美国电视剧生产巨额利润存在的原因探究

在美国的电视产业中，辛迪加的作法非常普遍。电视节目辛迪加是一个节目分销系统，辛迪加节目中最具代表性的就是美国电视剧。很多电视剧都要播到四季以上，这样可以获得更多的利润。分析美剧辛迪加现象，探讨媒体产业的经济学问题。     

Computer Assisted Life Review

Abstract

A positive life review process is crucial to the resolution of the last of Ericson's developmental life crises, ego-integrity vs. despair. This paper describes and discusses: (1) the importance of the life review process and life review therapy; (2) the nature of idea processors, a type of computer software; and (3) ways that idea processors can be useful in facilitating a therapeutic life review process for elderly individuals.     

两岸海空直航对辽宁台商投资的影响及法律问题

结合台商在大陆及辽宁省投资的实际情况，对两岸海空直航对辽宁省台商投资的影响、辽宁省台商投资的法规体系。以及亟须完善的有关台商投资的法律问题进行研究。     

战略成本动因优化控制模式研究

基于战略成本动因控制研究不完善、战略成本动因独立控制应递进到协同管理层次以及在具体企业中存在着多项战略成本动因优化控制问题三方面动机,科学规划战略成本动因优化控制理念、控制环境、控制目标、战略成本动因识别、关键战略成本动因选择、控制策略和控制业绩评价等战略成本动因优化控制模式各构成要素,构建一套目标明确、对象清晰、重点突出、控制策略保障有力、控制业绩评价合理的战略成本动因优化控制模式,便于企业规范和优化其战略成本动因控制活动和控制行为,协力帮助企业达成成本竞争优势之目的。     

2008版清单计价规范下中英工程量清单计价比较研究

从英国工程量清单计价模式的特点出发，并结合我国最新颁布的2008版《建设工程工程量清单计价规范》，通过分析比较两国清单内容、工程量计算规则、清单计价方法和招投标制度，指出我国现行清单计价的不足，并对进一步完善与发展我国清单计价提出参考意见。     

A Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of a University Employee Assistance Program

Abstract

The major goal of this presentation is to provide overview of evaluation results of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The major goal of the Pitt FSAP evaluation was to generate information pertaining to the program's service adequacy, program effectiveness, client satisfaction, cost-efficiency and cost-savings. Such an evaluation effort is becoming increasingly important due to the recent trend of organizational downsizing and coping with resource constraints. As Universities downsize, it can be challenging to justify allocating scarce funds to employee assistance programming. This study also includes review of EAPs among eighteen universities and colleges from around the country in order to compare program performance of the Pitt FSAP system.     

制度变迁过程的历史沉淀成本效应分析

在新古典完全竞争市场理论——历史沉淀成本决策无关性的假设前提背景下,从未来不确定性、信息不完全和财务预算约束等角度考察历史沉淀成本对制度变迁过程的影响,为制度变迁过程确立一个新的分析视角,从而弥补了原有研究的不足。在现实经济生活中,市场不完全是常态,有限理性、交易成本、信息不完全和环境不确定性等因素普遍存在,历史沉淀成本很容易发挥作用,从而表明:未来越不确定,信息越不完全,资源越稀缺,导致财务预算越硬,历史沉淀成本效应越大,制度变迁过程越困难;反之越容易。由此可发现,在放松完全竞争市场的假设前提条件下,当事人的决策不可能不受到历史沉淀成本的影响。因此,只有当事人对历史沉淀成本的约束条件作出正确的理性反应,才能使其决策更加贴近真实世界,这对于全面认识制度变迁过程具有重要的理论创新意义和现实指导价值。     

Optimizing inventory and marketing policy for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with generalized type deterioration and holding cost rates

This paper considers an inventory system with non-instantaneous deteriorating item in which demand rate is a function of advertisement of an item and selling price. This paper aids the retailer in maximizing the total profit by determining optimal inventory and marketing parameters. In contrast to previous inventory models, an arbitrary holding cost rate and arbitrary deterioration rate have been incorporated to provide general framework to the model. First, a mathematical model is formulated and then some useful theoretical results have been framed to characterize the optimal solutions. The necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the optimal solutions are also derived. An algorithm is designed to find the optimum solutions of the proposed model. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the algorithmic procedure and the effects of key parameters are studied to analyze the behavior of the model.     

Catastrophe Risk Models for Evaluating Disaster Risk Reduction Investments in Developing Countries

Major natural disasters in recent years have had high human and economic costs, and triggered record high postdisaster relief from governments and international donors. Given the current economic situation worldwide, selecting the most effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures is critical. This is especially the case for low‐ and middle‐income countries, which have suffered disproportionally more economic and human losses from disasters. This article discusses a methodology that makes use of advanced probabilistic catastrophe models to estimate benefits of DRR measures. We apply such newly developed models to generate estimates for hurricane risk on residential structures on the island of St. Lucia, and earthquake risk on residential structures in Istanbul, Turkey, as two illustrative case studies. The costs and economic benefits for selected risk reduction measures are estimated taking account of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. We conclude by emphasizing the advantages and challenges of catastrophe model‐based cost‐benefit analyses for DRR in developing countries.