家庭直接能耗的碳排放影响因素研究进展

家庭能源消费对环境的影响已经成为可持续发展领域热点研究课题之一。为了更好地开展家庭直接能耗的碳排放研究,对国际上近20年的研究进行总结分析,将国际上对家庭直接能耗碳排放影响因素的研究模型归纳为自上而下模型、自下而上模型及综合模型三大类,并对各种模型进行了评价;国际上对家庭直接能耗碳排放影响因素的研究集中于家庭外部环境、家庭特征及家庭成员3个方面。分析表明:家庭直接能耗碳排放影响因素的研究模型由简单走向综合;所用数据由历史统计数据到与微观住户调研数据相结合;研究的层面由国家(地区)、城市、社区向家庭内部全面展开;分析的视角由单一的宏观分析,到宏观与微观分析相结合。在基本反映家庭直接能耗碳排放影响因素研究的最新态势的同时,提出了我国家庭直接能耗碳排放影响因素研究中值得注意的几个问题。     

“双核”结构区旅游发展模式研究——以潮汕地区为例

"双核"结构是区域经济发展中出现的一种空间结构形态。文章在分析潮汕地区潮州—汕头"双核"空间结构现状的基础上,提出了构建潮州—汕头"双核"结构区的旅游空间发展模式和具体旅游开发模式。认为在海西经济区旅游大发展的背景下,潮汕地区必须构建合理的发展模式,即:以汕头为区域旅游发展的主核心点,以潮州为次核心点,双核形成旅游发展核心区;以揭阳、汕尾为连接节点,以梅州为拓展节点,通过聚合—扩散效应,形成粤东旅游发展的双核联动模式;并以厦深铁路为发展轴,对接两边的珠三角旅游区和厦漳泉闽三角旅游区,尽快实现有效合作,才能避免成为旅游过境地。这一研究对于类似结构地区的旅游业发展也具有一定的借鉴作用。     

基于引力模型与0-1规划模型的省域经济区划——以江苏省为例

借助2008年统计数据,采用主成分法得到江苏各地级城市综合质量指数值;根据运输的时间成本与货币成本,计算江苏地级城市间经济距离;运用引力修正模型计算江苏地级城市间相互引力,并结合0-1规划模型划分经济区;依据经济区内县域间三次产业结构差异度与位置邻近性,划分经济亚区。研究表明：①江苏省可分为宁镇扬泰、苏锡常通、徐连宿、淮盐等4大经济区和15个经济亚区。②各城市连接的地区个数遵循Zipf定律,作为一、二级节点的南京和苏州统领全省经济空间网络,而南通、宿迁、盐城没有显著的联系对象。③江苏经济区空间分布逐渐由南北向格局转为南部呈东西向、北部呈南北向的格局。④各经济区内城市间的引力相差悬殊,南部较大,北部较小。省域尺度的经济区划,可为我国将来划分标准经济区奠定基础,也可为优化全省劳动地域分工格局提供依据。     

Technology level evaluation methodology based on the technology growth curve

Technology has been the driving force of development for knowledge-based economies. As competition in technology innovation among nations becomes more intense, there is a growing need for improved judgment, evaluation and prediction of scientific technology capacity in order to enhance national competitiveness. Until now, a country's technology level has been evaluated on a relative basis by comparing it with that of the country with the world's best technology. However, this kind of static methodology makes the interpretation of results unclear and makes time series analysis difficult. One of the most important limitations of this methodology is that it cannot be used to establish a strategy to improve the technology level. This paper examines the methodological problems of technology level evaluation and develops a dynamic methodology by applying the technology growth curve model. We also analyze the real technology level by using a new model application and review the relevance of this method. Finally, we discuss how to use the results in order to create a dynamic technology strategy.     

Where have all the flowers gone? Forecasting green trends in the automobile industry with a choice-based conjoint adoption model

With rising gas prices, global warming, and green thinking, all-electric vehicles are currently considered the automobile technology of the future. However, besides their advantages electric drive trains also exhibit several disadvantages. Moreover, history shows several failed attempts to establish electric vehicles. Thus, a reliable forecasting model is needed that predicts if the current trend is sustainable. We develop and empirically test a choice-based conjoint adoption model that uses individual-level preferences as a basis for prediction. Predictions are mapped to the time of the next planned purchase in order to establish the adoption process. The model extends existing research in several ways. First, no prior information, e.g., historical market data or a functional form of the adoption process, has to be integrated. Second, the model allows dynamic modifications of product specifications or competition at different points in time. Third, a no-choice option can be integrated so that a technology switch is not forced by the model itself and switching costs can be considered. The empirical results reveal different critical factors for the adoption of all-electric vehicles, such as purchase price, range, timing of the market entry, or environmental evolution, which could lead to a solid base of consumers preferring this option.     

