Efficiency and Inefficiency in the Ranking in Competitions: the Case of the Queen Elisabeth Music Contest     

Herbert Glejser  Bruno Heyndels 《Journal of Cultural Economics》2001,25(2):109-129

The Queen Elisabeth Contest is one of the most prestigious competitions in classical music. For both the artists who participate and for the public, it is important that the ranking of the finalists be affected as little as possible by exogenous factors relating to the organisation of the competition. Still, it is impossible to control for all contingencies. Thus, the ranking can be expected to deviate from that obtained in a hypothetical full-information assessment process. As such, the ranking may be unfair to the candidates and inefficient in providing information to the consumer. Deviations from the full-information ideal may result from self-selection of candidates, from positive information at the margin, and from differences in circumstances. Analysing data on all piano and violin versions of the Contest over the period 1956–1999, we find strong evidence of biases in the rankingprocess. Confirming previous research, we find that musicians who perform later in the final week or later on a given day in this week (on average) obtain a better classification. Further, in the piano competitions women obtain lower rankings and, prior to 1990, finalists from the Soviet Union obtained higherrankings than average. The jury appreciates innovation in the sense that musicians who perform a more recently composed concerto obtain a higher rank. Finally – especiallyfor violin – the candidate's decision to perform a popular concerto leadsto a lower ranking.  相似文献   

论"行政控权"是政府信息公开的初始出发点     

吴佩华 《苏州市职业大学学报》2005,16(4):107-109

追溯政府信息公开初始出发点,对丰富信息公开基础理论,统一规范政府信息公开制度,推动信息公开立法,具有重要的应用价值;政府信息公开的理论基础源于行政控权,信息公开制度的广泛推行顺应了行政控权的需要;政府信息公开是防止行政权力异化、抵制和预防腐败的利器。  相似文献   

信息不对称与信贷市场风险     

赵煜程 《苏州市职业大学学报》2005,16(3):34-37

本文从信息经济学的角度探讨信息不对称条件下的信贷风险的形成机理。首先,对信贷活动中信息不对称所产生的逆向选择与道德风险及由此产生的信贷风险进行了一般理论分析;其次,结合我国信贷市场现状,分析了我国信贷市场各活动主体之间,在信贷活动中由于信息不对称而产生的信贷风险的各种表现形式;最后,文章对加强我国商业银行信贷风险管理,改善信息不对称状况提出了若干建议。  相似文献   

高校科研信息保障体系研究     

黄晓鹏  廉立军 《现代情报》2005,25(11):132-133,136

高校科研信息保障体系是高校科研辅助支持系统的重要组成部分。对高校教学人员科研工作的顺利开展，起着重要的保障作用。对其构成等方面进行研究，以确保科研信息保障体系作用的发挥。  相似文献   

儿童单纯性肥胖的危害及防治措施     

梁玉  何玉秀 《武汉体育学院学报》2005,39(8):47-51

近年来儿童单纯性肥胖越来越多,其身心健康问题日趋严重,成为社会广泛关注的儿童健康问题。目前,主要通过行为矫正、合理饮食和适量运动来控制儿童单纯性肥胖。主要从儿童单纯性肥胖的流行现状、诊断方法、对儿童健康的危害及防治措施等方面进行综述。  相似文献   

网络环境下图书馆参考咨询服务研究     

梁颖 《现代情报》2006,26(5):175-176,186

本文论述网络环境下图书馆参考咨询服务的背景、基础、特点、面临的问题及发生的变革和发展趋势。  相似文献   

教会学生选材 提高作文水平     

周世培 《泸州职业技术学院学报》2006,(3)

语文教学的基本任务之一,就是要发展学生智力,培养并提高学生的语文能力。归根结底,就是要落实到学生口语交际能力和写作能力的培养和提高上。那么,教师如何在语文教学实践中加强培养和提高学生的写作能力呢?一句话,关键是要指导学生认识语文和生活的密切联系,教育学生热爱生活,善于观察生活,善于积累生活中的素材,并逐渐学会选取贴近生活、真实新颖而又最能代表一般的典型材料进行作文,达到写作目的。同时,教师平时不能忽略对学生进行遣词造句、布局谋篇、修辞等方面的指导,不能忽略帮助学生养成反复修改文章的良好习惯。久而久之,学生的作文能力就会提高,学生就会写出好文章。  相似文献   

Selection models in the music industry: How a prior independent experience may affect chart success     

Andrea Ordanini 《Journal of Cultural Economics》2006,30(3):183-200

The is article analyses the two main approaches for artists’ selection in the recording industry: the direct model in which large major companies directly choose new artists from the supply market, and the agency model in which small independent labels realise the first choice and, subsequently, large organisations pick their new artists among those pre-selected by independents.An empirical analysis of chart sales reveals that artists selected through the agency model exhibit a longer presence on the chart due to repeated successes, while they are slower to reach heavy success once they have entered the chart. Conversely, the direct model leads to artists with a faster path to a strong success, but the same artists have a shorter presence on the chart due to the sporadic nature of their success. The profile of artists selected through these two models is also found to be different: big international soloist stars are more frequently selected through the direct model, while national bands are more frequently selected through the agency model.The insights suggest important implications for management in the cultural industries and especially in the recording industry. Jel Codes: L82; O32  相似文献   

国内外信息素质教育及民办院校信息化建设的思考     

戴丽萍 《西安欧亚学院学报》2006,4(2):85-88

简要介绍了国内外信息素质研究及相关教育活动发展的情况。探讨了在当代信息环境下开展信息素质教育对中国特别是对民办高校的现实意义,通过对信息素质教育内涵及我国相关教育发展现状与所存在问题的分析,对推进民办高校信息化建设提出了若干建议。  相似文献   

体育赛事互补合同的经济分析   总被引：5，自引：2，他引：3  

李南筑  曲怡  黄海燕 《上海体育学院学报》2006,30(1):27-30,43

从体育赛事存在多种互补合同的事实出发,根据互补性的强弱和市场的竞争状况,将体育赛事互补合同分为6类,并运用不完全信息经济理论的分析框架,对其中的4类逐个进行分析。认为:在这4类合同中不同程度地存在“逆向选择”、“道德风险”、“敲竹杠”和条件信息等问题,导致赛事契约过程中有交易风险大、成功率低、交易费用高等市场失灵的问题,因而有必要创新体育赛事交易制度。  相似文献