Why are Small Firms Different? Managers’ Views

Do incentives differ between large and small organizations? Results from a representative survey of compensation managers are used to shed light on the issues. I find that (i) small establishments rely less on pecuniary incentives, and have a significantly more hostile attitude towards incentive schemes based on competition and relative rewards; (ii) large units are more vulnerable to mechanisms of efficiency wages, effects that remain even after controlling for differences in monitoring ability; (iii) large units are more prone to indicate that negative reciprocity is important, and that their employees care about relative pay. I argue that these findings fit with behavioral stories of incentives and motivation, in particular those stressing group interaction effects, inequity aversion and gift exchange.     

Regional job-turnover and industrial policy. a note on a potential time pattern of regional industrial policies and their job effects - the case of the german city-state of bremen

Many regions have experienced long-run economic fluctuations generated by the life cycles of their dominant industrial clusters. During the downswings in the 1970s and 1980s, proactive structural policies were typically launched in German regions to combat job losses in their core clusters and to create new jobs in new industries. With respect to the German State of Bremen, this paper provides empirical evidence of: (1) a long-run regional downswing; (2) the potential job effects of proactive regional industrial policy programmes in terms of increasing regional employment, by safeguarding jobs in the regional core industries and creating new jobs in new growth industries; and (3) a time pattern in the job effects, which are related to the different generations of programmes.     

From T-Bills to Stocks: Seasonal Anomalies Revisited

This paper employed eleven data series which consist of stocks, bonds, bills, equity premiums, term premiums, and various default premiums to investigate whether January seasonality reported in existing literature is robust across different states of the economy as this has important trading implications. For the periods 1926–1990, small stocks, small stock premiums, low grade bonds, and default premiums (spread between high grade, low grade and government bonds) reveal January seasonality and that the seasonality is robust across different states of the economy except for low grade bond returns and default premiums. January seasonality for low grade bond returns and low grade bond default premiums are primarily driven by results found during periods of economic expansion. Overall, January seasonality is more evident during the economic expansion periods although the magnitude of default premiums is larger during periods of economic contraction. Furthermore, prior findings of strong summer equity returns are primarily driven by the results found during the periods of economic contraction. It is also found that equity returns are generally higher during periods of economic expansion.     

社会养老保险新政的运行效果分析——基于沈阳市国有大型企业的调查

利用调查数据重点考察了社会养老保险新政的实际运行效果,指出了目前存在职工参保意愿不强烈、政策有效性尚不明显、对制度长期建设缺乏信心等现实问题,以期对养老保险制度的改革完善提供理论和政策依据。     

亚文化及广东区域文化制约经济发展的机理分析

阐述了亚文化制约经济发展的机理,认为广东区域文化心理的二元结构具有兼容性与自闭性、竞先性与惧安性、商效性与即实性等特性,二元文化心理及隐性文化因子运动的持续增强是区域文化制约经济发展的内在机理,广东区域经济中出现的品牌次级化现象是区域文化制约经济的作用显现。     

中国地区间财力差异的变化趋势及因素分解

本文利用Theil系数和分项收入分解方法从空间层面和构成层面对财力进行了地区分解和结构分解,以反映近年来中国地区间财力差异的变化趋势。从财力的空间层面看,地区间的产业结构层次、区域性的税收优惠政策和财政包干体制是导致地区间财力差异的重要原因;从财力的结构层面看,将营业税划为地方税、增值税和消费税税收返还以及所得税基数返还等保持既得利益的转移支付形式也是造成地区间财力差异的重要原因。     

中国股票市场非线性特征检验分析

本文突破了传统资本市场理论研究的线性框架,视股票市场为一非线性系统,运用R/S、BDS等非线性方法对沪深股票市场进行实证研究,得出了沪深两市的非线性特征,并探讨了这些实证结果对股票市场研究的理论与实践意义。     

我国区域金融效率测度及效率差异研究

运用数据包络分析法（DEA）测度了1995--2009年我国区域金融效率,并用基尼系数和泰尔指数分别从省际和区际层面衡量了我国区域金融效率差异。结果显示,我国金融效率整体水平较低,金融效率区域差异不大。金融效率及效率差异都呈现出了明显的两阶段特征,其中2002年是转折点。2002年后,各地区金融效率都有了一定程度的提高,与此同时,金融效率区域差异开始收敛。区域金融效率差异的分解结果显示,区域内金融效率差异是区域金融效率总差异的主要原因,平均贡献率超过了75％。     

基于效率的长三角区域创新网络形成机理

在分析了长江三角洲区域创新网络的形成基础上,着重探索长三角区域创新网络非同质化实质和三个创新群的外溢效率内在的逻辑关系,从而构建了基于效率长三角区域创新网络形成内在机理的理论研究框架。长三角区域创新网络效率不仅限于“点”与“点”之间的外溢效应,而主要体现于更高层次“群”与“群”之间的外溢效应。     

中原经济区各地经济发展差异研究

区域经济发展差异是区域经济学研究的核心问题之一。本文以中原经济区核心地带为例,通过考察地区生产总值、产业结构、城镇化水平、涉外能力以及经济社会发展指数,综合比较分析表明2005年后中原经济区核心地带区域经济差异呈现整体缩小态势,但经济增长的拉动力主要靠基础设施和实物资本等有形资本投入,经济可持续发展能力和居民收入差距仍在持续。因此,中原经济区应统筹协调、借力发展,提升"虹吸"辐射能力;大力培育和发展战略新兴产业,加快区域产业整合与升级;推进新型城镇化,扩大对外水平,构建共同市场。