Correlates of Joining a Sexual Harassment Class Action

Researchers have proposed a variety of factors that influence the decision to seek legal relief in response to sexual harassment, but have generally failed to test these proposals empirically. The present study aims to address this gap by investigating the decision to join a class-action lawsuit. Participants were female professionals at a nationally based financial services firm, who either participated in or opted out of a sexual harassment class-action proceeding against the company. Five variables emerged as significant correlates of joining the class: organizational climate, turnover, financial dependence, PTSD, and primary appraisal. Dominance analysis identified contextual factors as the most important correlate. Theoretical and practical implications for the role of these factors in joining a class action are discussed.

Support for the environment post-transition? Material concerns and policy tradeoffs

Though many individuals are aware of the need to address environmental concerns, fewer are willing to pay for climate action or think the environment should be a priority for government spending. One compelling reason is that they prioritize using scarce resources to address immediate material concerns. This is particularly likely for individuals facing absolute material scarcity or for those who think they are relatively economically worse off, especially in contexts characterized by rapid transformation and volatility in the levels and quality of social welfare provision. To test these expectations, we analyze survey data from formerly Communist economies, which today find themselves with vastly different fortunes. Empirical findings suggest that absolute and relative material scarcity affect opinions regarding government spending on, and the willingness to pay more for, environmental action. However, willingness to pay more for government public services, inclusive of anti-poverty initiatives, has an impact on willingness to pay more for climate action, but in counter-intuitive ways. Overall, the results appear to suggest that explicitly addressing and relating individual living standards and inequality with environmental concerns may expand support for climate action.     

Competition and cooperation in artificial intelligence standard setting: Explaining emergent patterns

Efforts to set standards for artificial intelligence (AI) reveal striking patterns: technical experts hailing from geopolitical rivals, such as the United States and China, readily collaborate on technical AI standards within transnational standard-setting organizations, whereas governments are much less willing to collaborate on global ethical AI standards within international organizations. Whether competition or cooperation prevails can be explained by three variables: the actors that make up the membership of the standard-setting organization, the issues on which the organization's standard-setting efforts focus, and the “games” actors play when trying to set standards within a particular type of organization. A preliminary empirical analysis provides support for the contention that actors, issues, and games affect the prospects for cooperation on global AI standards. It matters because shared standards are vital for achieving truly global frameworks for the governance of AI. Such global frameworks, in turn, lower transaction costs and the probability that the world will witness the emergence of AI systems that threaten human rights and fundamental freedoms.     

推动中俄区域经贸合作战略因素的新变化

近几年来,推动中俄区域经贸合作的战略因素发生了新的变化,突出表现在：一是在世界大格局中,中俄间相互的战略依托关系不断提升;二是中俄两国经济发展战略的利益切合点不断增加。在此背景下,俄罗斯对中国在其战略全局中重要性的认识大大提高,并且主动和积极地倡导加强区域经贸合作。这为中俄区域合作提供了机遇期。当然,在深化与扩大这一合作的过程中,难免会出现一些矛盾与摩擦。     

试论中国——南盟经贸合作制约因素及经济一体化之道

中国和南盟的经贸合作对于加快南盟发展和促进中国——南盟经济一体化有着重要作用。当前南亚国家普遍存在的对华贸易赤字,印度对中国的严重猜疑,世界金融与经济危机的冲击成为制约中国与南盟合作的主要制约因素。通过提升中国在南盟中的地位,从次区域和双边合作项目着手,是推进中国与南盟的区域一体化进程的重要措施。     

中国广西东兴与越南广宁芒街投资合作探讨

中国广西东兴市和越南广宁省芒街市山水相连,区位优势明显,两地有友好合作传统。两地分别列入两国的重点经济建设区,这为两地之间开展全面合作创造了良好的前提条件。本文在分析东兴市和芒街市的基本情况和投资环境基础上,提出双方投资合作的领域,作为抛砖引玉,希望能为两地之间的合作作出贡献。     

中国和平发展与东亚合作机制构建

地区合作机制的创设能力不仅是大国崛起的一般性标尺,也是大国崛起的内在要求。参与和创设东亚合作机制是保证中国和平发展的重要条件,它有助于奠定中国和平发展的地区性根基,构筑平衡的大国关系,咒化经济结构和扩大对外开放。同时,中国的制度化行为也拉动了地区经济增长,缓解了地区安全困境,促进了东亚地区一体化。实际上,中国和平发展和东亚合作机制是一种相互促进的关系。     

新时期朝鲜经济发展战略调整

2009年末朝鲜突然实施的货币更换和禁止外币流通措施以失败告终,虽然没有达到抑制通货膨胀、扭转汇率双重结构、整顿经济管理秩序混乱的目的,却加快了朝鲜扩大对外经济合作的步伐,明确显示出朝鲜利用外部力量促进经济发展的战略调整轨迹。朝鲜将经济重心由重工业向农业和轻工业转变,把提高人民生活水平作为经济政策的核心目标。但是,朝鲜要正确处理计划经济与市场经济、自力更生与有限的对外开放、重工业与农业和轻工业之间的关系,才能从根本上解决其经济难题,实现经济稳定增长。     

俄罗斯与美国反恐战略之比较

在当今世界,俄罗斯和美国是遭受恐怖主义威胁最为严重的两个大国,反恐战略在俄罗斯和美国国家安全战略中都是不可或缺的组成部分。俄美两国在反恐战略的形成、恐怖主义威胁判断、反恐目标、军事反恐战略实践和国际反恐合作等方面有相同之处,也存在显著差别。随着俄美领导人的更换,两国反恐战略都在调整,并且选择了不同的战略取向。反恐是俄美两国合作的重要领域,但俄美反恐战略的分歧可能导致双方之间爆发摩擦乃至冲突。