A spatial econometric analysis of land use efficiency in large and small municipalities

We estimate the relationship between urban spatial expansion and its socio-economic determinants in Lombardy, the most urbanised region of Italy (and one of the most of the European Union), at the municipality level. Test results suggest that this relationship varies significantly among municipalities of different size and findings support the hypothesis that larger ones are more efficient in managing land take. In particular, we find that the marginal land consumption per new household is inversely related to the size of the municipality and we link this evidence to the fact that, since more space is often available, small municipalities pay less institutional attention to the issue of land take and consequently internalise less the environmental externalities. This evidence calls for a reflection on the role of planning policies and the effectiveness of undifferentiated measures to contain land take, especially in the case of Italy, where the municipalities, more than 99% of which have less than 50,000 inhabitants, decide on land use transformations.     

老字号品牌资产五维度探析——基于Aaker理论

作为曾经的强势品牌,老字号品牌资产流失严重,在老字号品牌资产的五个维度中:忠诚顾客偏少、趋于老化但相对牢固;品质认知度和美誉度较高;品牌联想中历史文化联想丰富而现代联想不足;知名度则限于老顾客且区域性较强,在新顾客中知名度较低;市场行为方面,市场份额低,营销能力薄弱。     

国际大宗商品期货价格与中国农产品批发市场价格关系研究

本文通过Johansen协整和Granger因果关系检验,分析了2005年1月至2011年9月国际大宗商品期货价格指数(CRB)与批发价格指数(AWPI)之间的关系,结果表明:CRB对AWPI具有直接或通过CPI的间接传导作用,滞后期越长,表现越显著,并存在长期均衡关系;VEC模型结果表明短期对CRB与AWPI之间长期均衡偏离可以加以修正。此外,研究发现CRB对批发价格具有预警作用,并从中得出政策性启示。     

我国海洋高技术产业竞争力省际比较研究

论文在构建海洋高技术产业竞争力评价指标体系的基础上,利用2006和2010年统计数据,采用因子分析法,对我国11个沿海省份的海洋高技术产业竞争力进行比较分析。研究表明,影响我国海洋高技术产业竞争力的主要因素是规模产出、政策环境和发展潜力,且各省市发展极不平衡。今后,我国应不断完善海洋高新技术产业政策,逐步建立海洋高新技术产业创新体系,大力加强海洋高新技术产业人才队伍建设,从而促进海洋高新技术产业竞争力的不断提高。     

粮食出口限制、粮食安全与区域合作框架下的约束机制

文章详细分析了粮食主产国实施出口限制政策的特征、粮食出口限制对粮食安全导致的影响,并在此基础上分析了WTO/GATT多边贸易谈判机制在约束粮食出口限制上的内在缺陷,继而提出从区域合作视角约束粮食出口限制的新思路。在区域合作框架下,约束粮食主产国实施出口限制具有可操作性强、易实施等特点。文章建议中国在实施"自由贸易区战略"的同时,应该考虑将约束粮食出口限制的条款嵌入区域合作框架协议,为中国在国际化背景下利用国际市场保障粮食安全、提升粮食安全政策效率提供新的制度保障。     

基于产品回收的绿色设计与基于产品服务系统的可持续设计之比较研究

基于产品服务的可持续设计是绿色设计的发展新阶段,它因符合可持续发展原则、能有效克服绿色设计的技术局限性,代表了绿色设计的发展方向。将基于产品回收的绿色设计与基于产品服务系统的可持续设计相比较,可以得出两者在动力层面、伦理层面、技术层面皆显示出较大分别。基于产品服务系统的可持续设计以服务经济为依托,将社会—文化维度包含在内,真正实现了从摇篮到摇篮的设计。     

What explains Chinese private entrepreneurs' charitable behaviors?—A story of dynamic reciprocal relationship between firms and the government

This paper studies Chinese private entrepreneurs' charitable behaviors by exploring the dynamic reciprocal relationship between private firms and local governments. By using three waves of a nationwide survey of private firms in 2002, 2004 and 2006 from China, we provide robust evidence that Chinese private entrepreneurs with access to preferential loans from state-owned banks when their businesses first started are more likely to participate in donation and anti-poverty programs organized by the government, and the effects of such loans are more pronounced for small firms and firms in regulated industries. Furthermore, we find that this reciprocal relationship between local governments and private entrepreneurs is a personal relationship rather than an institutional relationship, which declines in importance in areas with better legal institutions and in regions with change of local leadership. Finally, there is evidence that Chinese private entrepreneurs' charitable behaviors are also motivated by political returns and other individual characteristics.     

Does competition influence the bank lending channel in the euro area?

This paper examines how competition influences the bank lending channel in the euro area countries. Using a large panel of banks from 12 euro area countries for the period 2002–2010 we analyze the reaction of loan supply to monetary policy actions depending on the degree of bank competition. We find that the effect of monetary policy on bank lending is dependent on bank competition: the transmission of monetary policy via the bank lending channel is less pronounced for banks with extensive market power. Further investigation shows that banks with less market power were more sensitive to monetary policy only before the financial crisis. These results suggest that bank market power has a significant impact on the effectiveness of monetary policy. Therefore, wide variations in the level of bank market power may lead to asymmetric effects of the single monetary policy.     

Multinational country risk: Exposure to asset holding risk and operating risk in international business

We address the phenomenon of country total risk, confounded by the risk of holding assets abroad and operating them in the foreign market. The findings point to deep differences in risk patterns as ownership of intangible assets exposes the holders to a higher risk. Indeed, the asset-specific risk is the dominant component of advance market volatility, explaining more than 80 percent of the cross-sectional variance. The model in the study accounts for the deficiencies in the related research streams and attempt to alleviate the typical problems in popular estimation methods.     

数字经济内涵与当前数字创业现状:基于"浙江好项目"的分析

数字经济正在成为推动社会进步的重要力量,深受全球各界的广泛关注,然而到底什么是数字经济,现实经济中数字经济具体指什么却模糊不清、众说纷纭。通过文献回顾辨析数字经济的界定,梳理了其特征和体现形式,并以“浙江好项目”数据库为基础对当前数字经济创业现状进行反映。研究发现:互联网与移动互联网、智能制造和消费服务等领域是新生数字经济的重点领域,其中尤以智能制造领域增长最为迅速,但同时虽然数字经济已经体现为新生经济的重要支撑力量,但当前数字创业仍面临严峻挑战。