Stagflationary bias and the interaction of monetary policy and wages in a unionized economy

Economics Research Centre, School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K. The paper investigates the claim of Gylfason and Lindbeck (Public Choice, 1994) that a stagflationary bias arises from the interaction between monetary policymaking and wagesetting if, among other things, the government and unions share a concern for inflation. It uses a game theoretic model of this interaction, in which the government plays an economy-wide union. Though simple, this nests several other models as special cases. In that corresponding to Gylfason and Lindbeck's model, the factors which they identify are shown to be sufficient for stagflationary bias, in a specified sense. However, for the union to care about inflation is not a necessary condition. The main result of the paper concerns the more general model. It establishes a set of necessary and sufficient conditions for stagflationary bias, as previously defined. These conditions do not include a shared concern for inflation. The paper comments briefly on the significance of this result for stagflation and economic modelling.     

Isolation of the DNA minisatellite probe MZ 1.3 and its application to DNA 'fingerprinting' analysis

A minisatellite probe, MZ 1.3, detecting hypervariable fragment patterns was isolated from a human genomic library. A repetitive sequence of 27 bp length was identified which is contained in the probe approx. 40 times. The MZ 1.3 repeat shows variable homology of 53-73% to the repetitive sequence of the protein III gene of the bacteriophage M13 genome. Polymorphic restriction fragment patterns were found with MZ 1.3 using the enzymes Hinf I, BstN I, Hae III, Mbo I, PstI/Pvu II, and Rsa I. An average of 18 polymorphic fragments was observed using Hinf I as enzyme. The band sharing frequency after Hinf I digestion among unrelated individuals was determined to be 23.8 +/- 7.2%. An example for the application of MZ 1.3 to paternity testing in an incest case is given. The probe can be used with radioactive or non-radioactive detection systems. An approach is presented to compare polymorphic fragment patterns from individuals obtained by independent gel runs on the basis of relative band positions (RBP) and calculated in a computerized analysis.     

关于盗抢机动车犯罪的打防对策

盗抢机动车犯罪近几年来呈不断上升的高发态势 ,要想遏制此类犯罪的高发态势 ,应完善打防工作机制 ,加强下列两方面的工作 :一是建立机动车检查站卡 ;二是建立健全针对盗抢机动车犯罪的网络化联动协作体系。     

浅析未成年人不应成为累犯

未成年人不构成累犯作为一项原则,实际上早已为许多国家所采纳。具体而言,将未成年人排除在累犯适格主体的立法例有两种:其一,只要是未成年时所实施的犯罪,均不作为认定罪犯时的“前罪”考虑。即前后罪实施在未成年时的情况,不构成累犯,而且前罪实施在未成年时后罪实施在成年时,也不构成累犯。如俄罗斯刑法典第18条明确规定,一个人在年满18岁之前实施犯罪的前科,在认定累犯时不得计算在内。泰国刑法典第94条明确规定,未满17岁之人,其     

Bureaucratic capacity and state-society relations in China

In view of the efforts of post-Mao state-rebuilding, how does bureaucratic capacity affect the pattern of state-society interaction in China, where a robust civil society is still missing? Using the case of China’s population control, we analyze the linkage between bureaucratic capacity and state-society relations. The study demonstrates remarkable resilience of the party-state and its transformative thrust in reformist China. Through a mix of mass mobilization and institutional building, the Chinese state remains puissant in extending social control over its people. Equally important, bureaucratic capacity is a major predictor of state coerciveness. Other things being equal, localities with stronger bureaucratic capacity tend to develop a less antagonist and more cooperative state-society relationship. Bureaucratic capacity can serve as remedy to despotic or authoritarian rule despite the lack of an autonomous civil society. This finding has important implications for the potential of democratization in China.     

试析澳门反"黑"立法对策及其借鉴之处

通过对澳门反“黑”立法对策的分析,得出的借鉴之处是:重视黑社会犯罪原因,从源头上控制黑社会犯罪;界定黑社会(性质)概念,方便司法;完善黑社会(性质)犯罪刑事立法;完善打击黑社会(性质)犯罪的诉讼立法;加强打击黑社会下游犯罪力度,以堵塞黑社会(性质)犯罪的后路。     

网络游戏外挂程序法律政策问题研究系列之三——外挂程序相关法律关系分析

本文着重讨论网络游戏（以下简称“网游”）开发商与外挂开发商之间、网游运营商与外挂开发商之间、网游运营商与玩家之间、国家与外挂开发商之间这四个方面的法律关系。由于外挂开发商与外挂经销商往往是同一个主体，所以对外挂经销商传播外挂的行为不单独进行讨论。