The Production of Investment Returns in Spatially Extensive Financial Markets     

Gordon L. Clark  Ashby H. B. Monk 《The Professional geographer》2013,65(4):595-607

Investment returns are produced by combining financial assets with human capital, the decision-making protocols of investment houses, and the electronic infrastructure that supports the flow of information about investment. At the center of the production process stand senior managers; their power and authority in the production process is fundamental to the performance of investment organizations. This article provides a model of the production of investment returns in financial centers and spatially extensive financial markets. We begin with Coase's theory of the firm but go beyond models of the firm that represent commodity-producing industries. Having substantiated the model of investment management, it is applied to institutions that seek investment returns in geographically extensive financial markets. Operating in financial markets at a distance from home jurisdictions is an increasingly important aspect of investment management. Given recent turmoil in global financial markets, financial houses have sought higher rates of return from markets in which they have little direct experience. At issue is how different types of financial organizations (large and small, growing and declining) produce investment returns in this new environment.  相似文献   

The validity of the monocentric city model in a polycentric age: US metropolitan areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010     

Daniel Arribas-Bel  Fernando Sanz-Gracia 《Urban geography》2013,34(7):980-997

In this article, we use local indicators of spatial association (LISA) and other spatial analysis techniques to analyze the distribution of centers with high employment density within metropolitan areas. We examine the 359 metropolitan areas across the United States at three points in time (1990, 2000, and 2010) to provide a spatio-temporal panoramic of urban spatial structure. Our analysis highlights three key findings. (1) The monocentric structure persists in a majority of metropolitan areas: 56.5% in 1990, 64.1% in 2000, and 57.7% in 2010. (2) The pattern of employment centers remains stable for most metropolitan areas: the number of centers remained the same for 74.9% of metropolitan areas between 1990 and 2000 and for 85.2% between 2000 and 2010. (3) Compared with monocentric metropolitan areas, polycentric metros are larger and more dense, with higher per-capita incomes and lower poverty rates.  相似文献   

Application of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to examination of carbonized coal blends     

B. Pilawa  S. Pusz  M. Krzesi&#x;ska  A. Koszorek  B. Kwieci&#x;ska 《International Journal of Coal Geology》2009,77(3-4):372-376

Paramagnetic centers in two- and three-component coal blends carbonized at 1000 °C were studied by X-band (9.3 GHz) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique. The blends were prepared from three different Polish coals with carbon contents [wt.%]: 88.66, 86.21, and 82.67, respectively. The aim of this work was to compare EPR parameters and concentrations of paramagnetic centers in the initial and carbonized coal samples. Furthermore the spin–spin and spin–lattice interactions were characterized.EPR spectra were measured with magnetic modulation 100 kHz and microwave power 0.7 mW. Amplitudes and linewidths of EPR spectra were obtained. g-Factors were calculated from resonance condition. Concentrations of paramagnetic centers in the samples were determined. Influence of microwave power in the range 0.7–70 mW on EPR spectra was analyzed.All the studied samples revealed paramagnetism. Unpaired electrons are localized in the same atoms, because similar g-values in the range 2.0035–2.0038 were obtained for all the original samples. The EPR parameters of coal blends were additive in comparison with the parent coals. EPR spectra strongly changed after carbonization of the coal samples. Narrower EPR lines were measured for the original coal samples than for carbonized ones. We detected lower concentrations of paramagnetic centers in carbonized three-component coal blends than in two-component carbonized blends. EPR lines of the studied carbonized blends were not saturated at the microwave power used, which suggests fast spin–lattice relaxation processes in the samples. EPR examination proved chemical interactions between coal constituents during carbonization of coal blends.  相似文献   

New data of typomorphic features of diamonds from placers in North Timan     

G. K. Khachatryan  M. B. Kopchikov  V. K. Garanin  M. V. Chukichev  N. N. Golovin 《Moscow University Geology Bulletin》2009,64(2):102-110

The morphological and spectral-optical properties of diamond crystals from placers in North Timan rivers have been studied with IR-spectroscopy and cathode luminescence methods. As a result, correlation between external characteristics of diamonds (size and degree of mechanical damage) and number of optically active centers has been revealed. The habit and the type of distribution of structural defects in diamond crystals studied are comparable with those in diamonds from the Archangelsk Region and North Timan’s placers. Based on the obtained data, origin issues and possible primary sources of diamonds from North Timan’s placers are discussed.  相似文献   

