Sense of belonging,international migrants’ spending,and implications for their subjective well-being

A lack of a sense of belonging in the host country has become one of the most common challenges facing international migrants in today's sociopolitical environment. Our two online experiments with 881 international migrant workers in the United States jointly demonstrate that, to cope with their lack of a sense of belonging in the host country, international migrants may spend money suboptimally: more on material purchases but less on experiential and prosocial purchases. More importantly, our studies suggest that prosocial purchases are more effective than experiential purchases in increasing international migrants’ subjective well-being. This is because prosocial purchases can lead to both relatedness need satisfaction and beneficence, with each independently contributing to international migrants’ subjective well-being. Our research suggests that public policymakers should address the social exclusion international migrants experience when moving to a new country because it can have a negative impact on their subjective well-being. Our research further suggests that one way to mitigate social exclusion is to encourage international migrants to spend money on others rather than themselves.     

Impact of empathy with nature on pro-environmental behaviour

Existing studies show the role of empathy with nature in improving attitudes toward the environment. This article demonstrates that induced empathy with nature can improve environmental behaviours and commitments. We find that environmental commitment and behaviour are positively affected by empathy with nature and establish a causal model between empathy with nature and pro-environmental behaviour. We further investigate the relationship between self-construal (interdependent or independent), empathy with nature (existing or non-existing) and pro-environmental behaviour. The results indicate that participants who have empathy with nature display stronger pro-environmental behaviour, particularly in the private domain. Commitment to the environment plays a mediating role in this relationship and self-construal plays a moderating role. Specifically, for individuals with interdependent self-construal, empathy with nature promotes pro-environmental behaviour, whereas for individuals with independent self-construal, empathy with nature has no statistically significant effect on pro-environmental behaviour.     

Tourist accommodation,consumption and platforms

The expansion of mediated accommodation on peer to peer (P2P) platforms, such as Airbnb, has generated extensive economic impact and structural changes in all the destinations involved. This study proposes an innovative analysis which estimates the economic impact associated with the expenditure of tourists staying in traditional hotel establishments in comparison to the impact of those staying in tourist housing mediated through P2P platforms. This research analyses fieldwork based on 1343 surveys carried out in the city of Granada, one of the main tourist destinations in Spain. Through the application of the input–output methodology we found that tourists staying in tourist housing mediated through P2P platforms generate a greater impact as a consequence of longer average stays and more heterogeneously distributed consumption. Their average expenditure is similar to that of tourists in hotels, but the indirect impact generated is greater. Consequently, we can better comprehend the economic impact associated with these platforms and their real effect. Public planners have to consider this information as part of the regulation and restriction of this activity.     

小型足球运动在高校足球选项课中的运用

小型足球运动与11人制足球运动相比有其自身的特点和优势。运用其特点和优势可以对高校足球选项课程内容及练习方法、手段进行教学改革,以达到培养学生运动兴趣,快速增进学生足球技战术水平的目的,并最终完成《全国普通高等学校体育课程教学指导纲要》中关于课程的各项要求。     

“省直管县”财政体制如何促进经济增长——基于江苏省2004-2009年数据的实证分析

近几年来,省直管县财政体制在各省陆续实施,其主要目的在于克服既有的市管县体制存在的各种弊端。可以预期,这项改革措施有减少行政管理成本、解决县乡财政困难、促进县域经济增长等多种潜在作用。但可能存在的问题是,该财政体制如何促进经济增长?文章利用江苏省51个县(市)2004-2009年的空间面板数据进行分析发现,省直管县财政体制对经济增长的作用主要是通过县(市)扩权而产生的政府竞争效应实现的。     

我国能源发展面临的困境与战略选择

能源问题已成为各个国家当前迫切需要解决的首要问题,能源问题的研究已显得至关重要。文章从能源问题入手,分析了当前我国所面临的能源困境、影响因素,在此基础上提出了能源发展战略,以期为解决能源“瓶颈”提供新的思路和途径。     

价值、财富与分配"新四说"

目前，学术界在商品价值、社会财富和分配关系的基本理论研究方面仍没有取得共识。为了清晰地使有关价值、财富与分配的各种现象和本质联系都可得到圆满的科学说明，笔者提出“新四说”：各种生产性活劳动创造商品价值——活劳动价值说；全生产要素或经济要素创造社会财富或商品使用价值——全要素财富说；多种产权关系决定按资和按劳等多种分配方式——多产权分配说；按生产要素贡献分配的形式是要素所有者创造价值和财富并据此参与分配，而实质是按生产要素产权分配——按要素贡献的分配形式与实质说(按贡分配形质说)。     

资源富集地区产业结构与就业关系研究:以内蒙古为例

资源富集地区就业弹性低于全国。向量误差修正模型显示,内蒙古GDP增长和固定资产投资增加都带动了就业,但带动作用越来越弱。与内蒙古整体状况相似,第二产业投资和GDP增长加速度每提高1%,就业加速度就分别提高、降低0.265%和0.464%。第一产业产出的就业弹性和投资弹性分别为0.253和-0.044。第三产业产出的就业弹性和投资弹性分别为0.799和-0.434。     

海南中部山区森林生态系统服务功能价值评估

海南中部山区是全省生态功能的核心区,对维持全岛生态平衡与可持续发展起着十分重要的作用。本文依据2005年SPOT2、SPOT4遥感影像（10米分辨率）所提取的专题图层分析统计出中部山区森林生态系统类型和面积,提出了各类型生态系统服务功能评价指标沐系,分为提供产品、调节功能、文化功能和支持功能4种类型;并利用生态经济相关理论基础对备服务功能价值进行了初步评价．结果表明,海南中部山区森林生态系统8种类型9种服务功能总价值为1549．5×10^8元／a,其中调节功能达1472．8×10^8元,占总服务功能价值的90％以上。为进一步提高人们的生态环保意识和促进海南生态补偿机制的建立提供重要参考。     

《小岭曹氏宗谱》宣纸研究史料价值及若干问题释疑

《小岭曹氏宗谱》是一部尤对宣纸研究有特殊史料价值的史籍,它给后人留下了有关宣纸经营、产区分布、重要宣纸人物和宣纸发展史上重大事件的记载,同时还引发了我们对历史上小岭曹氏历代遵行“口训”,长期有效地对宣纸技艺进行保密问题的思考。