Cultural industry development and multiple group participation in Taiwan

Based on the unique historical site culture assets, series of culture activities and constructions are held by Taiwan municipal government positively in recent years to raise local strength. Though the city landscape of Taiwan is far away from the traditional one, the comparison and analysis of foundation of cultural industry and the situation of cultural participation should be carried on to find out the real issues in Taiwan＇s cultural industry and cultural marketing so as to strengthen the ability of local development. This study finds out the resources of culture administration and the social participation in hope for clearing up the matters of Taiwan＇s cultural industry development, avoiding type Ⅲ errors, and giving suggestions.     

An Average Derivative Estimation of Stochastic Frontiers

This paper utilizes the average derivative estimation of Stoker (1986) and the pesudo-likelihood estimation of Fan, Li, and Weersink (1996) to estimate a semiparametric stochastic frontier regression, y = g(x) + , where the function g(.)is unknown and is a composite error in a standard setting. The proposed semiparametric method of estimation is applied to data on farmers' credit unions in Taiwan. Empirical results show that the banking services of the farmers' credit unions is subject to economies of scale, but high degree of cost inefficiency in operation.     

承接台湾产业外移实现两岸资源互补与共赢——台湾产业外移动因与福建的承接

近10多年来,台湾向大陆转移产业的趋势明显,且规模逐渐扩大,呈现出新的特点,在为福建省的经济发展创造了条件和机遇的同时也对福建省进一步吸引台资、深化闽台合作提出了新的挑战和要求,福建省应对此作出相应的措施,使福建省在承接台湾产业外移中达到两岸资源的互补与共赢。     

Tofacitinib in the treatment of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis: a cost-effectiveness analysis compared with adalimumab in Taiwan

Aims: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This analysis investigated the cost-effectiveness of the second-line treatment with tofacitinib, compared with adalimumab, both plus methotrexate (MTX), in patients with moderate-to-severe RA and an inadequate response to the first-line MTX, from a Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration perspective.

Materials and methods: A patient-level simulation model was used to project lifetime costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). Base-case analysis compared second-line treatment with tofacitinib 5?mg twice daily plus MTX vs adalimumab 40?mg every 2?weeks plus MTX. Patients switched or discontinued treatment due to a lack or loss of effectiveness or a serious adverse event. Efficacy was measured by change in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) score. HAQ-DI scores were used to predict mortality and resource utilization, and were mapped onto utility values to estimate QALYs. Efficacy and safety data were derived from clinical trials and other secondary sources. Uncertainty in model parameters was explored using one-way deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.

Results: Patients gained 0.09 more QALYs with second-line tofacitinib plus MTX compared with adalimumab plus MTX (5.13 vs 5.04, respectively) at an additional cost of New Taiwan Dollars (NT$) 12,881. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was NT$143,122/QALY. One-way sensitivity analysis confirmed the base-case result was robust.

Limitations: The lack of available clinical data, particularly for HAQ-DI scores, may introduce some bias in the analysis. No patients were in an early stage of RA, which may limit the generalizability of these results. Base-case results from our study are not necessarily generalizable to countries with healthcare systems that differ considerably from Taiwan.

Conclusions: From a payer perspective, second-line treatment with tofacitinib plus MTX is a cost-effective treatment strategy, compared with adalimumab plus MTX, in patients with moderate-to-severe RA in Taiwan.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00853385.     

台湾全民健康保险财务危机论析

台湾全民健康保险自1995年实施至今已经取得了显著的成效,民众的健康有了基本的保障.但是,台湾健保也面临着严重的财务问题,至今已经爆发了三次财务危机.本文从台湾健保的管理制度、财务收入制度和财务支出制度等方面对其财务危机进行了分析,并总结出它为完善我国大陆健康保险制度提供的借鉴意义.     

海峡西岸经济区建设中的经济增长因素分析

建设对外开放、协调发展、全面繁荣的海峡西岸经济区是理论界目前讨论的一个热点问题.本文从分析新古典增长理论、新增长理论及制度变迁理论等有关经济增长的经典理论出发,分析了经济增长综合因素对我省经济建设的贡献率,由此得出未来海峡西岸经济区建设中的经济增长因素只能以技术进步和制度创新为主这一结论,并提出实现经济持续、稳定、协调发展的现实路径选择.     

台湾资讯电子产业发展现状与趋势

台湾资讯电子产业在亚洲乃至世界占有举足轻重的地位,这是其长期发展的结果.当前,台湾资讯电子业主要优势在于硬件制造,大部分是OEM,而技术总体依靠引进,研发相对落后.台湾资讯电子产业的发展,一方面要发挥既有优势,另一方面也应积极开拓新的领域,提升产品制造技术,催生新的增长点,创造台湾品牌,并加强两岸产业协作,共同应对国际竞争.     

海峡西岸区域物流对区域经济增长贡献度的探析

从海峡西岸经济发展现状入手,结合该区域物流市场需求的必然性和可行性分析,采用计量经济模型对区域物流与经济增长进行相关的实证分析,得出了区域货运量、客运量每单位增长对经济增长的贡献度,为政府重视区域物流的发展提供了可靠依据。     

打名人文化牌,加大两岸"五缘"旅游吸引力

海峡两岸闽台之间公认的名人文化旅游资源，植根于两岸“五缘”关系。两岸名人文化具有品位高，类型多，情感深。开发闽台名人文化应强调资源开发与保护问题，避免片面开发，分散开发，单方面开发问题，注重争议人物文化开发、文艺载体开发问题，提升两岸“五缘”品位，将宗教信仰还原为名人文化，综合开发名人文化的旅游功能，大力开发名人文化的物质载体，设计跨区域旅游线路等。