters. During the downswings in the 1970s and 1980s, proactive structural policies were typically launched in German regions to combat job losses in their core clusters and to create new jobs in new industries. With respect to the German State of Bremen, this paper provides empirical evidence of: (1) a long-run regional downswing; (2) the potential job effects of proactive regional industrial policy programmes in terms of increasing regional employment, by safeguarding jobs in the regional core industries and creating new jobs in new growth industries; and (3) a time pattern in the job effects, which are related to the different generations of programmes.     

Economic analysis of the impact of adopting herd health control programs on smallholder dairy farms in Central Thailand

The economic impact of adopting herd health programs for mastitis and reproduction by small-scale dairy producers of Central Thailand was assessed using a policy analysis matrix (PAM). Following a reduction in the incidence of bovine disease on adopter farms, an increase in private net profits is observed. More importantly the social costs of supporting dairy farmers is reduced; the PAM effective protection coefficient was reduced by 35% for mastitis program adopters and by 44% for reproductive program adopters, indicating improved social efficiency of dairy policy. Other indicators of efficiency and policy implications are discussed.     

Planning food services for a campus setting

Providing appropriate food services in a campus setting is increasingly important due to more demanding customers and because clients have less time to go off-campus when they need to eat. Using a university campus as an example, this research looks at customer satisfaction with existing food services and explores various methods for determining where to locate new facilities. This campus currently has great needs for additional food services, and it is shown clearly where additional food services are required. Also, the methods used are compared in terms of their effectiveness in finding the solution.     

河北省水利工程正效益分析

分析了河北省建国以来水利工程总体正效益，包括城市供水效益、农业灌溉效益、节水灌溉效益、治理盐碱土地效益、防止水土流失效益、防汛抗旱效益等。     

氡气场观测数据的统计分析

通过在原状土层中选定测孔进行观测数据的统计分析表明,孔中温度的作用、大气压力的作用、孔中温度与大气压力的交互作用、孔中温度与湿度的交互作用、大气压力与湿度的交互作用及孔中温度、大气压力、湿度三者之间的交互作用对氡气场没有显著影响;湿度对氡气场有显著影响。     

我国城镇居民小康水平评价研究

通过对我国城镇居民小康水平的指标进行分析 ,设置了度量小康水平的评价指标体系 ,构建了评价我国城镇居民小康水平的因子分析模型 ,并应用该模型对我国城镇居民小康水平进行了合理的评价。     

对环境税的经济学分析

随着我国经济的加速发展,环境问题越来越成为人们普遍关心的问题,成为影响经济进一步发展的制约因素。通过对环境税的经济学分析可以看出其较强的可行性和操作性。利用环境税矫正外部经济,从而达到运用税收手段保护环境的目的,是十分必要的。     

上市公司年度报告自愿披露行为的实证研究

本文以我国上市公司 2 0 0 1年年度报告为研究对象 ,通过构建上市公司年度报告自愿披露模型 ,实证分析了影响我国上市公司自愿披露的若干因素 ,并简要概括出目前我国上市公司自愿披露的行为特征。