How culture influences foreign trade: evidence from the U.S. and China

Using a gravity model of trade and the U.S. and Chinese panel data, I present evidence that supports the views that linguistic links have become more important in foreign trade than geographical proximity and that linguistic influence on trade is more significant in China than in the U.S. The estimated result based on a broad panel of economies shows little overall relation between religious similarity and foreign trade in both the U.S. and China. But there is an indication that the religious dissimilarity tends to retard foreign trade with poor countries and regions and to encourage foreign trade with richer places. I also found that, although religious retardation on foreign trade is more significant in China than in the U.S., religious dissimilarity tends to retard the US export more than that of China; by contrast, it tends to retard the Chinese import more than that of the U.S. At last, the socio-economic implications of the estimated results are discussed.     

Detection and correction of artificial shifts in climate series

Summary.  Many long instrumental climate records are available and might provide useful information in climate research. These series are usually affected by artificial shifts, due to changes in the conditions of measurement and various kinds of spurious data. A comparison with surrounding weather-stations by means of a suitable two-factor model allows us to check the reliability of the series. An adapted penalized log-likelihood procedure is used to detect an unknown number of breaks and outliers. An example concerning temperature series from France confirms that a systematic comparison of the series together is valuable and allows us to correct the data even when no reliable series can be taken as a reference.     

Direct and Indirect Causal Effects via Potential Outcomes*

Abstract. The use of the concept of ‘direct’ versus ‘indirect’ causal effects is common, not only in statistics but also in many areas of social and economic sciences. The related terms of ‘biomarkers’ and ‘surrogates’ are common in pharmacological and biomedical sciences. Sometimes this concept is represented by graphical displays of various kinds. The view here is that there is a great deal of imprecise discussion surrounding this topic and, moreover, that the most straightforward way to clarify the situation is by using potential outcomes to define causal effects. In particular, I suggest that the use of principal stratification is key to understanding the meaning of direct and indirect causal effects. A current study of anthrax vaccine will be used to illustrate ideas.     

也谈中国哲学和西方哲学——对李廉《中国哲学与希腊哲学》一书的简评

如果说,古希腊哲学包含了后来西方哲学的萌芽,那么,似乎也不妨说《周易》经传也包含了后来中国哲学的萌芽。中国哲学以自己的独特方式为人类哲学思想宝库作出了不可替代的贡献,其源盖出于《周易》。     

中印英语教育之比较

中国印度都将英语作为第二语言进行教学。但是尽管教学目的相同 ,所采用的教学手段、教材和教学过程不尽相同。本文从分析中印教学手段的相似与差异入手 ,搜集本科英语专业教材 ,在分析教学大纲、教学和考试过程的基础上 ,同时考虑学生的基本条件、学制、课程等因素 ,试图获得进一步改革的新观念 ,为教学大纲的设计和课程的安排提供参考意见。     

西部高校文化艺术素质教育现状考察与对策研究

西部高校文化艺术素质教育现状可概括为:思想认识有待提高;实践范围有待拓展;运作机制有待创新;发展条件有待改善。推进西部高校文化艺术素质教育的对策有:(一)努力构建文化艺术素质教育的生态圈,包括:优化文化艺术素质教育的内结构;强化文化艺术素质教育的外结构;新化文化艺术素质教育联结销。(二)积极探索文化艺术素质教育的有效途径和方式方法。     

世界经济增速下滑与中国经济持续快速增长

世界经济增速下滑对我国经济虽有严重的不利影响 ,但只要我们坚持扩大内需的方针 ,继续实施积极的财政政策和稳健的货币政策 ,大力调整经济结构 ,进一步提高对外开放水平 ,深化经济体制改革 ,中国经济就能保持持续快速健康发展     

多视角看刺绣

刺绣是人类文明的产物 ,是劳动人民智慧的结晶 ,它所表现的文化性及由此延展的艺术性 ,有着巨大的魅力和顽强的生命力。文章从多个视角来看刺绣的各种层面 ,从文化性、艺术性等方面展现刺绣丰富多彩的个性     

近百年来中国对文物建筑与历史地段的保护

论文以1949年为界,分两大部分叙述了迄今为止大约100年来中国对文物建筑与历史地段的保护。总结出1949年后中国近代文物建筑保护思想观念的演变特征,即前期以具有社会主义特色的保护观念为主,80年代以来发展为逐渐与国际接轨。     

多源模型的新进展

本文总结了高能核—核碰撞的多源模型自1987年提出到1990年以来的主要进展,着重介绍多源模型的基本物理思想及其在两种不同方案下的发展动态.通过与最新实验数据比较,说明多源模型能够成功地解释高能重离子碰撞的整体性质.