Marriage Settlements

French couples may choose between two types of marriage settlements governing asset ownership after a divorce or inheritance: common property or separate property. A cooperative model considers the marriage contract as a means of providing for widowhood of the less endowed spouse. A second model addresses the probability of divorce and the production of a marriage good. The common property contract then becomes a means of inducing the wife to invest in the marriage good. Choice of contract, labor supply and fertility are simultaneous. Empirically we find that characteristics of the spouses such as relative age or differences in endowments influence the choice. So do the expected number of children and the wife's labor supply decision. This last decision is also shown to be influenced by the chosen settlement, while fertility is not.
JEL classification : J 12; J 4; K 12     

宋代妇女奁产权的探讨

奁产,作为女子出嫁时娘家陪嫁的财产,在普遍受到妇女自身重视的同时,国家也制定了相应的法律条文来保障妇女对自己奁产的所有权。宋代是中国古代经济的一个重要发展阶段,经济的繁荣成为社会文明的基础,妇女也具备一定的权利主体资格,享有一定的法律地位。该文主要从宋代的法律文献入手,着重分析宋代妇女的奁产权及其不完整性,以探讨宋代妇女的经济权利及地位。     

Force and Influence in Content Analysis: The Production of New Social Knowledge

We examine the two traditions of content analysis: the first in which one substitutes words of a text with categories, and the second in which one looks for clusters of words that may refer to a theme. In the first tradition, preexisting dictionary categories give meaning to the words; in the second, meaning comes after the fact. Preexisting dictionary categories (the substitution model) are calibrated instruments applied within experimental designs that leave no space for doubt; meanwhile, the ability of the correlational model to conjure up complex themes from fragments of a text yields no unique solution. These differences have bearings on the production of new social knowledge. We expound on the epistemological foundations of the two traditions of interpretation and draw from them decision rules upon which one may rely for choosing among appropriate content-analytic tactics. Two reasons make this essay timely and critical: (1) the increasing variety of new content-analyticsoftware for particular purposes and (2) the almost exclusive focusing on software and technology at the expense of adjusting the choice of the software to the nature of the text. Two studies, one in historiometry, the other in autobiography, illustrate the liabilities and benefits of the two models of content analysis.     

Effects of demographic,experiential, and attitudinal factors on occupational sex stereotypes

The purpose of this study was to (a) compare the occupational sex stereotypes of 366 college students with those reported by Shinar in 1975, and (b) examine the relationships between demographic, experiential, and attitudinal variables and these occupational sex stereotypes. The results indicated a significant difference in occupational ratings from Shinar's study, with females' perceptions shifting more than males' perceptions. In addition, subjects' gender, tenure with female managers, and attitudes toward women as managers, were shown to be significant predictors of occuptational ratings. The implications of these findings for both employees and managers are then discussed.     

认知语言学与词汇习得的内在机制

通过论述认知语言学的基本范畴理论,提出在词汇习得过程中,要重视基本范畴词汇的学习,重视多义词的讲解,重视对隐喻的认识。     

上市公司“既分又配”现象的实证分析

在我国上市公司“既分又配”的现象普遍存在，这种有悖于一般财务政策的行为为什么会存在呢？国内的学者很少进行研究，本文就在已经分红的基础上从影响“既分又配”股利政策的因素人手，通过实证分析，发现仅有资产规模、净资产盈利率、股市行情等对“既分又配”有明显的影响，而且影响的方向与我们预期的相同。但是，企业的成长能力、股权自由流量的影响并没有得到实证分析的证明，有待于进一步研究。     

论道德需要与道德教育

道德需要是由人的本质所决定的,是人性内在的必然要求.它对人的道德品质的形成发展有着全面的动力作用.因此,要增加学校道德教育的有效性,就必须激活学生的道德需要,发挥学生主体作用,确定恰当的道德教育目标等.     

略论行政不作为违法的国家赔偿问题

实践中，行政不作为违法给公民、法人及其他组织的合法权益造成的损害程度不亚于行政作为违法，我国的《国家赔偿法》在此方面的规定存在不足。本文将从该法有关行政不作为违法的立法缺失入手，肯定国家对此应当承担赔偿责任，浅析此举的意义，最后分析了如何将《国家赔偿法》中行政不作为违法纳入国家赔偿机制。     

从认知角度看“上”和“下”的方位性隐喻

隐喻不仅是一种语言现象,更是一种人类的认知现象。人们借助于隐喻实现了语言行为、社会活动等诸 方面的概念,即将情绪、身体状况、数量、社会地位等投射到方位性隐喻概念上,形成了用表示方位的词语表达抽象概 念的语言。     

现代企业制度下的内部审计

在现代企业制度下,只有建立与之相适应的内部审计模式,才能真正发挥内部审计的服务作用,实现内部审计的效益作用.