A MODEL OF INTERMARRIAGE INVOLVINGATTRIBUTE EXCHANGE

Shaomin Li,Edward Jow-Ching Tu,Ming Ouyang 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2002 Global economic review Vol.31 No.3

The increasing pace of globalization has significantly affected our lives in many profound ways. One of the consequences of globalization is the rise of intermarriage, i.e., the marriage between couples of different nationalities or different social, economic, religious, or racial backgrounds. Since our understanding of intermarriage is limited, this paper attempts to shed lights on intermarriage by developing a formal model based on attribute exchange. After examining the motivation and micro and macro consequences of intermarriages, our model shows that different value systems regarding marital attributes among different groups drive individuals with attributes valued lower in their group to seek intermarriage. As a result, the essence of intermarriages is the movement of attributes from groups in which such attributes are relatively abundant to groups where the same attributes are relatively scarce. Thus, intermarriage makes individuals with attributes valued lower in their original groups better off. At the inter-societal (or inter-group) level, the equilibrium of intermarriage is determined by the relative scarcity of marital attributes in different groups (societies). In the long run, intermarriages converge different groups in terms of their value systems regarding marriage.

A MODEL OF INTERMARRIAGE INVOLVING ATTRIBUTE EXCHANGE

Li, Shaomin,Jow-Ching Tu, Edward,Ouyang, Ming 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2002 Global economic review Vol.31 No.3

The increasing pace of globalization has significantly affected our lives in many profound ways. One of the consequences of globalization is the rise of intermarriage, i.e., the marriage between couples of different nationalities or different social, economic, religious, or racial backgrounds. Since our understanding of intermarriage is limited, this paper attempts to shed lights on intermarriage by developing a formal model based on attribute exchange. After examining the motivation and micro and macro consequences of intermarriages, our model shows that different value systems regarding marital attributes among different groups drive individuals with attributes valued lower in their group to seek intermarriage. As a result, the essence of intermarriages is the movement of attributes from groups in which such attributes are relatively abundant to groups where the same attributes are relatively scarce. Thus, intermarriage makes individuals with attributes valued lower in their original groups better off. At the inter-societal (or inter-group) level, the equilibrium of intermarriage is determined by the relative scarcity of marital attributes in different groups (societies). In the long run, intermarriages converge different groups in terms of their value systems regarding marriage.

Can China Learn from Hong Kong's Experience in Fighting Corruption

Shaomin Li 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2004 Global economic review Vol.33 No.1

Widespread corruption in mainland China adversely affects the overall economy in general and international business in particular. Prior to the establishment of the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) in 1974, corruption was also rampant in Hong Kong. The ICAC effectively cleaned corruption in Hong Kong within a short period of time. Hong Kong’s success in this area has prompted the Chinese government to learn from Hong Kong’s experience. This article reviews the factors that contributed to Hong Kong’s success in fighting corruption and discusses whether China can learn from the Hong Kong experience. From this, we can conclude that, first, Hong Kong’s experience demonstrates that a corruption-prone culture can be changed in a relatively short period of time; second, in order for China to learn from Hong Kong’s experience, there must be substantial changes in China’s political and economic institutions.

DOES EAST LOVE GUANXI MORE THAN WEST? THE EVOLUTION OF RELATION-BASED GOVERNANCE: CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCES

Shaomin Li 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2002 Global economic review Vol.31 No.1

Relations, or informal social networks (also known as guanxi), are believed to be used predominantly by people in Asia to govern business transactions. Do Asians love relations more than their counterparts in the West? Using the theory of relation-based and rule-based governances, this paper argues that relying on relations in the East should not be viewed as predominantly determined by culture. The historical and contemporary evidences show that relation-based governance existed in the West before an impartial legal system was established. In conclusion, the paper argues that the East does not love guanxi more than the West; it only reflects a different stage of political and economic development.

A Comparative Study of the Economic Reforms in China and India: What Can We Learn?

Shaomin Li,Anil Nair 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2007 Global economic review Vol.36 No.2

many formerly state-dominated economies. Among them, the reform attempts by China and Indiahave attracted increasing attention in the popular media and academic research. This papercontribute to this research by using institutional theory to analyse the reforms in China and Indiaand develop a framework to explain how reforms evolvunderstanding of the dynamics of reform, helps policy-makers to formulate reform strategy, andinternational business executives to project the developmental trends in two f the worlds largestemerging markets.KEY WORDS: China, India, economic reform, institutional change

CAN CHINA LEARN FROM HONG KONG'S EXPERIENCE IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION?

