Using a discrete choice experiment to estimate spectators’ willingness to pay for professional baseball park sportscape

The physical environment of sport facilities, referred to as the sportscape, has a substantial influence on the extent to which sport fans attend sporting events and revisit the facilities. Accordingly, professional franchises make efforts to construct new stadiums with different sportscape elements, which serve as important factors that determine spectators’ levels of attendance satisfaction. With a sample of South Korean baseball fans, the authors examine which sportscape components of professional ballparks are considered most important by spectators, as well as how baseball attendees indicate their willingness to pay for particular sportscape attributes. Based on a discrete choice experimental approach, results indicate that spectators place the greatest importance on fast access to ballparks largely dependent upon the location. Results also suggest that respondents are willing to pay KR₩4102 for one more subway line. Different strategies for developing successful sportscape components are discussed.     

Broadway productions and the value of a Tony Award

This article investigates the effect of a Tony nomination or win on the demand facing a Broadway production using a panel of weekly revenues for Broadway productions from 1996 to 2007. Our results indicate that the effect of a nomination or win is positive in the week of the announcement and gradually increases in successive weeks, presumably due to publicity and word-of-mouth. Winners experience an increase in demand as late as 1 year later when awards are publicized for the following season. Moreover, nominees that do not win the award are penalized heavily in the weeks following the Award announcements. We find that winning a Tony Award increases a production’s revenues by 12% in the week immediately following the Awards.

电子政务服务外包潜在风险对其模式选择的影响研究

电子政务服务外包的成功很大程度上取决于外包模式的正确选择与潜在风险的有效掌控,研究其潜在风险对外包模式的影响对外包模式选择、风险防范具有较高的参考价值。在分析总结电子政务服务外包主要模式(BOT、BOO、BT、ASP)的关键成功因素和潜在风险因素的基础上,构建潜在风险影响外包模式选择的结构方程模型,分析"决策与合同管理风险"、"开发与运营管理风险"、"资金与成本管理风险"、"知识与战略管理风险"四类潜在风险对各外包模式的作用机制及影响程度,并依此提出外包模式选择的参考建议。     

教育腐败的社会学解读

教育腐败指的是在教育活动中的行为主体选择搭便车消费教育这一公共物品,从而侵害教育公共性的行为,可分为教育行政腐败、学校管理腐败、学术腐败.其产生是由于部分群体成员在教育资源配置过程中,在监督和制衡薄弱的情况下,利用公权选择搭便车获得和消费教育资源.这种普遍存在的理性选择行为的后果是教育的公共性被践踏.     

试析应用能力考试(B级)中的翻译选择题

通过对江西省高等学校英语应用能力考试(B级)中61-64题翻译选择题的分析,论述了其信度和效度,提出把翻译选择题改为翻译题不会破坏试卷信效度的平衡,反而有助于学生英语实用能力的提高。     

新形势下高职生择业观现状调查及教育对策研究——以安徽国防科技职业学院机电一体化专业为例

通过对安徽国防科技职业学院机电一体化专业学生的择业观和就业意向进行持续性调查和深入分析,剖析高职学生择业观教育过程中的影响因素及存在的问题,并从教育环境、教育机制、教育评价机制等方面提出解决对策,以期引导大学生树立正确的择业观。     

Can social integration in schools be mandated: Evidence from the Right to Education Act in India

Although Affirmative Action policies have been enforced in many countries, their consequences are highly understudied, especially in the context of developing economies. Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education (RTE) Act enforced in 2009 is the first attempt to introduce affirmative action in primary schools in India. The act requires all private schools to reserve at least twenty five percent seats for children from economically weaker sections. To understand the effect of the act on i) social integration and ii) academic outcomes, we asked 1500 children (grades one to three) from four schools to answer friendship surveys and short tests in Mathematics and English. The schools in our sample vary considerably in constitution and were intentionally chosen to understand the impact of the act in different school settings. The friendship surveys show strong homophily i.e. non-RTE students cite other non-RTE students as friends, while RTE students chose to be friends primarily with other RTE students. Trends in test scores reveal that students admitted under the RTE quota score significantly lower than non-RTE students. However, RTE students who have a higher share of non-RTE friends have better test scores, suggesting that affirmative action may have a positive influence on learning outcomes for RTE children. Further we note that commitment from the school authorities and systematic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the act will go a long way in bringing out some of the benefits that this act was designed to achieve. Our findings have important policy implications with respect to ensuring proper implementation of the Section12(1)(c) of the RTE act in schools across the country.     

国际体育仲裁院普通仲裁制度浅析

国际体育仲裁院的仲裁包括普通仲裁、上诉仲裁以及奥运会特别仲裁三种形式,其中普通仲裁是最解决国际体育争议的一种主要形式,对其进行的研究包括普通仲裁的管辖权、仲裁程序、法律适用等方面.随着国际体育运动的发展以及北京奥运会的即将召开,我们应加大对国际体育仲裁制度的研究.     

社会性体格焦虑在锻炼领域的研究进展

社会性体格焦虑是针对体格而形成的一种社会焦虑的特定亚型,是身体锻炼的一个重要前因和后果。社会性体格焦虑作为前因影响锻炼动机、情境选择、情绪反应和行为;同时,身体锻炼作为一种干预方式可以有效降低社会性体格焦虑的水平。