Institutions matter,but which ones?

The purpose of this paper is to go beyond the narrow focus of the current institutional economics literature in development on the institutions protecting individual property rights, and to look at the economic effects of some other aspects of institutional quality on the development process (like democratic participation rights and institutions to address coordination failures). Another purpose is to suggest an alternative instrumental variable in quantifying the effects of property rights institutions. Finally, we speculate how, on account of distributive conflicts, institutions that have an adverse effect on economic performance often tend to persist for long periods of time in many poor countries.     

两阶段订购模式下的供应链契约协调

本文针对短生命周期产品需求的不确定性,建立允许调整订货量的两阶段订货模型,由此得到销售商应该采取的最优订货量.在此基础上,运用契约协调机制,从而达到供应链的协调.     

中原城市群城市化水平与创新能力协调发展研究

经济全球化和区域经济一体化背景下,区域竞争与技术创新日益聚焦于大中城市,创新是城市的灵魂,并引导城市的发展;同时,城市作为创新的"神经中枢",只有区域城市化水平达到一定的层次,相应的创新才会产生.二者的关系在于城市通过物质和能量的输入对创新起塑造作用,而创新则通过物质与能量的输出,对城市具有反作用.城市与创新的相互作用,具体表现为以时空为参照系、城市化水平与创新能力相互作用的界面特征.基于上述理论,运用相关分析、熵权分析和层次分析等方法,对中原城市群9个省辖市的城市化水平和创新能力状况作了综合评价,并在综合和分组两个层面对二者协调关系进行了定量分析.     

城市核心可持续发展研究的多学科调适理念

由于城市核心具备多方面的功能与价值特征 ,作者认为 ,其可持续发展战略需要从多学科角度进行融贯综合的研究 ,形成包含历史、创新、特色、环保、社区、经营诸多理念的新的城市化观 ,并以此为指导进行旧城更新 ,以达到城市核心文脉永驻、文化永续、魅力永存、环境平衡、社区永生、活力永现的目标 ,实现可持续发展。     

基于人地系统视角的小城镇可持续发展

本文从人地关系的角度入手,通过对小城镇人地系统的剖析,指出当前小城镇发展中的问题实质是人地关系问题,据此提出构建小城镇自组织机制以增强综合竞争能力,创建耗散结构以推动开放,利用势差以促进产业发展,保护生态以创造优越区域结构和加强分类指导以推动小城镇有序发展乃小城镇可持续发展之现实途径。     

基于博弈论的二层供应链网络竞争与结盟模型

就两个制造商和一个零售商所组成的供应链模型进行研究,运用博弈论方法来研究制造商间的竞争及制造商与零售商间的竞争和协调决策问题,给出了两种决策下相应的数学模型,并比较了制造商与零售商间有无联盟关系时对各自收益的影响。     

河西地区农牧地域分异与农牧耦合探讨

农牧耦合存在两种基本耦合类型:一是特定地域农(牧)生态系统中农牧业生产之间的内部耦合;二是不同地域农(牧)生态系统之间的农牧空间耦合。在对河西地区农牧空间耦合的自然环境、历史发展、现状结构和问题分析基础上,结合对农牧空间耦合的理论探讨,提出了河西地区农牧空间耦合的发展对策。     

中国城市化与生态环境耦合规律与实证分析

本文在阐明城市化与生态环境交互耦合含义的基础上,利用城市化的S型生长曲线和生态环境演变的倒U型曲线,演绎出城市化与生态环境耦合的规律曲线,并以中国的实际数据为例,进行实证分析。研究表明:(1)生态环境随城市化发展呈现出着先恶化、后改善的不规则倒U型耦合规律,但该规律曲线只是它们实际耦合的一种演变趋势;(2)1985～2005年间,中国工业废水排放量与城市化水平耦合表现出先倒U型和后U型的阶段特征,而这种特征曲线正是技术进步、产业结构高级化、人们环保意识的增强以及经济增长的压力等因素综合作用的结果。     

Policy instruments for curbing CO2 emissions: The case of the Netherlands

Taxes may seem to be the most attractive instrument for curbing the emissions of carbon dioxide. This paper, however, argues that environmental taxes involve a number of serious complications — especially in an open economy riddled with market imperfections like the Netherlands. Therefore, a wide-ranging policy mix is called for. As far as households and sheltered sectors are concerned, regulation can continue to play a major role. Within the context of unilateral policies aimed at exposed sectors, the combination of subsidies and voluntary agreements may be more cost effective than the tax instrument.This paper was prepared for a conference on Energy Taxation in Europe organized by the Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek (SEO) and held on December 13, 1991 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The author would like to thank Sijbren Cnossen, Jarig van Sinderen and one anonymous referee for helpful comments on an earlier draft.     

Corporate governance in a major British holding company: BSA in the interwar years

This paper uses a case study of BSA to examine corporate governance in a holding company during the interwar years. Recognised as generally progressive in its policy towards financial disclosure, nevertheless BSA attracted hostile criticism from its shareholders, showed little evidence of developing administrative coordination and provided limited detailed information concerning the performance of its subsidiaries. Voice did have an effect in changing the pattern of financial reporting, but even under the pressure of its banker, when financial circumstances deteriorated in the early 1930s, BSA was only prepared to change personnel while organisational structures remained in place.