基于航空客流的中国城市层级结构分析   总被引：12，自引：4，他引：8  

宋伟  李秀伟  修春亮 《地理研究》2008,27(4):917-926

基于1995、2000和2003三个年份的航空客运统计数据,分析中国城际航空客流的结构,并以优势流(dominant flow)方法为主,辅以距离平方和聚类法,分析中国主要城市在国内客运航空网络中的层级及其变化。研究表明,通过航空客运方式产生的空间联系主要集中于东部地区,中部地区在航空网络的重要性方面落后于西部,北京、上海、广-深3个顶点组成全国航空网络的主干;从主导航空客流角度观察,自1995至2003年,一个高度集中的城市层级在3个全国性中心的控制下形成和发展,航空客运网络层级体系中的顶层结构业已清晰,而以下各层次的结构尚处于分化发展之中。  相似文献   

中国石油资源空间流动的驱动机制分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

杨足膺  赵媛  黄克龙 《地理研究》2014,33(5):863-875

采用重心分析方法、指示克里金内插方法和空间相关系数,探讨了中国石油资源空间流动的驱动机制,结果表明：① 多数年份内,汇地系统重心演变受经济发展的影响更大;而2003 年以后经济重心对源地系统重心的影响也在逐渐加强。② 从源地系统空间相关分析来看,石油生产-进口量的区域差异,决定了源地系统与国内油田和国内油田-石油进口港（口岸） 的空间相关程度;而石油流动要素的空间分布及演变,对空间相关系数的数值变化产生一定影响,这使得源地系统在1985 和1995 年主要由单一国内油田驱动机制所决定,在1999、2003 和2009 年则由国内油田-进口石油港（口岸）的双重驱动机制所决定。③ 对汇地系统来说,国内炼厂的资源需求是汇地系统空间格局演变的重要驱动力。  相似文献   

Classification of densities and characteristics of curve of population centers in China by GIS     

GE Meiling  FENG Zhiming 《地理学报》2010,20(4):628-640

In this paper, with the spatial analysis functions in ArcGIS and the county-level census data of 2000 in China, the population density map was divided and shown by classes, meanwhile, the map system of population distribution and a curve of population centers were formed; in accordance with the geographical proximity principle, the classes of population densities were reclassified and a population density map was obtained which had the spatial clustering characteristic. The multi-layer superposition based on the population density classification shows that the population densities become denser from the Northwest to the Southeast; the multi-layer clustering phenomenon of the Chinese population distribution is obvious, the populations have a water-based characteristic gathering towards the rivers and coastlines. The curve of population centers shows the population densities transit from the high density region to the low one on the whole, while in low-density areas there are relatively dense areas, and in high-density areas there are relatively sparse areas. The reclassification research on the population density map based on the curve of population centers shows that the Chinese population densities can be divided into 9 classes, hereby, the geographical distribution of Chinese population can be divided into 9 type regions: the concentration core zone, high concentration zone, moderate concentration zone, low concentration zone, general transitional zone, relatively sparse area, absolute sparse area, extreme sparse area, and basic no-man's land. More than 3/4 of the population of China is concentrated in less than 1/5 of the land area, and more than half of the land area is inhabited by less than 2% of the population, the result reveals a better space law of China’s population distribution.  相似文献   

下扬子区海相中、古生界地质结构分区及其油气勘探选区意义   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

李亚辉  段宏亮  谈迎 《地质力学学报》2010,16(3):271-280

基于对下扬子区海相中、古生界构造及沉积沉降特征的研究, 以影响和反映构造稳定及晚期生烃的基底性质、构造变形特征、印支面埋深、沉积沉降中心迁移特征等为依据, 将下扬子区划分为5个一级、17个二级地质结构区。以构造稳定、有效保存及晚期生烃、晚期成藏等为评价标准, 综合评价南黄海中部晚期隆起稳定区(Ⅰ₂)、江都-东台-南黄海南部晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅰ₃)、泰兴-海安晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅱ₁)、南通-南黄海南部晚期沉降浅推覆区(Ⅱ₂)及太湖晚期沉降浅推覆区(Ⅱ₄)为下古生界油气勘探有利区; 南黄海北部晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅰ₁)、江都-东台-南黄海南部晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅰ₃)、滨海-大丰晚期沉降深下古卷入区(Ⅰ₄)和泰兴-海安晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅱ₁)为上古生界油气勘探有利区; 南黄海北部晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅰ₁)、滨海-大丰晚期沉降深下古卷入区(Ⅰ₄)、金湖-高邮晚期沉降深下古卷入区(Ⅰ₅)及泰兴-海安晚期沉降深冲断区(Ⅱ₁)为古潜山油气勘探有利区。研究对于该区海相中古生界勘探选区具有重要意义。   相似文献   

