论庄子的生死观

以“生死一体”与“安之若命”两个截然相反的命题为出发点,探索庄子对待生死的态度。庄子在“无为而为”的自觉意识中将生命历程的个体体验塑造成一个中心圆的世界,生和死是起点和终点的重合,死生成为一体。安之若命是生命得以延续、实现生命之自然价值的无可奈何之举,其最终目的是突破生死而得“道”,超越自我达到无待,实现逍遥的精神价值。     

Shifts in attitudes and labor market discrimination: Swedish experiences after 9-11

We present longitudinal survey data suggesting that the terrorist attacks in the USA on September 11, 2001, changed attitudes toward certain minorities in Sweden. This finding is consistent with results in previous studies. To investigate whether this change in attitudes also affected the labor market situation of these minorities, we study unemployment exit around 9-11 using detailed data on the entire Swedish working-age population. Contrary to what may be expected from many theories of labor market discrimination, the time pattern of exits and entries for different ethnic groups, as well as difference-in-differences analyses, shows no sign of increased discrimination toward these minorities. A possible explanation for this result is that employers act rationally in their hiring decisions and do not respond to changes in attitudes toward immigrants as a group.

Virtues of SIN: can intensified public efforts help disadvantaged immigrants?

The labor market integration of immigrants is a top political priority throughout the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Social and fiscal gains, as well as sustained future labor supply make governments search for effective policies to increase employment among the mostly disadvantaged. The author studies SIN, a Swedish pilot workplace introduction program targeting these groups, using very detailed individual data and allowing for effects through several channels. The results show increased transitions from unemployment to work experience schemes and improved future employment probabilities for those who entered these schemes. A rough calculation suggests that each job year created cost about Euro 30,000.     

情感是人类精神生命中的主体力量

古今中外关于情感本质的研究表明 ,情感是人类的生命精神和自由精神的体现 ,是主体以自身精神需求和人生价值体现为主要对象的一种自我感受、内心体验、情境评价、移情共鸣和反应选择。     

A Convolution Estimator for the Density of Nonlinear Regression Observations

Abstract. The problem of estimating an unknown density function has been widely studied. In this article, we present a convolution estimator for the density of the responses in a nonlinear heterogenous regression model. The rate of convergence for the mean square error of the convolution estimator is of order n ^?1 under certain regularity conditions. This is faster than the rate for the kernel density method. We derive explicit expressions for the asymptotic variance and the bias of the new estimator, and further a data‐driven bandwidth selector is proposed. We conduct simulation experiments to check the finite sample properties, and the convolution estimator performs substantially better than the kernel density estimator for well‐behaved noise densities.     

Service tasks of board of directors: A literature review and research agenda in an era of new governance practices

In their seminal review article on board of directors, Johnson, Daily, and Ellstrand (1996) distinguished between the control, service, and resource dependence tasks of the board and called for a stronger focus on board service tasks. Following this call, service tasks of boards have been subject to increased scholarly attention, with new theoretical perspectives and methods introduced. This paper aims at presenting the current state of research on board service tasks, departing from, and building on, the contribution of Johnson and colleagues. In doing so, we employ an Input-Process-Output-Context framework and craft an agenda for how future research could accommodate new governance practices and progress the field. Our review is relevant and timely as studies on the subject are gaining traction both in corporate governance and general management journals. Furthermore, our review on board service tasks proposes new alternative approaches to studying corporate governance which are especially appropriate in times in which a rethink of corporate governance frameworks and concepts is urgently needed.     

老龄问题研究的方法和态度

任何问题的研究 ,都离不开方法 ,而研究方法本身也同样需要被作为观察的客体 ,用理性的分析方法来加以研究 ;同时研究方法还应该包容不同的角度、不同的思维模式 ,甚至允许非理性思维的存在———因为非理性并非是反理性 ,况且 ,纯粹的理性往往又是不够的。在我国的老龄化问题研究领域内 ,应该加强建立在相应的基础理论研究之上的方法学的研究 ,以便较为合理地对以老龄问题为第一客体的研究方法进行鉴别和指导。