The transition to parenthood in Puerto Rico: Occupational status and the timing of first births

This study examines the relationship between occupational status and fertility timing during a period of rapid development in Puerto Rico. Our fundamental hypothesis is that women with higher status occupations face greater opportunity costs than those with less valued jobs and therefore will be more likely to postpone parenthood until later ages than women without such high costs. We test this hypothesis using event history techniques with data from the 1982 Puerto Rico Fertility and Family Planning Assessment, an island-wide survey of women between the ages of 15 and 49. The analysis examines the effects of occupational status on the timing of first births, and finds strong support for the basic hypothesis, especially regarding the post-ponement of teen births. After the teen years, the effects are less pronounced. Overall, it appears that employment opportunities have played an important role in childbearing decisions in Puerto Rico.An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Denver, Colorado, 30 April–2 May 1992.     

Effects of fixed costs in two-person sequential bargaining

Rubinstein (1982) considered the problem of dividing a given surplus between two players sequentially, and then proposed a model in which the two players alternately make and respond to each other's offers through time. He further characterized the perfect equilibrium outcomes, which depend on the players time preferences and order of moves. Using both equal and unequal bargaining cost conditions and an unlimited number of rounds, two experiments were designed to compare the perfect equilibrium model to alternative models based on norms of fairness. We report analyses of final agreements, first offers, and number of bargaining rounds, which provide limited support to the perfect equilibrium model, and then conclude by recommending a shift in focus from model testing to specification of the conditions favoring one model over another.     

人口红利的经济社会代价与可持续发展

本文分析了人口红利背后的经济社会代价,意在提请人们注意,人口红利是一把双刃剑,在看到人口红利好处的同时,也要洞察其背后的隐患,不能盲目乐观。我们的真正目的不是要事受人口红利,而是要摆脱对它的依赖。只有利用好人口红利期,在人口机会窗关闭前积极求变,才能实现可持续发展。     

基于扩展Hotelling模型的企业竞争策略研究

通过将纵向差异引入到二次函数运输成本下的Hotelling模型中,研究具有不同质量、网络外部性、兼容性和转移成本的2个垄断厂商的竞争策略.首先,进行选址;然后,进行价格竞争的完全信息动态博弈,得到产品具有横向差异和纵向差异的2个垄断厂商市场竞争的均衡策略,推广了Hotelling模型的结论;最后,在选择横向差异最大化的情况下,分析了一般市场竞争策略,在无纵向差异条件下分别讨论了不同网络效用系数、兼容性和转移成本对市场竞争策略的影响.     

基于DEA理论的ANP/BOCR方案评价值综合集成新方法

网络分析法(ANP)是一种能够有效处理复杂决策问题的多准则决策方法。然而现有ANP文献在对收益、机会、成本、风险(统称为BOCR)评价值综合集成时会因评价值之间的不匹配而可能得出错误的方案排序结果和绩效表示。为克服上述缺陷,本文基于数据包络分析理论提出一种新的针对ANP/BOCR评价值的综合集成方法,使用摆幅置权区间估计方式反映出了决策者在判断BOCR相对权重时所面临的不精确性和模糊性。实例验证结果表明,所提方法对BOCR评价值的处理更符合实际情况。     

需求分布规律变化情况下的报童订货策略

在需求分布规律变化情况下,报童在进行订货决策时会因为错误判断需求分布规律而导致期望库存成本增加。为了解决这一问题,本文集成传统历史需求信息和非传统需求信息以正确地认知需求分布规律,在此基础上决策订货量。假设需求服从均值不同、方差相同的两种类型的正态分布,每一种正态分布的概率已知。利用信号检测理论构建基于历史需求信息与需求分布概率的报童最优订货策略,并与只基于需求分布概率的直觉规则订货策略进行对比。结果表明：只要排除需求分布概率很大或很小两种极端情况,最优订货策略比直觉规则订货策略在控制期望库存成本方面的作用更明显,即利用历史需求信息可以有效修正报童对实际需求分布的检测结果,从而提高实际订货决策的准确性。研究结果对传统历史需求信息和非传统需求信息的集成以及需求信息交换等有一定的管理学启示和应用价值。     

改进区间可接受度的证券投资组合区间二次规划模型

本文首先基于Markowitz的经典均值方差模型,针对不确定环境下的投资组合问题,把证券的收益率、风险损失率和流动性用区间数描述,建立了一种新的含交易成本的证券投资组合区间二次规划模型。其次,为求解该模型,提出了改进的区间可接受度确定性转换方法,通过引入优化水平α与可接受水平η将不确定二次规划转化为确定型规划。最后,通过数值实验将提出的方法与传统方法进行比较,结果表明本文所提出的方法与模型具有相对较好的可行性与实用性。     

Adaptive Build-up and Breakdown of Trust: An Agent Based Computational Approach

This article employs Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE) to investigate whether, and under what conditions, trust is viable in markets. The emergence and breakdown of trust is modeled in a context of multiple buyers and suppliers. Agents develop trust in a partner as a function of observed loyalty. They select partners on the basis of their trust in the partner and potential profit, with adaptive weights. On the basis of realized profits, they adapt the weight they attach to trust relative to profitability, and their own trustworthiness, modeled as a threshold of defection. Trust and loyalty turn out to be viable under fairly general conditions.     

上市公司治理因素与财务困境关系的实证研究

对中国上市公司治理因素与财务困境的关系进行了实证研究。以1998~2005年被ST(special treatm ent)的公司及其配对样本共计528家作为研究样本,通过使用二元Log istic回归分析方法,发现大股东持股比例、H-10股权集中指数、股权制衡度、国家股比例、最终控制人类型、独立董事持股比例以及审计意见与公司发生财务困境的可能性显著负相关,管理者代理成本显著提高了公司陷入财务困境的危险性。而高管持股比例、董事会规模以及CEO的双职合一对困境发生的概率无显著影响。