On the sources of business cycles in the G-7

This paper examines sources of cyclical movements in output, inflation and the term structure of interest rates in the G-7. It employs a novel identification approach which uses the sign of the theoretical cross correlation function in response to shocks to catalog orthogonal disturbances. We find that demand shocks are the dominant source of output and inflation fluctuations in several of the G-7 countries. The proportion of term structure variability explained by different structural sources does not depend on the horizon. Apart from the US and Canada, structural shocks are nearly uncorrelated across countries.     

Gift Giving,Guanxi and Illicit Payments in Buyer–Supplier Relations in China: Analysing the Experience of UK Companies

This paper explores the relationship between gift giving, guanxi and corruption through a study of the relationships between UK manufacturing companies in China and their local component suppliers. The analysis is based on interviews in the China-based operations of 49 UK companies. Interviews were carried out both with senior (often expatriate) staff and with local line managers who were responsible for everyday purchasing decisions and for managing relationships with suppliers. The results suggest that gift giving is perceived to be a significant problem in UK-owned companies in China. However the relationship between these payments and established understanding of gift giving within guanxi-networks appears to be weak. Gift giving appears to be associated with illicit payments, corruption and the pursuit of self-interest. Firms seek to reduce the incidence of illicit transactions by changing staff roles, instituting joint responsibilities, which include the separation of different aspects of sourcing/purchasing, ineasing the involvement of senior staff in the process and through the education of employee and suppliers.     

充分发挥中国共产党纪律检查委员会在惩治和预防腐败体系中的监督检查作用

当前,在惩治和预防腐败工作中,中国共产党纪律检查委员会（以下简称纪委）的监督检查作用尚未得到充分发挥,仍存在着一些问题和制约因素。文章主要从健全监督检查体系、完善监督检查制度、强化监督检查手段、狠抓监督检查落实等4个方面,探讨广西公路部门应如何健全和完善纪委的监督检查机制,充分发挥纪委的职能作用,在惩治和预防腐败体系中切实抓紧抓好监督检查工作的问题。     

企业能力、产业竞争力、比较优势与政府作用--也论中国激光视盘播放机工业的发展启示

关于比较优势和政府作用的片面理解,将对产业竞争力的塑造和国家政策的制定形成危险的错误导向.针对比较优势理论在解释产业竞争力的源泉上依然具有的巨大效力和科学性,中国政府应谨慎防范用产业政策和技术政策去人为创造竞争优势的"竞争优势陷阱".正是通过中国激光视盘播放机工业发展经验的分析证明,技术相对落后国家的企业要在开放市场条件下获得竞争优势,特别需要充分利用自己现阶段存在于自然资源和劳动力方面的比较优势.中国DVD工业目前被征收专利费的处境,更清楚地说明,即使是新科等领头企业目前也还不能定义自己的核心竞争力为技术能力和产品创新,而要进一步通过比较优势打造竞争优势.创造一个自由、开放和充分竞争的环境,让遵循客观规律的企业获得强大的自生能力,是各国政府的首要作用.     

Further results on monopolistic competition,markup pricing and the business cycle in Switzerland

This paper investigates how firms’ market power affects the price level. Based on a small macro-model it is shown empirically that firms have structural markup pricing power and take advantage of favourable business cycle fluctuations. To this aim, a multivariate time series model with double integrated variables is estimated. Thereby a model-based business cycle indicator can be derived. Its information content is confronted with survey data giving rise to what is going to be called semantic cross validation approach.

当前世界经济周期波动特点与趋势分析

上世纪90年代,由新经济推动的世界经济周期于2001年底到达谷底,2002、2003年世界经济渐渐复苏,进入新一轮周期的增长期。2007年次贷危机爆发并由此引发全球金融危机,促使该轮世界经济周期进入衰退期。本文对当前世界经济周期波动特点及其变动趋势进行研究,尤其对此次金融危机对当前世界经济周期波动特征的影响进行研究,在此基础上得出朱格拉世界经济中周期以及康氏世界经济长周期的变动趋势,对我国的经济运行提出几点建议。     

高职商务英语专业建设探索——以广西某高职院校为例

以区域经济发展为依据,基于行业需求特征分析,高职商务英语专业人才需求主要是外经外贸、涉外企业和现代服务业中各类业务人员、商务文秘、海关、物流、宾馆、会展接待和涉外旅游等方面的人才。应从学生的英语交际能力、商务沟通能力和实践操作能力三个方面来进行人才培养。在专业建设中应注重服务对象的区域性、人才培养目标的多元性以及课程体系和职业岗位的关联性。     

构建独立学院商科人才培养模式的思路

人才培养模式是以一定的教育思想和理论为指导,为实现人才培养目标所采取的教育、教学组织形式和运行方式。目前各个独立学院在商科人才培养模式上还比较迷惑,培养目标和规格不清,课程设置不尽合理,教学方式、方法过于传统,学生动手能力不强、创新意识不够等。为使独立学院商科人才培养模式的建立做到科学、富有成效,就必须明确独立学院商科人才培养目标与规格,理论课程体系的设计必须突出基础性,坚持收敛性,实践课程体系必须突出应用性,坚持开放性,教学方法和手段必须突出案例教学法和情景模拟化,对学生的考核评价必须坚持多元性。     

视频网站的商业模式和发展方向——以“土豆网和优酷网合并”为例

随着国家政策的紧缩,外部竞争的加剧,目前视频网站商业运行模式的不足逐渐凸现。探索新的发展之路,实行强强联手,成为视频网站生存的必要途径。本文以＂土豆网和优酷网的合并＂为例,指出在新的历史背景下整合是一种必然趋势,除此之外,广告投放、关键资源、生产自制剧等都将成为竞争的砝码。