The Reykjanes Ridge: structure and tectonics of a hot-spot-influenced, slow-spreading ridge, from multibeam bathymetry, gravity and magnetic investigations     

R.C Searle  J.A Keeton  R.B Owens  R.S White  R Mecklenburgh  B Parsons  S.M Lee   《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1998,160(3-4):463-478

We report a comprehensive morphological, gravity and magnetic survey of the oblique- and slow-spreading Reykjanes Ridge near the Iceland mantle plume. The survey extends from 57.9°N to 62.1°N and from the spreading axis to between 30 km (3 Ma) and 100 km (10 Ma) off-axis; it includes 100 km of one arm of a diachronous ‘V-shaped' or ‘chevron' ridge. Observed isochrons are extremely linear and 28° oblique to the spreading normal with no significant offsets. Along-axis there are ubiquitous, en-echelon axial volcanic ridges (AVRs), sub-normal to the spreading direction, with average spacing of 14 km and overlap of about one third of their lengths. Relict AVRs occur off-axis, but are most obvious where there has been least axial faulting, suggesting that elsewhere they are rapidly eroded tectonically. AVRs maintain similar plan views but have reduced heights nearer Iceland. They are flanked by normal faults sub-parallel to the ridge axis, the innermost of which occur slightly closer to the axis towards Iceland, suggesting a gradual reduction of the effective lithospheric thickness there. Generally, the amplitude of faulting decreases towards Iceland. We interpret this pattern of AVRs and faults as the response of the lithosphere to oblique spreading, as suggested by theory and physical modelling. An axial, 10–15 km wide zone of high acoustic backscatter marks the most recent volcanic activity. The zone's width is independent of the presence of a median valley, so axial volcanism is not primarily delimited by median valley walls, but is probably controlled by the lateral distance that the oblique AVRs can propagate into off-axis lithosphere. The mantle Bouguer anomaly (MBA) exhibits little mid- to short-wavelength variation above a few milliGals, and along-axis variations are small compared with other parts of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Nevertheless, there are small axial deeps and MBA highs spaced some 130 km along-axis that may represent subdued third-order segment boundaries. They lack coherent off-axis traces and cannot be linked to Oligocene fracture zones on the ridge flanks. The surveyed chevron ridge is morphologically discontinuous, comprising several parallel bands of closely spaced, elevated blocks. These reflect the surrounding tectonic fabric but have higher fault scarps. There is no evidence for off-axis volcanism or greater abundance of seamounts on the chevron. Free-air gravity over it is greater than expected from the observed bathymetry, suggesting compensation via regional rather than pointwise isostasy. Most of the observed variation along the ridge can be ascribed to varying distance from the mantle plume, reflecting changes in mantle temperature and consequently in crustal thickness and lithospheric strength. However, a second-order variation is superimposed. In particular, between 59°30′N and 61°30′N there is a minimum of large-scale faulting and crustal magnetisation, maximum density of seamounts, and maximum axial free-air gravity high. To the north the scale of faulting increases slightly, seamounts are less common, and there is a relative axial free-air low. We interpret the 59°30′N to 61°30′N region as where the latest chevron ridge intersects the Reykjanes Ridge axis, and suggest that the morphological changes that culminate there reflect a local temperature high associated with a transient pulse of high plume output at its apex.  相似文献   

基于不同尺度的中国运动健身场所空间差异及影响因素研究          下载免费PDF全文

赵海莉  李家亮  李开丽  杜雨涵  王家明 《干旱区地理》2022,45(6):1938-1948

运动健身场所是开展全民健身运动的重要推手,探明运动健身场所的区域差异及影响因素对推动运动健身场所的建设、推进“健康中国”战略有重要作用。从省级、城市群以及地级市3个尺度出发,运用总体分异测度指数（Global differentiation index,GDI）、Moran’s I指数、热点分析探讨运动健身场所的空间差异,采用Pearson相关系数、灰色关联度以及地理探测器等方法分析运动健身场所分布的影响因素。结果表明：（1） 运动健身场所数量与每万人拥有运动健身场所数量主要集中分布于东部地区,而西部地区除成都、重庆外,其余省区均分布较少。（2） 运动健身场所数量与每万人拥有运动健身场所数量的GDI随着尺度的缩小而扩大,城市群尺度中,优化提升类差异最大,而发展壮大类差异最小。（3） 经济总量和人口数量是运动健身场所集中的重要驱动因素,人口数量与城镇人口占比的交互作用最强。在城市群尺度上,受教育程度和城市规模大小是运动场所的重要影响因素。而在地级市尺度上,建成区面积占辖区面积比重对运动健身场所的影响更为显著。  相似文献