Public Service Motivation and Job Sector Choice: Evidence from a Developing Country

This article explores the determinants of actual job sector decisions of highly skilled professionals across four different sectors in a developing country, with a particular interest in the relationship with public service motivation (PSM). Unlike most previous cross-sectional studies, it uses a pooled time series of individual antecedents and job characteristics, both before and after the individuals leave the job market to pursue graduate education abroad. The results indicate that there are key differences in terms of the determinants of job sector choices across the four sectors, and that PSM appears to have a differential role on the attraction of individuals to each of those sectors.     

互联网法院的程序法困境及出路

互联网法院借助互联网技术审理特定类型的涉互联网案件,以全流程在线办理为原则,改变了诉讼行为发生的时空条件.互联网法院在现阶段面临的程序法困境主要包括设立依据有违法定法官原则、管辖范围的界定不够妥当、在线庭审的规则创新冲击民事司法之基本原则、诉讼规则忽视对当事人处分权和平等权的保障等方面.从立法上明确互联网法院的试点法院...     

Objective evaluation of similarity scores derived by Evofinder® system for marks on bullets fired from Chinese Norinco QSZ-92 pistols

In recent years, many studies have been conducted in the field of firearm identification with the objective of providing an objective method of evaluating the comparison of cartridge cases. However, less attention has been paid to the objective evaluation of bullet comparisons. In this study, 1 000 registered Chinese Norinco QSZ-92 pistols were used, and a database of 2 996 bullets was constructed. Both the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the score-based likelihood ratio method were used to objectively evaluate the similarity scores derived by the Evofinder^® system. The results indicate that this system has excellent ability to discriminate between the selected pistols. This paper proposes an objective evaluation method, which serves as a response to the ongoing debates regarding the foundation of the discipline.     

Essence of Negotiation: Understanding Appeasement and “The Great Munich Stereotype”

The relative merits of rational choice and behavioral approaches to the study of negotiation continue to be hotly debated. This article tests qualitative postdictions (assertions or deductions about something in the past) from these paradigms as well as the alternative approach of new institutional theory against the extensive record of negotiation process, contractual form, and contract implementation from the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. I find the incomplete relational form of the peace treaty to be consistent with the behavioral and new institutional concepts and find that only behavioral theory can explain how unilateral German moves unraveled the treaty during the 1930s. But the historical record further reveals that the close fit between the behavioral paradigm and these events is more than coincidence. I also discuss the role of conference participants, particularly John Maynard Keynes and Walter Lippmann, in establishing the basis for modern behavioral science. The behavioral paradigm emerged from efforts to understand and fix serious policy mistakes such as those made in the peace negotiations. The study of human error was intended to serve as the basis for broad‐based organizational solutions. Finally, I discuss the impact of “the Munich stereotype” on such recent events as the planning for the American invasion and reconstruction of Iraq; such examples suggest continued imperfections in the system of organized intelligence that has actually evolved in the United States.     

Policy attitudes, ideology and voting behavior in the 2008 Election

This article examines the impact of policy attitudes and ideology on voting behavior in the 2010 U.S. presidential election. The analysis uses data from the 2008 American National Election Study. The empirical results indicate that the 2008 election should not be regarded as a simple referendum on the George W. Bush presidency. At the same time, voting behavior was not particularly aligned along stark policy divisions; the direct effects of issue attitudes were confined largely to the most sophisticated stratum of the electorate. Finally, liberal-conservative orientations did affect citizens' political attitudes and candidate choices in ways that are fairly unique, compared to other recent elections.     

法律选择理论中国家利益的国际协调

法院在涉外民商事案件的法律选择过程中,会涉及各种利益,有个人利益、国家利益和国际利益,而法律的功能之一就是对相互冲突的利益进行协调.法律选择理论中协调国家利益具有很强的重要性,在国际私法趋同化和建立国际民商新秩序的形势下,应更加关注国际社会共同利益的实现,强调国家利益的国际协调.     

怨毒心态与唐末落第士子的人生选择

怨毒心态是怨恨心理的极端表现，以付诸实际报复行动为最终目的。唐末落第士子的怨毒心态主要产生原因在于科举失利。怨毒心态造成了士子们的人性裂变，影响他们在改朝换代中的人生选择；而他们基于怨毒心态作出的人生选择往往使他们自身也会付出沉重的代价。     

上市公司分配现金股利概率的probit和logit模型对比研究

该文根据著名经济学家McFaden行为理性选择剖视理论,利用Probit和Logit二元离散选择模型的对比分析,定量研究公司财务及经营状况对发放现金股利概率边际变化的影响,进一步为偏好现金股利型投资者的投资决策作参考。与其它同类研究相比,该文的独创性结论有：流通股占总股本比率对上市公司发放现金股利的影响呈开口向上的二次曲线形,同时相比于每股盈余,每股现金净含量对发放现金股利概率有同样重要影响。     

台湾政坛“第三势力”的发展空间分析——一种公共选择的视野

长期以来，对台湾政党政治的研究大多集中在蓝绿两大阵营的政党，而较少关注两大阵营之外的“第三股力量”。近年来，岛内一直有人试图筹组超越蓝绿的“第三势力”。“第三势力”在台湾政坛究竟能有多大的活动空间？本文试图运用公共选择理论的分析框架，对台湾政党政治的现状及在可预见的未来的发展趋势进行初步剖析，以期对“第三势力”在这一过程中可能获得的选民支持的空间进行深入的探讨。     

政治体制改革与党内民主

把发展党内民主作为政治体制改革突破口是一个较合理的选择.因为它具有实质性和联动性原则,具有难度和风险较小原则,具有相对独立性原则,有利于带动政治体制改革的顺利进行.