On the forecasting of the challenging world future scenarios

Logistic and power law methodologies for both retrospective and prospective analyses of extended time series describing evolutionary growth processes, in environments with finite resources, are confronted. While power laws may eventually apply only to the early stages of said growth process, the Allee logistic model seems applicable over the entire span of a long range process. On applying the Allee logistic model to both the world population and the world gross domestic product time series, from 1 to 2008 AD, a projection was obtained that along the next few decades the world should experience a new economic boom phase with the world GDP peaking around the year 2020 and proceeding from then on towards a saturation value of about 142 trillion international dollars, while the world population should reach 8.9 billion people by 2050. These results were then used to forecast the behavior of the supply and consumption of energy and food, two of the main commodities that drive the world system. Our findings suggest that unless the currently prevailing focus on economic growth is changed into that of sustainable prosperity, human society may run into a period of serious economical and social struggles with unpredictable political consequences.     

江西省产业部门碳排放特征及减排途径——基于1992-2007年投入产出分析

根据江西省1992—2007年投入产出表,运用投入产出模型,对江西省产业部门直接碳排放强度和完全碳排放强度进行测算和分析。结果表明：产业部门的直接碳排放强度和完全碳排放强度的排序不一致,产业部门的向后关联效应所引发的隐含碳排放影响极大。然后,根据直接碳排放强度和完全碳排放强度对产业部门进行分类,将产业部门划分为高碳排放部门、隐含高碳排放部门和低碳排放部门,并对不同类型产业部门碳排放特征进行分析。在此基础上提出控制高碳排放部门的能源消耗,优化隐含高碳排放部门的中间投入以及合理协调发展低碳排放产业的政策建议,以期为江西省节能减排政策的制定提供决策参考。     

我国财政支出对经济增长非线性效应——基于省级面板数据的平滑转移模型实证分析

文章基于我国1997-2009年省级面板数据,采用数据本身隐含信息进行内分组的面板平滑转移模型来检验财政支出与经济增长之间的非线性效应,并进一步拓展了Armey曲线推论。研究发现,我国省级政府财政一般预算支出规模和财政支出结构均与经济增长之间存在Armey曲线所描绘的非线性效应,其中财政一般预算支出最优规模为9.32%,财政支出最优结构为1.643,并且财政一般预算支出规模与财政支出结构都在最优值两侧对经济增长的影响具有不对称性,相比而言,财政一般预算支出规模的转换速度似乎更快。这意味着现阶段我国财政一般预算支出规模与财政支出结构不合理,需要政府提高财政支出效率。     

香港和内地证券市场的动态竞争关系研究——基于A+H交叉上市公司的实证分析

交叉上市引起不同证券市场对有限投资者和资金资源的竞争。文章在阐述证券市场竞争的Lotka-Volterra模型基础上,通过2006-2010年38家A+H交叉上市企业的日交易数据实证分析了香港和内地证券市场之间的动态竞争过程。结果表明,两市场之间的动态竞争关系从交叉上市初期的捕食—诱饵关系逐步演化为目前的竞争互惠关系,且这种动态演化过程与企业交叉上市顺序没有显著的相关性。这说明内地证券市场正在不断完善,鼓励企业境外上市和A股回归将有利于内地证券市场的发展,而且互惠合作应是未来证券市场竞争的发展趋势。     

国防支出与经济增长均衡关系的理论和实证研究——基于门槛回归模型的检验分析

文章首先将国防支出纳入Solow增长模型进行理论分析,假定国防支出通过影响技术进步对经济增长产生影响。与现有实证分析不同,文章基于1952-2008年中国的有关时间序列数据,尝试运用非线性门槛回归模型来分析国防支出与经济增长之间的数量关系。研究发现:国防支出与经济增长之间存在门槛效应,国防支出占GDP的比例低于3.434%时,国防支出占GDP的比例的增加不利于经济增长,且这种负面作用较为显著;当该比例高于3.434%时,该比例的增加将显著促进经济增长。当然,该比例并非越低越好,也并非越高越好,其局部最优规模由次级门槛值决定。