Multiple event times in the presence of informative censoring: modeling and analysis by copulas

Motivated by a breast cancer research program, this paper is concerned with the joint survivor function of multiple event times when their observations are subject to informative censoring caused by a terminating event. We formulate the correlation of the multiple event times together with the time to the terminating event by an Archimedean copula to account for the informative censoring. Adapting the widely used two-stage procedure under a copula model, we propose an easy-to-implement pseudo-likelihood based procedure for estimating the model parameters. The approach yields a new estimator for the marginal distribution of a single event time with semicompeting-risks data. We conduct both asymptotics and simulation studies to examine the proposed approach in consistency, efficiency, and robustness. Data from the breast cancer program are employed to illustrate this research.

     

Tests for time series of counts based on the probability-generating function

We propose testing procedures for the hypothesis that a given set of discrete observations may be formulated as a particular time series of counts with a specific conditional law. The new test statistics incorporate the empirical probability-generating function computed from the observations. Special emphasis is given to the popular models of integer autoregression and Poisson autoregression. The asymptotic properties of the proposed test statistics are studied under the null hypothesis as well as under alternatives. A Monte Carlo power study on bootstrap versions of the new methods is included as well as real-data examples.     

The disembedded digital economy: Social protection for new economy employment in China

This research focuses upon employment in the new economy, exploring labour protection and social protection in the digital age in China. Through an empirical survey conducted in three Chinese cities, social insurance and the labour rights of employees in the digital economic sector, such as gig employment, e-commerce, and various other forms of online employment, have been examined in-depth. This study reveals new regulatory loopholes in the digital labour market, which have substantially eroded the basis of social policy arrangements in China, “softening” participation in social insurance branches and compliance with labour regulations remarkably. Drawing upon the theoretical concepts of Polanyi on embeddedness and disembeddedness, we argue that the digital employment sector in China has been increasingly disembedded from social institutions and social control. The new configuration in the digital field of social policy requires novel conceptual models and institutional settings to cope with increasing social risks in virtual spaces.     

腔内电光调制激光系统的混沌模拟

采用数值模拟的方法讨论了带反馈的腔內电光调制激光系统功率输出的分叉和混沌行为,得到了输出功率随控制参数变化的分叉图,和一些定量结果。     

知识经济时代传统会计之变革

知识经济条件下会计面临着变革。知识经济对公允价值计量、会计目标、会计处理程序与方法、会计报告内容、无形资产和人力资源成本与价值的确认、会计电算化发展等方面产生巨大影响。     

关于研究生教育若干问题的思考

研究生教育是高等教育结构中的高层次教育。文章围绕创建科学的研究生教育体系问题 ,从自主招生、导师队伍建设、学位授权点、学术监控以及办学理念等方面进行了探讨     

张之洞实业教育观之我见

实业教育观是张之洞教育思想的重要组成部分 ,它是张之洞与外洋抗争思想的直接结果之一。它以创办实业学堂、派遣留学生及倡导理论与实践相结合的教学方法为主旨 ;以培养近代农、工、商业人才 ,推动经济发展为目的 ,在中国近代历史上影响较为深远。     

试析我国国有控股公司的反垄断问题

认为应将国有控股公司纳入反垄断法的规制框架 ,规制的目的是为了控制市场过度集中和行政权的侵入 ,在此基础上 ,可以把国有控股公司区分为行业性国有控股公司和综合性国有控股公司 ,并提出了具体的反垄断法对策。     

文化的根本意蕴及其价值——兼论我国文化建设的合理思路

文化作为一个热点研究问题 ,理论界在许多方面存在分歧。本文着重厘清了人们对文化在概念、价值方面的误解 ,认为文化是一个标志人的主观心态和观念形态的范畴 ,是人处理其与客观世界的多重现实的对象性关系和解决人类内在精神需求的方式 ,这种方式表现为并对象化为千状万态的精神现象和产物 ,并且认为文化对人和社会的价值意义是个客观事实 ,文化的作用已深深地渗透到社会的演进过程中 ,最后从文化的价值意义出发 ,阐述了我国文化建设的合理思路。     

更高层次的迈进——企业相对社会责任的实现

相对社会责任的承担与实现,对企业自身和社会都具有重大意义,但由于缺乏机制的制约和策略的应用,其实现是困难的。正确处理企业利益与社会责任的关系,促使更多企业从履行绝对社会责任,上升到追求更高层次社会责任的实现,一方面需要外在环境的保障,另一方面要求企业在履行社会责任时,注意策略选择。