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智 课 网 G M A T 备 考 资 料 GMAT考试 7月10日更新GMAT阅读机经 四 GMAT考试已于7月10日正式更换题库了 以下是2012年7月的G MAT阅读机经更新 更新日期从7月11日起 智课留学小编将为您提供 最快 最新的GMAT阅读机经 智课留学祝大家GMAT考试顺利 更多 相关问题可咨询智课留学在线专家 如果有任何意见和建议 也请联系 我们 11 公司缩小规模的原因 考古未确认 等待狗主中 Firms traditionally claim that they downsize i e make permanent personnel cuts for economic reasons laying off supposedly unnecessary staff in an attempt to become more efficient and competitive Organization theory would explain this reasoning as an example of the economic rationality that it assumes underlies all organizational activities There is evidence that firms believe they are behaving rationally whenever they downsize yet recent research has shown that the actual economic effects of downsizing are often negative for firms Thus organization theory cannot adequately explain downsizing non economic factors must also be considered One such factor is the evolution of downsizing into a powerful business myth managers simply believe that downsizing is efficacious Moreover downsizing nowadays is greeted favorably by the business press the press often refers to soaring stock prices of downsizing firms even though research shows that stocks usually rise only briefly after downsizing and then suffer a prolonged decline Once viewed as a sign of desperation downsizing is now viewed as a signal that firms are serious about competing in the global marketplace such signals are received positively by key actors financial analysts consultants shareholders who supply firms with vital organizing resources Thus even if downsizers do not become economically more efficient downsizing s mythic properties give them added prestige in the business community enhancing their survival prospects 12 水坝 讲水坝的 P1说拆除水坝之后有很多的好处 水变清澈了 保护了 本地物种的鱼什么 这边有题 不是重点内容 比较短 P2现在的生物已经适应了有水坝的生态环境 拆除之后又会引发生 态问题 最后生态学家提出一种方案 好像是用水管将水坝里的水引到 下游 有道题是拆除水坝后 会有什么现象 还有题好像提到native fish and nonnative fish的 水坝还对水温造成影响 by 篮子里的幸福 一个讲dam对生态环境的影响 3段 第一段是讲dam会造成水底 泥沙沉积 堵塞下水管道 第二段将如果没有dam又会造成外来物种入侵 对本来的生态系统有一些不好的影响 第三段举了一个例子 具体什么 忘了 by godfatherl 13 美国房市政策 还有一篇讲美国政府为了刺激房市 推出政策给贷款购房者提供税 收优惠 然后经济学家对此进行反驳 一个三个原因 1是这个改变了 需求 如果供给不具有弹性 会提高房子的价格 2忘了 3是这个反而会 加剧贫富分化什么的 因为这个政策对于高收入的人比对低收入的人更 有利 有题 给了5个选项 问你哪种情况符合文中提到的这个概念 by godfatherl 背景资料以参考文献 感谢superzhaos At first blush the mortgage interest income tax deduction seems like a great thing You get to deduct your mortgage interest from your income This saves you money and encourages homeownership nationwide believed to produce positive externalities such as crime reduction community etc But beneath the surface the mortgage tax deduction disproportionately benefits the wealthy and creates perverse incentives and market distortions that are plainly bad for America I deal with these issues one by one 1 Good for the rich since the US tax code allows the deduction of mortgage interest directly from your income those that benefit the most are those with the most income The very poor cannot afford to buy a home so they do not benefit at all Poor homeowners benefit very little because they do not pay much in income taxes But the wealthy receive huge tax breaks from the interest on their jumbo McMansion mortgages 2 Perverse incentives because of the huge mortgage interest tax break high income earners are then encouraged and subsidized to buy ever more expensive mansions and borrow even more money through ever larger jumbo mortgages What to Do Next The rational policy choice would be to eliminate the mortgage tax deduction The federal government can still encourage homeownership distinguished from mansion buying by instituting a Housing Tax Credit The credit could be cost neutral and take the average cost per family of the current deduction and give that amount out as a tax credit to any family or individual who wishes to purchase a home A standard credit would make sure that regardless of a family s income they would receive the same nominal incentive This would provide more incentive for poor people to buy a home the credit would likely be worth more to them than the current deduction and waste less taxpayer money on subsidizing the mansions of the wealthy More