Li, Shaomin 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2004 Global economic review Vol.33 No.1

Widespread corruption in mainland China adversely affects the overall economy in general and international business in particular. Prior to the establishment of the Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) in 1974, corruption was also rampant in Hong Kong. The ICAC effectively cleaned corruption in Hong Kong within a short period of time. Hong Kong's success in this area has prompted the Chinese government to learn from Hong Kong's experience. This article reviews the factors that contributed to Hong Kong’s success in fighting corruption and discusses whether China can learn from the Hong Kong experience. From this, we can conclude that, first, Hong Kong's experience demonstrates that a corruption-prone culture can be changed in a relatively short period of time; second, in order for China to learn from Hong Kong's experience, there must be substantial changes in China’s political and economic institutions.

DOES EAST LOVE GUANXI MORE THAN WEST? THE EVOLUTION OF RELATION-BASED GOVERNANCE : CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCES

Li, Shaomin 연세대학교 동서문제연구원 2002 Global economic review Vol.31 No.1

Relations, or informal social networks (also known as guanxi), are believed to be used predominantly by people in Asia to govern business transactions. Do Asians love relations more than their counterparts in the West? Using the theory of relation-based and rule-based governances, this paper argues that relying on relations in the East should not be viewed as predominantly determined by culture. The historical and contemporary evidences show that relation-based governance existed in the West before an impartial legal system was established. In conclusion, the paper argues that the East does not love guanxi more than the West; it only reflects a different stage of political and economic development.

Determination of Protein, Fat, Starch, and Amino Acids in Foxtail Millet [Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.] by Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

Xiu-Shi Yang,Li-Li Wang,Xian-Rong Zhou,Shaomin Shuang,Zhi-Hua Zhu,Nan Li,Yan Li,Fang Liu,San-Cai Liu,Ping Lu,Guixing Ren,Chuan Dong 한국식품과학회 2013 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.22 No.6

Quantitative detection of protein, fat, starch,and amino acids in foxtail millet using Fourier transformnear-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was investigated. Foxtail millet samples (n=259) were analyzed using NIRS. Spectral data were linearized with data from chemicalanalyses. Calibration models were established using apartial least-squares (PLS) algorithm with cross-validation. Optimized models were tested using external validation setsamples with coefficients of determination in the externalvalidation (R2val) of >0.90. Residual predictive deviation(RPD) values were nearly equal to or >2.5 for crudeprotein, alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, isoleucine,leucine, and serine. However, for glycine, histidine,phenylalanine, proline, threonine, tyrosine, and valine, theR2val values were >0.83 and RPD values were nearly equalto or >2.0. For crude fat, total starch, arginine, and lysine,the R2val values were >0.70 and RPD values were >1.5. NIRS is a rapid determination tool for foxtail milletbreeding, and for quality control.

Changes in Nutritional Constituents, Anthocyanins, and Volatile Compounds during the Processing of Black Rice Tea

Li Wu,Meijing Zhai,Yang Yao,Chuan Dong,Shaomin Shuang,Guixing Ren 한국식품과학회 2013 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.22 No.4

The present study was undertaken to assess the changes in nutritional composition, anthocyanins, and volatile compounds during 3 successive processes (soaking, steaming,and roasting) for black rice tea production. Significant (p<0.05) decreases of cyanidin-3-glucoside and peonidin-3-glucosidetotal content were presented in black rice grains during soaking, steaming, and roasting. However, only steaming and roasting caused significant (p<0.05) decreases in the contents of total starch and crude fat, whereas accompanied with a stable level of total starch during all the processes. Furthermore, 94 of volatile compounds were identified in the raw and processed black rice. Nonanal,butylated hydroxytoluene, 1-hexanol, naphthalene, and 1-octen-3-ol were the main volatile compounds. These volative compounds extracted from raw black rice grain varied widely compared to the processed materials. The study indicated that processing could significantly affect the profiles of nutritional compositions, anthocyanins, and volatile compounds during the production of black rice tea.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polyimides Derived from 2,2’-Bis[4-(6-amino-3-pyridinoxy) phenyl] Propane

Zhun Li,Yu Zhao,Ying Wang,Shaomin Zhu 한국고분자학회 2020 폴리머 Vol.44 No.2

A novel pyridine-containing aromatic diamine monomer, 2,2′-bis[4-(6-amino-3-pyridinoxy) phenyl] propane, was synthesized through nucleophilic substitution reaction. A series of polyimides (PIs) were obtained by the polycondensation reaction of synthesized monomer with four commercial dianhydrides. The structure and properties of the resulting PIs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffraction. The PIs exhibited good thermal stability with glass transition temperature of 231 to 303℃ by DSC and 205 to 274℃ by DMA. The temperature at 5% weight loss was 478 to 501℃ in nitrogen atmosphere, and the residual mass range at 800℃ was 42-55%. The excellent mechanical properties included tensile strength of 98-102 MPa, elongation at break of 6-18%, and tensile modulus of 2.8- 3.0 GPa. The cut-off wavelength ranged from 391-440 nm, indicating that the resulting PIs had desirable optical performance.