International capital trade benefits a nation as a whole but the gains from trade are unevenly distributed among owners of various factors. The traditional view in international taxation is that a small economy should not tax capital trade. However, this view is valid only if the government is...

A numerical study on the performance of an adjustable ejector was presented. An axial spindle extending into the nozzle was used to change the throat area of the nozzle to make the ejector adjustable. The re-normalization group (RNG) k-epsilon model reconciled better with experimental...

For most of the post-war period developing countries have been told that relying on licensing for technology transfer is likely to yield disappointing results. However, this view of licensing has come a full circle as technology services trade has boomed since the 1990s. We outline the main...

This paper explains how and why the stock market, which is regarded as the embodiment of capitalism, has been allowed to develop and gain a prominent place among China's financial markets. That development has been consistent with the changing vested interests of the central government in its...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an imprinting perspective of the organizational culture evolution at a large state-owned heavy equipment manufacturer. It aims at exploring sensitive periods and the tension between persistence and decay of imprints. Design/methodology/approach...

In many practical problems, both decision and estimation are involved. This dissertationintends to study the relationship between decision and estimation in these problems, so thatmore accurate inference methods can be developed.Hybrid estimation is an important formulation that deals with state...

In many practical problems, both decision and estimation are involved. This dissertation intends to study the relationship between decision and estimation in these problems, so that more accurate inference methods can be developed. Hybrid estimation is an important formulation that deals with...

Recent technology advances have enabled firms to flexibly process and analyze sophisticated employee performance data at a reduced and yet significant cost. We develop a theory of optimal incentive contracting where the monitoring technology that governs the above procedure is part of the...