January 2015

The impact of tax policy stimulus on automobile choice- Evidence from Chinese automobile industry

Using detailed national brand-level automobile sales data from January 2004 to the end of 2009, we quantify the impact of a series of tax policy stimuli initiated by the Chinese Government on automobile sales in China. These tax stimuli aimed either to prevent high displacement car consumption or to encourage low displacement car purchases. We conclude that the first two tax adjustments surpass high-emission auto sales,...

Author(s): Chen Xi and Wang Yun

January 2015

Environment designing considering the needs of youth according to Abraham Maslow’s needs case study: District 9 of Isfahan City

This study aims to design an environment for the youth by considering their needs and interests. This study sought to provide all of the needs of the youth by environmental affordances according to the hierarchy of needs developed by Abraham Maslow. It was conducted in district 9 of Isfahan city on about 380 of young people and evaluated 8 suggested spaces with 6 groups environmental affordance by use of questionnaire....

Author(s): Mahrouyeh Latifiyan and Morteza Salavati

January 2015

Research on the mechanisms of big data on consumer behavior using the models of C2C e-commerce and countermeasures

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanisms of big data on consumer behavior on the models of C2C e-commerce. From the beginning of the following five aspects: recommendation system, information search, reputation system, virtual experience and security system, the paper discusses some factors that affect buying intention in C2C e-commerce under big data. It fully considers the characteristics of big...

Author(s): Min Tang and Zhong Wu