追寻早期华工的历史足迹——以艾尔松《爱达荷华人往事》为例

北美早期华工研究的最大困难是缺乏他们的文献材料。艾尔松修女以数十年之力,通过系统地查阅当年的报刊,追寻早期华工在北美大地上的踪迹,撰成《爱达荷华人往事》一书,为我们提供了一幅栩栩如生的北美早期华人移民生活的画卷。     

欧美国家对企业并购的反垄断规制及对我国的启示

随着中国经济的发展和投资环境的改善,跨国公司凭借其资金、技术、品牌等优势,通过跨国并购手段进入中国市场,引发了各界对外资并购是否形成垄断趋势的争论以及如何对其进行反垄断规制的思考。欧美国家对企业并购的反垄断规制,特别是在相关市场的界定和垄断判定标准方面的立法和实践,对我国有一定的借鉴价值。现结合我国并购案例及相关法律法规,提出健全我国企业并购中有关反垄断规制的若干对策。     

毛泽东对马克思主义中国化思想的重大贡献

在长期的中国革命与建设中，毛泽东同志把马克思主义与中国具体实践相结合，为推进马克思主义中国化贡献了自己的力量。毛泽东同志关于马克思主义中国化的思想主要包括了科学揭示马克思主义中国化的含义，不断探索马克思主义中国化的途径，努力把握马克思主义中国化的规律等几个方面。研究毛泽东的马克思主义中国化思想，有助于在新时期不断推进马克思主义中国化的进程。     

Minimum contrast estimation of random processes based on information of second and third orders

This paper presents the results on consistency and asymptotic normality of a class of minimum contrast estimators for random processes with short- or long-range dependence based on the second- and third-order cumulant spectra. Asymptotic properties of sample spectral functionals of second and third orders, which are of independent interest in view of their possible use for nonparametric estimation of processes with short- or long-range dependence, are also provided.     

On the distribution of quadratic functionals of the ordinary and fractional Brownian motions

In this paper we discuss some distributional properties of quadratic functionals of the ordinary and fractional Brownian motions (fBms). As far as the ordinary Brownian motion (Bm) is concerned, those properties have been established extensively. A transition from the Bm to the fBm is not straightforward. Some difficulties associated with dealing with the fBm are explained, and a way to solving the problem is indicated, and some conjectures are given.     

Bayesian mixture modeling for spatial Poisson process intensities,with applications to extreme value analysis

We propose a method for the analysis of a spatial point pattern, which is assumed to arise as a set of observations from a spatial nonhomogeneous Poisson process. The spatial point pattern is observed in a bounded region, which, for most applications, is taken to be a rectangle in the space where the process is defined. The method is based on modeling a density function, defined on this bounded region, that is directly related with the intensity function of the Poisson process. We develop a flexible nonparametric mixture model for this density using a bivariate Beta distribution for the mixture kernel and a Dirichlet process prior for the mixing distribution. Using posterior simulation methods, we obtain full inference for the intensity function and any other functional of the process that might be of interest. We discuss applications to problems where inference for clustering in the spatial point pattern is of interest. Moreover, we consider applications of the methodology to extreme value analysis problems. We illustrate the modeling approach with three previously published data sets. Two of the data sets are from forestry and consist of locations of trees. The third data set consists of extremes from the Dow Jones index over a period of 1303 days.     

Paradoxes of American Individualism1

I point to contradictions in American individualism not unlike those suggested by Robin M. Williams Jr. I go on to suggest how twenty‐first‐century sociologists might better understand this aspect of American exceptionalism: not as an egoistic, asocial individualism, but as a covenantal, social voluntarism.     

Emergence of entrepreneurial behaviour: The role of age-based self-image

This study introduces an individual’s perception of their entrepreneurial potential in terms of their age (age-based self-image) to complement chronological age as a predictor of entrepreneurial behaviour. The principal hypothesis is that a positive age-based self-image enhances the likelihood of individuals turning their intention to start a business into actual behaviour. The empirical analysis based on data collected on the general adult population of Finland in 2011 and 2012 (n = 672) supports this hypothesis. The analysis further shows that this positive effect is independent of the individual’s chronological age, and it is thus applicable to both age groups that are under-represented in entrepreneurship: ‘youngsters’ and ‘seniors’. Promoting the development of a positive age-based self-image is a prospective policy option for fostering entrepreneurship among younger and older age groups. More in-depth research, especially concerning the antecedents of positive age-based self-image, is required for the effectiveness of such policy interventions.     

Measures of Association and Visualization of Log Odds Ratio Structure for a Two Way Contingency Table

The odds ratio (OR) is a measure of association used for analysing an I × J contingency table. The total number of ORs to check grows with I and J. Several statistical methods have been developed for summarising them. These methods begin from two different starting points, the I × J contingency table and the two‐way table composed by the ORs. In this paper we focus our attention on the relationship between these methods and point out that, for an exhaustive analysis of association through log ORs, it is necessary to consider all the outcomes of these methods. We also introduce some new methodological and graphical features. In order to illustrate previously used methodologies, we consider a data table of the cross‐classification of the colour of eyes and hair of 5387 children from Scotland. We point out how, through the log OR analysis, it is possible to extract useful information about the association between variables.