Consumer value conflicts surrounding ethical food purchase decisions: a focus on animal welfare

Ethical attitudes in relation to meat purchases were studied among urban and rural consumers in Scotland. All subjects perceived at least some ethical issues in relation to animal production systems, in particular, systems keeping animals in close confinement. Welfare‐friendly production systems were viewed as adding value to a food, but this value was not necessarily realizable to producers if purchases occurred only when foods were on special offer. Statements made by individuals were often contradictory, revealing ambivalence, unresolved value conflicts and a general lack of involvement in the nature of meat production. A number of barriers to the establishment of stable attitudes and behaviours in relation to the ethical treatment of food animals were also identified. A key finding of the study is that individuals can hold two views on animal welfare. On the one hand, they may think as citizens influencing societal standards, and on the other, as consumers at the point of purchase. As citizens, they support the notion of animals being entitled to a good life; as meat consumers, they avoid the cognitive connection with the live animal. This paper explores both the citizen–consumer relationship and purchase strategies used by consumers to resolve value conflicts. Lessons for public and commercial policy are highlighted in the context of the Curry Report (2002) which advocates more effective market segmentation where markets are finely attuned to their customers, with the development of a number of assurance schemes discussed in the article.     

Fashion groups,gender, and boredom proneness

This study examined differences between men and women and among fashion consumer groups (fashion innovators, fashion opinion leaders, innovative communicators, and fashion followers) in propensity toward boredom. Participants (126 male, 130 female university students) completed questionnaires measuring fashion group membership, boredom proneness, and demographics. anova revealed significant effects for fashion group for two dimensions of boredom proneness: internal stimulation and constraint. Innovative communicators indicated lower propensity for boredom because of need for internal stimulation but more propensity for boredom because of constraint than fashion followers. Men indicated greater propensity for boredom because of need for external stimulation than women did.     

消费者品牌依恋的影响因素研究

品牌依恋作为品牌关系管理的新视角,也是影响消费者品牌忠诚的重要因素.然而,目前关于品牌依恋的影响因素的研究尚不够系统.从消费者、品牌及消费者与品牌之间的关系三个角度出发,系统化的研究品牌依恋的影响因素,旨在为企业提出可行的营销建议,提升消费者的品牌依恋程度.     

碳债券的估值及敏感性分析

论文以2014年5月13日中广核电附加碳收益中期票据的成功发行为背景,在假设核证碳减排量(CER)服从几何分形过程的情况下,结合分形过程的蒙特卡洛模拟,研究了中期碳债券的设计和估值问题,并分析了不同的期权条款设计带来的风险差异。研究认为相对较复杂的强路径依赖型亚式浮息碳债券,在碳现货价格波动性较大的情况下,简单的欧式浮息碳债券是更好的设计选择。     

国内外医药期刊载文及被引用情况对比及分析——以《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》与《PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases》为例

《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》是中国唯一一本被美国科学引文索引(SCI)数据库收录的全英文版热带医药期刊。文章通过Web of Science数据库对《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2008-2012年载文及被引用情况进行了统计,并与国际热带医药杂志《PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases》进行比较。结果显示,《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》与《PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases》在IF值、载文量、被引总频次、每项平均引用次数、h指数等各方面都存在显著差距,杂志需不断加强组稿,完善审稿评议流程,缩短出版周期,建立出版后信息反馈制度,以提高杂志的学术质量和国际影响力。     

The determinants of FTA use in Southeast Asia: A firm-level analysis

The spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on enterprises including the business costs from the Asian ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the determinants of FTA use in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The likelihood of firms using important ASEAN+1 FTAs (e.g. the ASEAN-China FTA, the ASEAN-Japan FTA and ASEAN-Korea FTA) is positively associated with acquiring knowledge about FTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership in industrial clusters. Non-use of FTAs is explained by a lack of information about FTAs and the absence of FTAs with major trading partners. Key policy implications are the need to improve business support for FTAs, to conclude FTAs with major trading partners, and to create a database on FTA preference use.     

CEV模型下有交易成本和随机波动率的亚式期权定价问题的文献综述

随着金融衍生品的发展,对其进行定价成为理论和实务操作中的重点。亚式期权作为一种强依赖路径的衍生品,在金融市场中有套期保值作用,在管理中有经理股票期权激励作用。因此,设计出更加切合市场实际的定价模型非常重要。本文选取了相比较B-S模型更加实际的CEV模型作为标底资产的路径过程,加入随机波波动率服从有限Markov链的情况下有交易成本的亚式期权定价公式。在已有的相关文献参考下,可以得出其偏微分方程。并且通过二叉树算法,实现定价计算。     

微观视角下对亚元的探讨

以往大多学者对亚元的研究和探讨主要是从蒙代尔的最优货币区理论入手,通过对欧元产生机理和其带来的影响进行分析,然后对亚元存在的基础和可行性进行研究探讨,在研究方法上是站在一个宏观角度上进行例证的,这样很容易忽视亚元作为货币的微观性作用。本文从微观上对亚元进行探讨,假设亚洲货币合作区和亚元的存在,通过分析亚元的货币性职能即流通、支付、价值尺度和贮藏手段,使得我们能从微观层次上理解亚元的存在的可行性和必要性,从而为亚元的产生提供微观上的理论支持。     

东盟对中国的地缘战略意义分析

冷战结束以后,东盟在一体化方面取得重大进展,随着其大国平衡外交战略的实施,其独特的地缘战略意义开始凸现出来。作为海陆复合型的中国,要想成为世界大国,不仅在经济上有所发展,还要在海权的发展及文化软实力的国际增长方面有所突破,同时积极推动多边外交,全方位提升我国的国际地位,形成稳定的周边环境。东盟在这些方面对中国具有重要的地缘战略意义。     

美国是东亚区域合作的推动者还是阻碍者?

冷战结束至今,东亚区域合作得到了很大发展。地区多边组织、论坛、会议、自由贸易区等区域合作形式在本地区的政治、安全和经济等诸多领域中扮演着日益重要的角色,包括中国在内的东亚国家都已经在不同程度上介入区域多边合作进程之中。东亚区域合作的进程可能对未来美国与东亚的关系产生意义深远的影响。美国主要根据其自身利益的判断来应对东亚区域合作,对于把美国排除在外的区域合作形式可能采取不欢迎的态度,对于把美国包括在内的区域合作形式则可能采取积极推动的立场。