Measuring and Achieving Equity in Multiperiod Emergency Material Allocation

Emergency material allocation is an important part of postdisaster emergency logistics that is significant for improving rescue effectiveness and reducing disaster losses. However, the traditional single‐period allocation model often causes local surpluses or shortages and high cost, and prevents the system from achieving an equitable or optimal multiperiod allocation. To achieve equitable allocation of emergency materials in the case of serious shortages relative to the demand by victims, this article introduces a multiperiod model for allocation of emergency materials to multiple affected locations (using an exponential utility function to reflect the disutility loss due to material shortfalls), and illustrates the relationship between equity of allocations and the cost of emergency response. Finally, numerical examples are presented to demonstrate both the feasibility and the usefulness of the proposed model for achieving multiperiod equitable allocation of emergency material among multiple disaster locations. The results indicate that the introduction of a nonlinear utility function to reflect the disutility of large shortfalls can make the material allocation fairer, and minimize large losses due to shortfalls. We found that achieving equity has a significant but not unreasonable impact on emergency costs. We also illustrate that using differing utility functions for different types of materials adds an important dimension of flexibility.     

Subjective utility with upper and lower probabilities on finite states

This article is concerned with thresholds of discrimination of preference judgments under uncertainty. We establish an axiomatic characterization for a threshold representation, where thresholds are represented by inexact measurement of subjective probabilities, i.e., upper and lower probabilities. Since upper and lower probabilities need not be additive, the representational form adopts the Choquet integration.     

论八股文的不同品位——兼谈古代文化研究中的实事求是态度

实事求是看,明清八股文存在着“境界八股文”与“功名八股文”的对立。在明清文人的八股文理论中,区别八股文的不同品位成为一个很突出的主题。衡量八股文的首要标准应该看其作者是否文行一致———文的理论与行的实践的统一。明清两代一些有识之士是“境界八股文”的倡导者,也是八股文道德境界的实践者。承认八股文不同品位的客观存在,才能更清晰地认识八股文的有效职能,了解八股取士制度能延续近五百年的根本原因,进而回答中国封建社会何以存在如此长久的问题。     

影响消费者购买决策的产品属性效用实证分析

本文采用UTASTAR方法,以手机产品为例,从多属性效用这个新视角来评估决策这一因素,研究了七种手机产品对消费者的总效用、各属性的边际效用及各影响因素的重要程度.目前,产品属性影响力大小的获知主要依靠市场调研或网络调研,该文所采用的UTASTAR方法是市场调研方法的补充和完善.论文首先阐述了UTASTAR方法在研究消费者购买决策方面的优势,然后对通过网络挖掘获取的手机属性数据进行定量计算,结果各款手机的总效用排序与实际调查得到的消费者的关注度基本一致.另外,本文计算得到的属性边际效用和属性的权重,能够使营销人员和产品设计人员更好地把握手机产品的重要属性及其重要程度,有利于指导企业制定具有竞争力的产品和市场战略.     

新时期仍需坚持“效率优先,兼顾公平“的原则

改革开放以来 ,我国在分配制度上一直坚持“效率优先 ,兼顾公平”的原则 ,坚持这一原则 ,是社会主义本质的要求 ,是符合我国社会主义初级阶段国情的。世纪之初 ,在贯彻实施“十五”计划的新时期 ,我们仍需继续坚持这一分配原则。     

影响私人轿车拥有的因素分析

轿车进入家庭不是单一因素的结果。通过对影响轿车拥有和使用的因素,即效用、收入、城市结构、城市交通、城市道路设施和政策导向等六个方面的分析,指出应从多层面来研究中国汽车工业作为支柱产业的支撑条件,使汽车工业产出与运行需求均衡发展。     

Decision analysis for practical negotiation application

The family of decision analysis techniques can be applied effectively to support practical negotiators in international settings. These techniques are most appropriate in support of the prenegotiation phase, when parties are diagnosing the situation, assessing their own plans and strategies, and evaluating likely reactions and outcomes. The paper identifies how these approaches have and can be used to assist negotiation practitioners, offers a rationale for the application of decision analytic approaches in terms of the particular analytical requirements of the prenegotiation period, suggests how these process-oriented tools can be integrated with substantive tools, and discusses ways in which these tools can be presented and delivered to practitioners in a practical and confidence-building manner.     

论我国农业信贷资金的市场化效用

从农业生产主体的比较利益与经营风险分析入手，对农业市场化过程中信贷资金效用进行了深入研究，并针对我国农业经济发展的现状，提出了有关我国农业信贷资金体系建设以及农业生产资源配置等项工作的若干意见和建议。     

社会主义荣辱观的学理意义与媒体策略

以“八荣八耻”为内容的社会主义荣辱观适合时宜的提出,体现了时代发展的新要求,是对人类社会主义历史阶段荣辱观的创造性发展。它对扼制人精神生态的恶化,将起到根本性的作用。学术生态的恶化,过分强调生活方式选择的自由性,片面强调“各人有各人的活法”,这就为丑陋的生活方式和颓废的生活行为提供了理论上的帮助,成为荣辱倒置的思想器具。因此,学术期刊应以马克思主义的文风、学风和作风,为社会主义荣辱观的建设提供理论与智力支持,要尊重媒体传播规律,突出特色,创造性地使以“八荣八耻”为内容的社会主义荣辱观深入人心。     

从结构主义和行为主义看对公用企业的反垄断规制

由于公用企业的特殊性，反垄断法一直对公用企业不适用。但是，随着理论和实践的发展，公用企业受反垄断法的豁免已受到质疑。认为对公用企业无需得到反垄断的豁免，主张依据行为主义理论来对公用企业实行反垄断规制。