The effect of job satisfaction on labor turnover by gender: An analysis for Switzerland

This paper analyzes the effect of job satisfaction on labor turnover by gender using data from the first two waves of the Swiss Household Panel (1999 and 2000). The results confirm that job satisfaction is a very good predictor of future quits and, more important, reveal that job satisfaction does not influence the inclination to become non-employed; that is, neither men nor women self-select out of the labor force due to dissatisfaction. This result clearly refutes the claim that the gender/job satisfaction paradox (i.e., the fact that women tend to be more satisfied at work than men) is being driven by self-selection. This paper also shows that, based on job satisfaction information and quitting behavior, there is no apparent difference in firm attachment between men and women.     

中国能源消费静态依赖与动态发展——基于30个省市数据综列协整分析

本文以我国30个省市为横截单元、以1995-2005年时序数据组成综列数据,建立我国省市能源消费的综列协整模型,通过综列单位根和综列协整检验,结果表明,我国各省市的能源消费与经济增长和能源效率之间存在长期均衡。基于这一结论,揭示各省市能源消费静态依赖与动态发展特征,并给出政策建议。     

Alterations in IGF-I affect elderly: role of physical activity

The growth hormone–insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) axis is an important physiological regulator muscle for development. Although there is evidence that aging muscle retains the ability to synthesize IGF-I, there is also evidence that aging may be associated with attenuation of the ability of exercise to induce an isoform of IGF-I that promotes satellite cell proliferation. However, it is clear that overexpression of IGF-I in the muscle can protect against age-related sarcopenia. Strength training appears to be the intervention of choice for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia. IGF-I has been implicated in the loss of the muscle with age, and IGF-I expression levels change as a consequence of strength training in older adults. However, it seems that advancing age, rather than declining serum levels of IGF-I, appears to be a major determinant of life-time changes in body composition in women and men. We concluded that resistive exercise is a significant determinant of muscle mass and function. Elevated levels of IGF-I have been found in physically active compared to sedentary individuals. Recent work suggests that IGF-I as a mediator plays an important role in muscle hypertrophy and angiogenesis, both of which characterize the anabolic adaptation of muscles to exercise.     

Planners' Perspectives on Obstacles to Sustainable Urban Development: Implications for Transformative Planning Strategies

A major problem confronting planning is the gap between transformative proposals and enduring urban development trends. The paper interprets interviews with 62 planners involved in a sustainable urban development strategy in a large region focussed on Toronto, Canada. Surveyed planners were asked about the obstacles they encounter when attempting to modify prevailing urban development. Mentioned obstacles are consistent with expectations arising from three major perspectives on inertia: institutionalism, political economy and path dependence. Interviews also highlight the role of planners' practical knowledge in identifying and interpreting obstacles, and the existence of a consensus among respondents over sustainable urban development.     

重商主义时代英国企业组织制度的演变

重商主义时代是现代企业组织起源的关键时期,英国在从封建社会向资本主义社会过渡的过程中,生产和交换的组织形式不断变革,在复杂的历史形态中逐渐走向成熟,特别是股份公司的"法人革命",奠定了现代企业制度的基础。     

贸易开放、制度变迁与经济增长--基于不同国家规模和发展水平的比较分析

关于经济增长源泉的探讨一直没有停止过。最近的研究已经不满足于对引起经济增长直接原因的讨论,而是分析在这些直接原因的背后,是什么因素决定了一国要素积累和创新的速度。其中国际贸易、制度质量和地理因素这三者被认为是引起经济增长更深层次的原因。对于不同经济发展水平和国家规模的各国而言,这三者在经济增长中的相对作用大小并不完全一致。     

乱世中的稳健势力:民初广州的银钱业及其组织

民初是广州银钱业及其组织从传统向现代转变的关键时期 ,至 30年代初 ,其发展达于巅峰。由于新式银行的业务发展尚未成熟 ,故银钱业仍执广州商贸之牛耳。银业同业公会的成立与活动促进了本地域内金融资本家由分化走向整合 ,加之追求和平与有序 ,故成为近代乱世中之稳健因素 ,并在地方经济社会事务中经常发挥重要的作用     

我国人口素质与经济增长关系实证分析

本文在对人口素质的概念进行讨论及其构成进行分析的基础上．阐述了国内关于人口素质与经济增长关系的研究现状,而且使用离散系数法测度我国的人口素质水平,并将其作为一个变量引入生产函数,对我国人口素质与经济增长间的关系进行了实证研究,从定量角度说明了人口素质对社会经济发展的意义。     

我国物流产业与经济增长关系的实证研究

从影响物流能力要素的角度,利用1991 年至2011 年之间的经济数据对“物流产业”与“经济增长”之间的关系进行实证分析.通过对指标数据进行主成分分析,得出影响物流能力的三个因素为：基础因素、结构因素、市场因素.在此基础上,依据调整后的因素指标数据进行协整分析,得出三因素与经济增长之间具有长期均衡关系,且基础因素、结构因素与经济增长正相关.同时,通过VAR 模型的建立分析了三因素与经济增长之间的短期互动关系,并依据格兰杰因果检验结果对“物流与经济增长”模糊模型进行调整,细化了物流产业与经济增长之间的互动过程.最后,根据实证分析结果,从基础建设、优化结构、产业联动三方面给出相关政策建议.     

人口、经济增长对环境影响的库兹涅茨曲线分析——以昆山市为例

采用昆山市1991-2007年人口、经济相关数据,对昆山市人口、经济发展现状和环境质量进行了库兹涅茨曲线拟合分析,发现昆山市目前工业废水排放量、工业废气排放量分别与经济增长呈倒N型和正N型曲线关系,工业固体废物排放方面则不存在明显曲线,人口增长速度较快但对环境影响不明显。这说明昆山市目前已进入人口、经济增长与环境质量关系转折的关键点,转折的实现需要积极的环境政策响应。