Consumption and Saving Behavior of Older and Younger Baby Boomers in Korea

The 1998 Korean Survey of Family Income and Expenditures was used to examine the overall consumption and saving behavior of Korean baby boomers and compared the differences in consumption and saving behavior between older and younger boomers. The t -test results indicated that the younger boomers allocated a significantly higher percentage of their expenditures on food away from home, household appliances, transportation and communication than did the older boomers, whereas the older boomers spent higher amounts and allocated larger budget shares on their children's education than did the younger boomers. The results of Ordinary Least-Squares (OLS) regression analysis showed that, holding other factors constant, older boomers not only spent significantly more in the total consumption expenditures and education expenditures, but older boomers also saved significantly less than did younger boomers.     

Privatization of refuse removal and labor costs

We examine the labor-cost savings associated with privatization by comparing earnings and employment trends of public and private sector refuse workers. Findings suggest that high union earnings for workers in the public sector are a source of labor-cost savings in the refuse industry. Evidence on job changers does not indicate that earnings for this group of workers are a compensating differential. Metropolitan area employment findings suggest that municipalities are less likely to use union refuse workers in the public sector when a relatively small percentage of area residents belong to a union. The authors thank Jacqueline Agesa, Keith Bender, Maria Crawford, and Richard Perlman for valuable suggestions. Research assistance from Eric Blackburn is greatly appreciated.     

皇家亚洲文会北中国支会述论

皇家亚洲文会北中国支会是近代外侨在上海建立的一个重要文化机构 ,95年里 ,它对中国的自然和社会进行了广泛调查与深入研究 ,以其独有的模式在中西文化交流过程中做出了突出贡献。     

Deposit Insurance,Institutions, and Bank Interest Rates

Many recent institutional reforms of the financial system have relied on the introduction of an explicit scheme of deposit insurance. This instrument aims at two main targets, contributing to systemic stability and protecting depositors. However, it may also affect the interest rate spread in the banking system, which can be viewed as an indicator of either inefficiency or market power in this financial segment. This paper provides an empirical investigation of the effect of deposit insurance and other institutional and economic variables on bank interest rates across countries. We find that deposit insurance increases the lending–deposit spread in banking. The main effect seems to arise not from the deposit side though, but from an increase in the lending rate. We interpret this result as evidence of the presence of moral hazard problems related to this instrument. We also find that higher quality of institutions is associated with lower spreads, thus contributing to eroding sources of market power in the banking sector.     

软腐欧文氏菌对大白菜根毛吸附的专化性

分3个层次测定了软腐欧文氏菌(Erwinia carotovora susp carotovora)对大白菜根毛吸附的专化性.病菌吸附表现出对寄主根毛表面的选择性、病原细菌与寄主问的专化性、吸附菌量在病菌不同菌株和奇主不同品种间的差异.讨论了病菌吸附专化性在寄主-病原物识别中的意义.     

椭圆轮廓的评定方法及其计算机模拟

给出了一个正确的数据处理方法,对已有的机械零件的椭圆轮廓的几何参数和线轮廓度误差评定理论的不足作了修正,并用计算机模拟方法对其进行了验证。     

我国人口城乡分布的统计问题

人口的城乡分布是观察国民经济结构和社会发展水平的重要依据。进入80年代以来,我国人口的城市化趋势明显加快,为国内外人士所注目。1990年第四次人口普查后,国家统计局根据普查材料对我国1982年以后的城乡人口数字进行了大幅度的调整。这就更加引起了大家的兴趣,希望弄清楚80年代人口城乡分布统计究竟有些什么问题,经过调整之后哪些问题解决了,哪些问题还没有解决。本文拟就这些问题提出个人的一些看法。     

论具有中国特色的社会主义政党制度

结合学习2005(5)号文件,系统阐述了中共领导的多党合作制度是符合中国国情、具有显著特点和优势的社会主义政党制度,并提出了进一步完善和发展这一政党制度的若干看法.     

反思全球化背景下的“传统”和“话语霸权”

传统不是器物遗迹,也不是一成不变的精神规定,传统是在现代文化运行中生成的事实和意义的复合,是由不同时代的变异体组成的连续体。传统在中国现当代文艺和文艺学中并不存在截然的断裂。所谓话语霸权在当代中国也只具有十分有限的意义。中国当代文艺中也有在全球化背景下化全球的典范。传统的生成类似于基因的生成,但基因制约性在当代条件下的受到限制,为我们敲响了警钟。应对全球化冲击,我们的文艺学应具有无为和有为相统一的智慧和策略。