Impact of hurricanes strikes on international reserves in the Caribbean

ABSTRACT

In this study, we investigate the impacts of hurricane shocks on the international reserves of Caribbean countries. To this end, we use a panel VARX (Vector Auto-Regressive, with exogenous variables) with monthly data that allow us to account for external shocks (hurricane strikes). Our results show that for the whole sample, an increase in foreign reserves a month after the strike was followed by a decrease 2 months later. The increase can be explained by remittances and emergency foreign aid granted by the International Monetary Fund. Dividing the sample into middle-income and high-income countries shows that the increase is mainly due to the latter. This outcome may not be surprising given that production in Caribbean high-income countries is mainly due to manufacturing, off-shore banking and natural resources exploitation, which are all non-weather dependent sectors, while the middle-income countries are mostly dependent on weather-prone agriculture and tourism.     

中国投资是东道国内部冲突的抑制剂还是催化剂

随着国家内部冲突取代了国家间战争成为集体政治暴力的主要形式,对内部冲突中国际维度的关注促使人们思考以国际投资为代表的全球化与跨国企业的影响。从理论上看,国际投资可能会引发冲突,也可能会降低冲突发生的可能性。中国虽然是全球第二大对外直接投资(OFDI)国,但研究中国OFDI对东道国内部冲突影响的实证文献几乎没有。作者基于2004—2016年中国对115个发展中国家的直接投资数据,实证研究了中国OFDI对东道国爆发内部冲突的影响及其作用机制。结果显示,中国对发展中国家的OFDI显著降低了当地爆发内部冲突的概率,而全球第一大OFDI国美国对发展中国家的OFDI对当地爆发内部冲突的抑制作用则不明显。在影响机制上,中国对发展中国家的OFDI显著降低了当地的失业率,有助于增加民众参与武装冲突的机会成本,降低叛乱行为的合法性与成功率,进而减少东道国内部冲突的爆发。以上发现体现出中国投资对东道国内部稳定性的贡献。但这并不意味着可以忽视中国企业“走出去”过程中出现的一些问题。     

Linking inward/outward FDI and exploitation/exploration strategies: Development of a framework for SMEs

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between exploitation/exploration strategy and foreign direct investment (FDI) involving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on qualitative data collected from 45 FDI projects reported by 38 SMEs in a small open economy (SMOPEC), we develop an empirically grounded framework and research propositions that suggest inward FDI (into the SME) is associated with exploration driven by a strategic asset-seeking motive, and outward FDI (by the SME) is associated with exploitation driven by market and efficiency-seeking motives. Further, for the SMEs in this study, ambidextrous exploration and exploitation appear complementary and co-occur either simultaneously through an inward FDI project, or sequentially through separate inward and outward FDI projects, respectively. Our findings, however, reveal a lack of clear sequencing between inward and outward FDI, in contrast to previous research that has conceptualised inward FDI as a strategic means to achieve outward FDI. Implications for theory, practice and policy are discussed.     

发展中国家货币危机以及对中国的启示

本文主要以阿根廷、土耳其和印度尼西亚这三个发展中国家为例,通过介绍各自货币危机发生的情况和原因,寻找共性并进行总结,提炼出发展中国家容易引发货币危机的主要原因:长期面临高外债、高通胀、国家经济结构单一和外汇储备偿债能力不足。并针对这些原因,结合我国当前经济发展特点,提出了要未雨绸缪,避免发生货币危机的对策建议:即保持外债负债率整体可控,警惕外债债务率过高、保持外汇储备偿债能力充足,增持黄金等稳定的外汇资产和控制货币供应量,抑制通货膨胀。     

