China＇s Construction Land Expansion and Economic Growth： A Capital-output Ratio Based Analysis

Since 2003, the Chinese Government has included land policy as an important component of macroeconomic policy. The present paper analyzes the impact of the expansion of construction land on economic growth in terms of the capital-output ratio. Using provincial panel data for China from 1999to 2005, we conclude that the excess expansion of China＇s construction land led to an increase in the capital-output ratio. Therefore, expanding construction land has made little contribution to economic growth. This paper argues that contractionary land policy does not deter high economic growth, and is a necessary condition for sustainable economic growth.     

China＇s Urban and Rural Old Age Security System： Challenges and Options

I. Introduction In the process of economic transition, China has adopted an urban-priority reform approach in establishing its old age security system, which conforms to international development experiences. China’s rapid aging of people with low-incomes, however, is unprecedented compared with other developed or developing countries. The urban-priority reform ensures a relatively high coverage in urban areas, whereas it imposes a heavy burden ofold age support on rural households. Current …     

Prediction of Labor Force＇s Supply and Demand in Urban Areas of China

In the recent years, with the promotion of reform and the exposing of some profound contradictions, the problem of unemployment is outstanding day by day and becomes an important problem in present China＇s economics. Based on the data offered by China Statistical Yearbook： 2003, the short-term supply and demand of labor force in urban areas of China is predicted in this paper.     

China＇s Sovereign Wealth Fund： Weakness and Challenges

The establishment of sovereign wealth funds in large developing countries has generated hot debate among participants in the international financial market. When accumulated foreign exchange reserves surpass a sufficient and an appropriate level, the costs, risks and impacts of holding reserves on the macroeconomy of a country need to be considered. The Chinese Government established China Investment Corporation （ CIC） in 2007 to diversify its investment of foreign reserves and to raise investment income. However, because of certain conflicts of interest and institution-design caveats, CIC possesses some internal weakness, including a vague orientation, mixed investment strategies and an inefficient bureaucratic style. Although the subprime crisis has softened certain regulations and lessened rejection by the USA of ClC potential investments, the increased volatility and uncertainty of the market means that CIC is facing some new challenges in terms of its investment decisions. Moreover, CIC is competing with other Chinese investment institutions for injections of funds from the Chinese Government.     

China＇s Urban Employment and Urbanization Rate： A Re-estimation

The present paper argues that China＇s existing population and employment statistics are misleading, and have failed to include many of the migrant and labor force flows between urban and rural areas. The paper reconciles the differences between official census data and other survey statistics and attempts to recalculate China＇s urban population and employment figures. Our analyses indicate that official statistics of 2012 underestimate China ＇s urban employment by approximately 47 million while overestimating rural employment by 31 million. The adjusted urbanization rate exceeded 55 percent in 2012, almost 3 percentage points higher than the official statistics. Nevertheless, there remains much potential for rural-to-urban migration. More specifically, if the current bottlenecks in household registration, social security and public welfare systems can be removed or relaxed, China＇s urbanization rate could rise by another l O percentage points or even more over the next decade.     

Past Successes and New Challenges： China＇s Foreign Trade at a Turning Point

Since 1979, China has recorded a remarkable trade performance, which has been driven by international processing and the offshoring strategies of foreign firms. The diversification of Chinese exports and their technological upgrading have been phenomenal However, there is also inertia, illustrated by the persistent dualism of the trade sector, the unrelenting specialization in downmarket products and the deteriorating terms of trade. These weaknesses have helped its partners to adjust to the rise of this new trade power. In the past decade, China＇s economy has faced the adverse effects o fan export-led growth and the global crisis has revealed its vulnerability. China is now forced to rebalance its economy. This will imply major changes in foreign trade, in favor of ordinary trade and away from processing. In the foreseeable future, China is unlikely to become the driver of international demand but will remain the engine of Asian economic integration.     

Elasticity of Energy Demand and Challenges for China＇s Energy Industry

I. Introduction Since late 2002, China’s energy demand and resources have become one of the most prominent issues in international discussions of energy. In our earlier studies of China’s energy demand as relates to transportation and urbanization (Gates and Yin, 2002; Yin and Gates, 2002), we took more of a long-term view and raised the possibility that even if China’s economy continued to grow rather slowly, which was the prevailing perception at the time, there would still be strong d…     

Different Roles of Land in Rural-Urban Migration： Evidence from China＇s Household Survey

This paper explores the influence of land holding on rural–urban migration using China's 2008 household survey data. It shows that the contradictory findings of existing published literature can be explained by introducing a migration distance variable. The empirical studies show that land holding plays a different role in short‐distance and long‐distance migration. Land holding has a U‐shaped curve association with the probability of short‐distance migration and has an inverted‐U‐shaped association with the probability of long‐distance migration. Therefore, the government needs to provide more job information and migration subsidies to farmers who have little land to overcome difficulties in the process of migration so as to reduce rural–urban inequality.     

