Language roulette – the effect of random placement on refugees’ labour market integration

Placement of refugees and subsequent labour market integration within a host country represents a key challenge for policymakers and has emerged as one of the most divisive topics in the public debate. Immigration policy in Switzerland adopts random placement of asylum seekers across its different language regions. Hence, this policy allows to estimate the causal effect of language skills on employment chances, as refugees are exogenously placed across regions where the spoken language could either match or deviate from individual language skills. The results of this ‘natural experiment’ indicate substantially higher probabilities of finding employment when asylum seekers are placed in regions with a lingua franca that matches their individual language skills. Additionally, the findings suggest that language course participation can offset the reduced likelihood of employment in cases of a language mismatch. While random placement of refugees may be desirable for political reasons, it is detrimental to the economic integration process. Thereby, the study draws relevant conclusions for a larger European immigration policy.     

Media Disaster Reporting Effects on Public Risk Perception and Response to Escalating Tornado Warnings: A Natural Experiment

Previous research has evaluated public risk perception and response to a natural hazards in various settings; however, most of these studies were conducted either with a single scenario or after a natural disaster struck. To better understand the dynamic relationships among affect, risk perception, and behavioral intentions related to natural disasters, the current study implements a simulation scenario with escalating weather intensity, and includes a natural experiment allowing comparison of public response before and after a severe tornado event with extensive coverage by the national media. The current study also manipulated the display of warning information, and investigated whether the warning system display format influences public response. Results indicate that (1) affect, risk perception, and behavioral intention escalated as weather conditions deteriorated, (2) responses at previous stages predicted responses at subsequent stages of storm progression, and (3) negative affect predicted risk perception. Moreover, risk perception and behavioral intention were heightened after exposure to the media coverage of an actual tornado disaster. However, the display format manipulation did not influence behavioral responses. The current study provides insight regarding public perception of predisaster warnings and the influence of exposure to media coverage of an actual disaster event.     

从百家争鸣到儒术独尊的思想变奏

本文通过对从百家争鸣到儒术独尊这一中国文化"黄金时期"的分析,指出思想解放,博采众家之长,进行创造性思维,正是汉代哲学、思想发展的主流,是其特色.儒家成为正统以后,在汉以后千年未遭倾覆,说明中国文化本身具有巨大的张力.     

家族企业上市研究及其治理对策

证券发行核准制的实施为我国家族企业的进一步发展创造了难得的发展机遇 ,通过发行上市 ,家族企业在筹措到巨额发展资金的同时 ,又出现了新的“一股独大”现象 ,并由此滋生了许多亟待规范和完善的问题。     

形、神、韵-汉魏唐宋山水诗画艺术自然审美走向

自然美是人化自然的结果,山水诗画艺术是主体自然美感经验的物化形态。从六朝到宋代的山水诗画艺术,大致经历了从写形、传神、达意的转变过程,同时又折射出人们对自然美的认识的嬗变轨迹     

统一规制经济垄断与行政垄断的必要性与紧迫性

我国反垄断法所应规制的垄断一直是一个众说纷纭的问题。本文从经济垄断和行政垄断的共性的角度 ,提出了我国反垄断法应统一规制经济垄断和行政垄断。这不仅是建立社会主义市场经济的需要 ,也是我国入世后的必然要求     

论美国宪法政治形成发展的基础

美国宪法政治形成和发展的原因 ,在于有英国立宪政治的深厚文化与思想做基础 ,在于社会各群体有在法治状态下生活的习惯和传统。济济的法律人才在国家政治制度的设计上起了主导作用 ;社会经济制度为美国的宪法政治确立与发展奠定了坚固的基础 ;国家不豢养和保存大规模的常备军 ,人民的代议机关能牢牢控制国家武装力量 ,尤其能控制国家武装力量的经济命脉。另外 ,北美独立运动不是一场专制王权与民主力量之间的冲突与斗争 ,而是一场殖民地力量壮大以后争取分离的运动     

统购统销:中国工业化资本积累的主要形式

在中国工业发展战略实施过程中 ,资本积累是重要的制约因素。统购统销是适应中国工业化发展战略的客观需要而产生的。寻找一个保证统购统销顺利实施的组织形式 ,是推动农业集体化运动不断加速的重要原因 ,最终产生了合作社和人民公社的组织形式。统购统销的实施 ,为我国工业化提供了大量的资金 ,为工业化做出了巨大贡献 ,是我国工业化资本积累的主要形式。     

浅析我国现阶段的行政性市场垄断问题

通过对中国现阶段的市场垄断 ,尤其是行政性市场垄断的认识 ,分析了中国行政性市场垄断的表现、后果及成因等 ,提出了消除这种行政性垄断势力的对策建议 ,强调随着中国经济体制改革的不断推进 ,创建一个统一的、透明的、公平的、开放的大市场环境已势在必行     

洛克论宗教宽容

洛克的《论宗教宽容》,是现代西方处理宗教冲突的基本理论依据。但新近发现的文献表明,洛克早年是反对宗教宽容的。本文将洛克对宗教宽容的几次讨论放在十六十七世纪英国宗教冲突的政治背景之下,指出洛克前后期虽然主张不同,但都遵循同样的理论基础,即《第二篇政府短论》中提出的"神法—人法—兄弟法—私人法"的法律结构,只是针对英国现实问题,在这一框架当中适当调整。无论他主张宗教宽容还是不宽容,目的都是为了清除天主教在英国政治中的势力,围绕圣公会建立一个独立的民族国家。他晚年与普洛斯特有过多次争论,但所涉及的并不是原则性的分歧。我们今天思考宗教冲突与宽容问题,应该看到洛克宗教宽容思想的理论基础。