Investment Spending in Australia: Further Study and Interpretation*

Recent work in macro theory suggests that aggregate 'demand' policies have direct supply-side effects in the short run, if Lucas's standard specification of the nonlinear adjustment costs for capital is generalized In this paper, we estimate an investment equation (involving Tobin's valuation ratio and Australian data) which nests three hypotheses: Lucas's standard specification of adjustment costs, a simple generalization which permits labour to be involved in the installation of capital and a model which allows for liquidity constraints. The results support the suggested alternative formulation of the q-theory     

What Explains the Stock Market's Reaction to Federal Reserve Policy?

This paper analyzes the impact of changes in monetary policy on equity prices, with the objectives of both measuring the average reaction of the stock market and understanding the economic sources of that reaction. We find that, on average, a hypothetical unanticipated 25‐basis‐point cut in the Federal funds rate target is associated with about a 1% increase in broad stock indexes. Adapting a methodology due to Campbell and Ammer, we find that the effects of unanticipated monetary policy actions on expected excess returns account for the largest part of the response of stock prices.     

The Impact of Bank Consolidation on Commercial Borrower Welfare

We estimate the impact of bank merger announcements on borrowers' stock prices for publicly traded Norwegian firms. Borrowers of target banks lose about 0.8% in equity value, while borrowers of acquiring banks earn positive abnormal returns, suggesting that borrower welfare is influenced by a strategic focus favoring acquiring borrowers. Bank mergers lead to higher relationship exit rates among borrowers of target banks. Larger merger‐induced increases in relationship termination rates are associated with less negative abnormal returns, suggesting that firms with low switching costs switch banks, while similar firms with high switching costs are locked into their current relationship.     

客源地出游力的社会经济现象假说——基于中国国内旅游出游力研究

本文提出了"客源地社会经济属性决定其出游力大小"的假说,并以中国国内旅游出游力为例进行实证分析.在对中国31个省、直辖市、自治区的21个社会经济变量因子分析的基础上,验证了研究假说,得出旅游本质上是一种社会经济现象.通过引入三角图解法,将中国31个省、直辖市、自治区的出游力在社会经济规模因子、居民生活水平因子、对外联系水平因子等3个维度上进行分解,探寻中国省际出游力的区域差异.并采用ArcGIS样紊曲线差值法,研究发现中国省际出游力地域空间形态整体呈现"三级阶梯状",与中国三大阶梯分界线大致吻合,累计70%的旅游出游力集中在第三阶梯.中国存在"四大旅游客源地":冀鲁豫、苏浙沪、鄂湘粤和四川.     

Using Content Analysis to Understand the Consumer Movement

Drawing on the work of Jenkins and Perrow, a content analysis of information in the New York Times Index is examined to analyze the environment of the consumer movement in the United States over a fourteen-year period. The results suggest that a fundamental change has occurred in the movement, with less visible activism and less overt business support being provided.