China＇s Foreign Trade： Achievements,Determinants and Future Policy Challenges

Over the past twenty-five years, China‘s foreign trade has achieved great success. The main determinants behind this success include market-oriented reform, appropriate trade and exchange rate policies, and the active participation of foreign-invested enterprises. However, China is far from completing the transition in trade structure, and is facing many difficult policy challenges in maintaining its export momentum into the future.     

城市土地出让底价研究综述

对学术界关于土地出让底价的构成、影响因素和估价方法3个方面进行了综述。基于劳动价值论、地租和土地收益论,从理论和实践上探讨了土地出让底价构成。从地理环境与区位、政府政策与行为、经济状况与社会发展、城市规划方面分析了其影响因素。对传统评估方法和基于理论改进的方法进行了归纳和总结。总结：在理论的前提下,通过分析土地出让底价的构成和影响因素,运用先进适用方法评估出合理的土地出让底价。     

农地征收中政府行为的合理性分析及规制

随着我国进入社会主义市场经济阶段,工业化与城镇化进程也日益加快,大量的农用地转化为城市用地与建设用地,造成了大量的失地农民生活陷入困境。究其原因,乃是立法滞后、政府行为不规范造成的。文章提出明确界定“公共利益”内涵、建立“征收”、“征购”双轨制及其相关程序的建议,以规范政府行为,切实保护失地农民的合法权益。     

地方政府土地出让目标:扭曲与矫正

目前我国地方政府把土地出让作为土地收益最大化和招商引资的工具,对地方财政、土地资源配置和社会稳定等造成了不利影响。本文分析了导致地方政府土地出让目标扭曲的原因,并针对现存问题,提出了促进地方政府土地出让目标和行为合理化的改革思路。     

我国城市化进程中失地农民长效保障机制研究——以苏州市为例

苏州市在城市化进程中经济建设和失地农民权益保障之间的矛盾并不突出,文章通过对苏州市政府在征地过程中对失地农民的安置补偿政策的调研,总结了苏州市的做法,最后提出了一些完善征地政策和失地农民长效保障机制的建议。     

土地出让收入的区域差异分析

近年来我国土地出让收入的区域差异明显,主要原因在于地区间经济发展水平不平衡、土地出让价格差异较大以及对土地供应缺乏有效控制。土地出让收入的区域差异加剧了区域间财政收入能力的横向失衡,也加大了中央政府均衡区域间财政能力的难度,应采取相应的政策措施加以解决。     

论深圳土地租赁制度的突破性贡献和土地资源短缺时期的创新实践

文章着重从深圳经济特区初创时期的土地租赁制度的成功实践着手,阐述了地租理论视野下"租赁土地"与"土地使用"的关系,在此基础上,分析了初创时期与"土地租赁"并存的几种土地开发模式之差别,并对土地资源短缺时期租赁制度的创新运用进行了初步探讨。     

完善我国农村征地补偿程序的法律思考

当前我国有关农村征地补偿程序的法律规定存在的不少问题,可借鉴典型国家和地区缜密征地补偿程序法律规定之经验予以完善。应依正当法律程序原则,在我国相关法律规定中分别设定待转让农地属性界定程序、待转让农地价值评估程序、征地补偿方案拟定程序、征地补偿方案实施程序和征地补偿救济程序。     

耕地资源价值与征地补偿标准的对比研究——以兰州市城关区为例

以兰州市城关区为例,按耕地资源具有经济产出、社会价值和生态价值,引用收益还原法和替代市场法定量地核算该区耕地资源的价值并与其征地补偿标准进行比较分析.结果表明:兰州市城关区现行征地补偿标准低于耕地资源总价值,属于适当补偿;青白石街道与伏龙坪街道耕地资源总价值相当,但其各自的征地补偿标准却存在较大差别.     

农村征地补偿制度的实践和探索——以江苏省苏州市为例

按照建设社会主义市场经济的要求,文章通过比较并借鉴苏州市在征地补偿工作中的实际经验和具体做法,反思在推进城市化进程中的某些不当做法,依照征地补偿相关理论的要求,切实修改和完善征地补偿的法律法规,让全体人民共享改革开放的成果,保障困难人群的基本生活条件,保证农村居民的生活水平不降低,并且给他们提供长期稳定全面的法律保障,特别是建立失地农民的社会保障体系,切实推进我国的城乡一体化进程.     

城市土地市场中的地方政府权力寻租探讨

本文分析了城市土地市场中地方政府权力寻租的表现、路径,并构建了相应的权力寻租模型,在此基础上,挖掘其滋生的制度环境,进而反思权力寻租的外部性和造成的危害,最后提出抑制性对策,以便为我国的公共管理提供有益参考。