基于公共品理论的农村劳动力转移培训问题分析

当前,关于农村劳动力转移和培训的研究较多,大多是从财政政策和政府职能角度论述加强农村劳动力转移培训的重要性,并有针对性地提出了政策建议。文章运用公共品相关理论分析了农村劳动力转移培训问题,认为“农村劳动力转移培训”是具有正外部性的准公共品,应该由政府提供,市场生产,从而实现资源的有效配置,提升人力资本,可持续开展农村劳动力转移培训工作。     

群体成员位次排序研究——基于公共选择的视角

很多现实问题可以模型化为依据一定的评价指标体系而对群体成员进行住次排序。群体成员对位次排序评价指标权重的选择是对评价规则的选择,理性的群体成员必然会依据其掌握的信息对规则的选择进行计算,群体成员位次排序的结果依赖于群体成员的策略选择和群体成员的权力结构。文章建立了不同信息情况下群体成员的计算模型,给出了相应的算例,初步提出了分析结论和改进措施。     

成品油倒逼定价机制的构建研究

国家发改委发布的新成品油定价机制,是以成本为基础,加上厂商合理利润和国家税费加成定价。本文在分析这种定价机制的现状及缺陷的基础上,构建了一种成品油倒逼定价机制。作者认为新构建的定价机制不仅能吸取美国公用事业行业定价的前车之鉴,而且也可以避免国家发改委定价机制存在的总成本的确定缺少科学性、不利于企业降低产品成本及造成政府（管制者）的监控困难等诸多弊端。     

我国财政支出规模变化的分析及其合理控制

文章对我国改革开放以来财政支出规模的变化趋势进行了实证分析,揭示了我国财政支出规模下降的背后仍然是政府实际支配资源规模的扩大,对这种变化趋势的合理性进行了分析判断,剖析了我国“财政之谜”(财政支出规模下降而企业负担重)的实质,给出了我国适度财政支出规模的基本要求及界定标准,提出合理控制我国财政支出规模的基本思路就是根据公共财政的内在要求,系统改造现行财政支出制度安排,构建符合公共财政要求的公共财政支出制度框架。     

交通运输基础设施供给方式的新兴古典经济学分析

对于交通运输基础设施作为准公共产品由谁供给目前在学理上没有给出明晰解释,没有深入揭示其选择机理。从新兴古典经济学的角度认为,交通运输基础设施供给方式的选择,取决于该种机制是否最小化了公共物品提供过程中的所有交易成本。     

The impact of social cues on passengers’ travel experience

Despite the importance of social cues in service experience environments, little is known about the role of other customer perceptions (OCP) in the formation of passengers’ travel experience (PTE) and loyalty in public transportation. This study examines the impact of OCP on PTE and loyalty in public transportation and also investigates the moderating role of face-consciousness between OCP and PTE. Results revealed that all three dimensions of OCP have a positive effect on PTE, which consequently influences loyalty. More importantly, face-consciousness moderated the relationship between suitable behavior and PTE. Transport managers can benefit from these findings by considering the social environment as they design their services.     

Mitigating panic buying behavior in the epidemic: An evolutionary game perspective

The panic buying behavior under public health emergencies will lead to many adverse consequences, such as material waste, price fluctuation and uneven distribution of epidemic prevention materials, which will pose a threat to the social stability and economic development. In this paper, we construct a tripartite game model to explore the strategic choices of the public, merchants and the government in order to effectively respond to the panic buying behavior in the epidemic. The results demonstrate that: (1) Eight evolutionary stable strategies emerge in the panic buying events. The worst scenario can be improved by adjusting some relevant parameters. (2) The probability of the public choosing the strategy of “not involving in panic buying” depends on the potential benefits and losses of snapping up, rather than the extent of price rising. (3) The probability of merchants choosing the strategy of “not bid up price” depends on the intangible benefits. (4) The probability of the government choosing the strategy of “active supervision” depends on the supervision costs and government credibility, rather than the amount of fines. In addition, strategic suggestions to mitigate panic buying behavior are put forward from the perspective of each stakeholder.     

Are they telling the truth? Revealing hidden traits of satisfaction with a public bike-sharing service

Public bike-sharing systems (BSSs) are an emerging mode of transportation introduced by municipalities to solve congestion problems in metropolitan areas, especially when integrated with other types of transportation. In the last years, the number of public bike-sharing services has been constantly on the rise all over the world, and generally the overall satisfaction with them is high. However, satisfaction with public services is driven by mechanisms that can differ from those in the private sector. It is important to establish to what extent a high satisfaction is genuine or simply ephemeral. Even “old” public services (like public transportation) become “gold” when accompanied by the introduction of new technologies. In this paper we analyze this phenomenon using data from a satisfaction web-survey conducted among customers of the public BSS “BikeMi” in Milan, Italy, in a period when mobile technologies have been introduced to speed up the service. On analyzing the responses to satisfaction questions using simple summary statistics, the level of satisfaction resulted very high. However, our aim was to look for potential “darker” sides of the service by detecting possible hidden satisfaction components. For this purpose, we used the Nonlinear Principal Components Analysis, which is particularly powerful in this context. A simple textual analysis was also performed as a validating test. Results from our analysis indicated that satisfaction is flawed by a set of factors like the mechanics of the bikes, the picking and dropping system, and the apps used to organize the service. Less concern was detected for more general aspects of the service.     

PFIs involving multiple public partners: a case study from the Italian healthcare sector

The financial crisis experienced by many countries since 2008 has given new importance to private finance initiatives (PFIs) for providing public services. This paper analyses the relationships between multiple public and private sector actors participating in a PFI in the healthcare sector in order to better understand the motives and behaviour of public and private sector partners. High levels of trust and the active participation of a regulatory body were found to be significant factors in terms of creating a partnership that benefits all sides.     

Governmental Financial Reporting Reforms and Relationship Marketing: An Analysis of International Public Sector Accounting Standards Implementation

This study aims to investigate the effect of the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) on corruption. This study utilizes a primary data approach based on survey design. The study uses a sample of 255 accountants and auditors in the Nigerian public sector. Multivariate regression analysis r is performed on data gathered from the field of study. The study finds that the implementation of IPSASs significantly affects transparency and accountability favorably at .05 level of significance. The analysis of the result based on the doctrine of Oli–eclectic paradigm, agency and culture theories indicates that improved transparency and accountability in the public sector will enhance relationship marketing.