企业对外投资行为能否改善我国要素市场扭曲:理论分析与机制检验

采用2000~2009年的微观企业数据构建动态计量模型，通过两步系统GMM方法检验企业对外投资行为对要素市场扭曲的影响效应，研究发现，企业对外投资行为有效降低了我国要素市场扭曲程度，提升了市场要素资源的利用效率。市场要素分解检验、IV-2SLS估计及样本期分段检验的结果依然稳健。进一步通过中介效应模型检验对外投资行为对要素市场扭曲的作用机制，发现企业对外投资行为主要通过加速"去过剩产能"和边际产业转移、提升国内企业生产率三条途径来化解我国要素市场扭曲困境。企业大规模"走出去"可以有效化解过剩产能和"反哺"国内市场，这是当前我国新一轮改革开放寻求新经济增长点的动因所在。     

企业对外直接投资中的邻居效应:理论机制分析及实证检验

随着对外开放的扩大和深化,近年来中国企业对外投资增长迅速。企业全球配置生产会面临比国内生产更多的不确定性和风险,为提高投资效率,企业需从多方面获取对外直接投资的知识,包括从邻居企业获取信息和经验等。从理论机制上分析邻居效应产生的原因,包括知识溢出、竞争效应、信号传递、产业链带动等途径。在此基础上,构建2002-2013年期间详细的中国工业企业投资数据,实证检验企业对外直接投资中的邻居效应及其产生机制。结果表明:我国企业对外直接投资中确实存在邻居效应,即邻居企业的对外直接投资行为会通过多种方式促进企业"走出去"。进一步地,在省份范围内的邻居效应影响较弱;在行业内部以及细分投资市场的邻居效应影响较强。因此,应利用邻居企业的对外直接投资信息和经验,发挥企业之间的学习效应,提高我国企业对外直接投资成功率。     

Sino-US trade balance from national income perspective and global income chains

ABSTRACT

Trade volume biases trade benefits under the background of economic globalization. Employing the input-output technique, important progress has been made in research on trade in value-added. It is noteworthy that capital globalization is one of the important manifestations of economic globalization. Owing to the ever-increasing transnational flow of capital, mainly by foreign direct investment (FDI), production of exports shows great dependence on foreign capital. A large part of value-added in exports are obtained by foreign factors owners, since foreign-invested enterprises account for a large proportion in host country’s total exports, which is foreign income. The ultimate goal of trade is to boost national income. We propose to study trade benefits and trade balance from national income perspective, and further introduce the concept of global income chains to reveal economic benefits distribution within international specialization.     

中外机构投资者的比较及启示

从比较分析的角度来看，中外机构投资者的发展环境存在重大的差异，突出表现在我国机构投资者的运作空间十分有限，致使其发展未如人意。加快我国机构投资者的发展是一个系统的工程，必须摒弃原有的就机构投资者发展而谈发展的狭隘观念，要在推出适应市场需要的各种基金品种，迅速扩大市场规模，加快以做空机制为核心的金融创新步伐，通过市场机制来规范基金治理结构等方面加大政策引导力度。     

Yugoslavia: tourism in a socialist federal state

This article presents an overall assessment of Yugoslavia's tourist industry and its evolution since the mid-1960s, including its impact on the Adriatic coast. The developing economic significance of the tourist trade for Yugoslavia is reviewed with particular reference to foreign exchange earnings. Data are presented to illustrate the origin, expenditure and accommodation of foreign tourists; and they highlight contemporary problems associated with the emergence of a largescale tourist infrastructure. Yugoslavia's tourist industry had matured by the mid-1980s—not without causing some problems of environmental deterioration. At the same time the population of the Dalmatian coast islands has declined despite the development of tourist facilities.     

治理流动性过剩的对策

流动性过剩问题是近几年我国经济社会发展中最头痛的问题之一。社会反响十分热烈。治理流动性过剩,货币政策只能治标,不能治本。本文认为只有运用财政政策,大力进行基础设施建设;打破垄断,为社会资本广开投资渠道;促进对外投资;大力进行商品房建设,增加商品房供应;扩大进口;增加证券发行,加快资本市场的发展;鼓励居民出国旅游等政策措施,才能从根本上解决流动性过剩问题,从而实现我国经济的长期稳定发展。