Small area estimation for longitudinal surveys

Over the last few years many studies have been carried out in Italy to identify reliable small area labour force indicators. Considering the rotated sample design of the Italian Labour Force Survey, the aim of this work is to derive a small area estimator which borrows strength from individual temporal correlation, as well as from related areas. Two small area estimators are derived as extensions of an estimation strategies proposed by Fuller (1990) for partial overlap samples. A simulation study is carried out to evaluate the gain in efficiency provided by our solutions. Results obtained for different levels of autocorrelation between repeated measurements on the same outcome and different population settings show that these estimators are always more reliable than the traditional composite one, and in some circumstances they are extremely advantageous.The present paper is financially supported by Murst-Cofin (2001) Lutilizzo di informazioni di tipo amministrativo nella stima per piccole aree e per sottoinsiemi della popolazione (National Coordinator Prof. Carlo Filippucci).     

Semiparametric Inference Methods for General Time Scale Models

In this paper we consider semiparametric inference methods for the time scale parameters in general time scale models (Oakes, 1995, Duchesne and Lawless, 2000). We use the results of Robins and Tsiatis (1992) and Lin and Ying (1995) to derive a rank-based estimator that is more efficient and robust than the traditional minimum coefficient of variation (min CV) estimator of Kordonsky and Gerstbakh (1993) for many underlying models. Moreover, our estimator can readily handle censored samples, which is not the case with the min CV method.     

论儒道思想对王羲之书法美学思想及书法的影响

中国文化的核心是"儒道"互补.儒家推崇"中和"之美,道家向往"自然"之趣.王羲之的书法美学思想是儒道并蓄,因而使他的书法艺术兼具中和、自然之美.     

城乡居民收入差距不合理因素分析及对策

城镇居民和农村居民的收入差距发生了本质变化城乡居民的显性收入差距不能确切反映实际收入差距;差距悬殊而且存在着非自然差距;超过了世界各国相同阶段所固有的水平;收入差距处在倒"U"型曲线的上升阶段.为缩小城乡居民收入差距,必须增加土地投资;保护和提高农民生产的积极性;进行农业产业结构调整;优化农村政策结构;发展教育,培养专业技术人才,加快贫困地区文化、技术和制度等资源开发;实现农业劳动力半转移.     

企业理财系统相关性研究

企业理财系统相关性由企业理财内容循环的相关性、企业理财过程循环的相关性、企业理财内容循环与过程循环的相关性构成.研究企业理财系统相关性,对探索企业理财系统及规律性、增强企业理财系统柔性及提高企业经济效益都有着重要的实际指导意义和理论价值.     

A Goodness-of-Fit Test for Location-Scale Max-Stable Distributions

In this article, a technique based on the sample correlation coefficient to construct goodness-of-fit tests for max-stable distributions with unknown location and scale parameters and finite second moment is proposed. Specific details to test for the Gumbel distribution are given, including critical values for small sample sizes as well as approximate critical values for larger sample sizes by using normal quantiles. A comparison by Monte Carlo simulation shows that the proposed test for the Gumbel hypothesis is substantially more powerful than some other known tests against some alternative distributions with positive skewness coefficient.     

Finite nonparametric grach model for foreign exchange volatility

GARCH model has been commonly used to describe the volatility of foreign exchange returns, which typically depends on returns many lags before, While the GARCH model provides a simple geometric decaying structure for persistence in time, it restricts tiie impact of variables to Quadratic functions. A finite nonparametric GARCH model is proposed that allows the variables' impact to be a smooth function of any form. A direct local polynomial estimation method for this finite GARCH model is proposed based on results on proportional additive model, and is applied to the German Mark (DEM)/US Dollar (USD) daily returns data. Estimators uf both the decaying rate and the impact function are obtained. Diagnostics show satisfactory out-of-sampie prediction based on the proposed model, which helps to better understand the dynamics of foreign exchange volatility.     

Estimating the Structure of Agricultural Investment: A Stochastic- Coefficients Approach

Two approaches, a flexibie-accelerator model and a stochastic-coefficients alternative, are used to estimate the structure of aggregate agricultural investment. Structural estimates of the adjustment rates for each model differ. The stochastic-coefficients model, however, performs better in out-of-sample forecasting.     

基尼系数和泰尔熵指标的分解分析比较——以云南省17个少数民族地区的收入差距为例

基尼系数和泰尔熵指标都是衡量不平等性的重要指标,特别是它们的分解能进一步对不平等性进行因素分析。本文阐述了这两种指标对不平等性的刻画,并对它们的分解作了进一步的分析,最后结合同一组数据进行了实证比较分析。     

利用Teager-Kaiser算子的多径信号抑制

为了解决多径干扰对无线定位精度的影响,该文在传统的窄带相关技术的基础上,利用TK算子对其进行改进。改进后的技术在不过多地增加计算负担的情况下,不仅保持了窄带相关技术对于长时延多径信号抑制的功能,而且还改善了其对短时延多径信号抑制效果不佳的缺陷。仿真结果证明,该算法对于无线信道的多径信号抑制起到了一定的改善作用,从而提高了无线定位精度。所以,该研究对于无线定位技术的工程应用和理论研究具有一定的参考价值。