实际汇率错位、汇率波动性及其对制造业出口贸易影响的实证分析:1978～1998年平行数据研究

本文利用制造业SITC3位数代码商品1978~1998年对不同国家出口的平行数据,采用似不相关估计方法对我国出口商品需求方程系统进行了估计。分析强调实际汇率风险、实际汇率错位对不同商品出口量的影响,其中汇率风险的回归系数随商品不同、国家不同而有所不同,汇率错位则在大多数分析中表现为对出口具有不利影响。由于伴随着人民币汇率水平与(或)汇率制度的变动,人民币汇率的错位水平与(或)波动性也将发生相应的变动,因此,本文对此变动的净影响进行了模拟,结果表明不同商品对不同国家的出口数量将受到不同的影响。     

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) experiences with Earth-spirited faith

Earth-spirited faiths (e.g., Pagan and Wiccan spiritualities) have been described as more affirmative toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) members than mainstream Judeo-Christian faiths, but no research has explored Earth-spirited faiths' GLBT-affirming behaviors. This study investigated those behaviors as well as the faith experiences of GLBT Earth-spirited individuals. At time of coming out, participants who were affiliated with mainstream Judeo-Christian faiths reported greater faith conflict than those affiliated with Earth-spirited faiths; however, there were no differences in resolution of the conflict between the two groups, internalized homonegativity, or self-acceptance. In addition, Earth-spirited faiths engaged in many GLBT-affirming behaviors.     

The increase in marital status differences in mortality up to the oldest age in seven European countries, 1990-99

We investigate mortality differentials by marital status among older age groups using a database of mortality rates by marital status at ages 40 and over for seven European countries with 1 billion person-years of exposure. The mortality advantage of married people, both men and women, continues to increase up to at least the age group 85-89, the oldest group we are able to consider. We find the largest absolute differences in mortality levels between marital status groups are at high ages, and that absolute differentials are: (i) greater for men than for women; (ii) similar in magnitude across countries; (iii) increase steadily with age; and (iv) are greatest at older age. We also find that the advantage enjoyed by married people increased over the 1990s in almost all cases. We note that results for groups such as older divorced women need to be interpreted with caution.     

是分析社会还是改造社会——哈贝马斯与卢曼之争

哈贝马斯与卢曼在 1971年的理论之争是德国学生运动的最后一次理论争论 ,它对整个一代人和德国社会科学界有重大影响。1.争论的出发点哈贝马斯和卢曼在 1971年时都知道 ,必须突破社会学理论和方法的长期停滞状态和不充分性。他们同时也知道这种突破面临一个困难 ,就是必须分析一个比过去更加复杂和更加无法一目了然的社会。哈贝马斯认为“批判理论”已经提供了分析这种社会的理论和方法 ,霍克海姆和阿多尔诺的《启蒙辩证法》(1974)就是“现代社会辩证发展理论”。他未能采纳在北美 (特别由帕森斯 )得到发展的系统论。卢曼 (NiclasL uhmann1…     

世界保险业

世界保险业市场的保险费已连续几年超过 2 0 0 0 0亿美元 ,1997年还曾达到 2 12 90亿美元 ,较之 1996年实际增长 4.5 %。投向人寿保险较之财产保险的增幅大 ,如 1991年 ,人寿保险的比例为 5 3% ,6年以后该比例增至 5 8%。财产保险增长缓慢 (1997年实际只为0 .2 % ) ,因而使其所占比例下降的关键原因是最主要市场的剧烈竞争和过度设备能力。在日本、北美和西欧 ,该项价目不可能脱离业务规模的相应增大 ,由于受经济增长率的限制 ,致使这些地区收入量降低。相反 ,东欧、拉美和东南亚因业务规模扩大而使利润增加。从每个国家看 ,1997年保险收入…     

印度的外交政策与印中关系——在南亚学会第六次代表大会上的讲话

朋友们 :感谢你们在我来北京履新之际给我这次发言机会。很高兴今天能在在座诸君之中再次看到一些对印中关系怀着良好愿望的老朋友。我应邀就印度外交政策与印中关系发表讲话。我非常愿意利用这次机会和你们交换意见。因此 ,我将先就印度的外交政策、形成这一政策的决定因素和印度对当今世界的观点 ,再就印中关系、这一关系的现状和展望简要发言。嗣后 ,我愿意以问答和评论的方式听取诸位的意见。印度的外交政策印度外交政策的基本目的 ,自然与制约其他国家外交政策的目的相似。我们要为我们自己的人民寻求和平与繁荣。我们外交政策的基本目…     

嵌入式数据库

可你甚至在不知道的情况下就有可能已经接触或使用过这类数据库了。或者,你可能决定在规划下一个软件项目时采用这种经过深思熟虑的数据库技术。 嵌入式数据库(EDB)是计算机世界中一匹神秘莫测的黑马。无论是植入一个应用软件内,或是植入一小块硬件片中,EDB都能很好地控制后台数据存储     

The linked survival prospects of siblings: evidence for the Indian states

This paper reports an analysis of micro-data for India that shows a high correlation in infant mortality among siblings. In 13 of 15 states, we identify a causal effect of infant death on the risk of infant death of the subsequent sibling (a scarring effect), after controlling for mother-level heterogeneity. The scarring effects are large, the only other covariate with a similarly large effect being mother's (secondary or higher) education. The two states in which evidence of scarring is weak are Punjab, the richest, and Kerala, the socially most progressive. The size of the scarring effect depends upon the sex of the previous child in three states, in a direction consistent with son-preference. Evidence of scarring implies that policies targeted at reducing infant mortality will have social multiplier effects by helping avoid the death of subsequent siblings. Comparison of other covariate effects across the states offers some interesting new insights.     

Changing educational inequalities in india in the context of affirmative action

Indian society suffers from substantial inequalities in education, employment, and income based on caste and ethnicity. Compensatory or positive discrimination policies reserve 15% of the seats in institutions of higher education and state and central government jobs for people of the lowest caste, the Scheduled Caste; 7.5% of the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribe. These programs have been strengthened by improved enforcement and increased funding in the 1990s. This positive discrimination has also generated popular backlash and on-the-ground sabotage of the programs. This paper examines the changes in educational attainment between various social groups for a period of nearly 20 years to see whether educational inequalities have declined over time. We use data from a large national sample survey of over 100,000 households for each of the four survey years--1983, 1987-1988, 1993-1994, and 1999-2000--and focus on the educational attainment of children and young adults aged 6-29. Our results show a declining gap between dalits, adivasis, and others in the odds of completing primary school. Such improvement is not seen for Muslims, a minority group that does not benefit from affirmative action. We find little improvement in inequality at the college level. Further, we do not find evidence that upper-income groups, the so-called creamy layer of dalits and adivasis, disproportionately benefit from the affirmative action programs at the expense of their lower-income counterparts.