Post OPA-90 Vessel Oil Transfer Spill Prevention: The Effectiveness of Coast Guard Enforcement

Although oil spills from tanker accidents receive the most publicity, most vessel spills are not the result of accidents but of oil transfer activities. We investigate determinants of the size of vessel oil transfer spills as well as the effectiveness of Coast Guard enforcement activities in reducing their size. Vessel out-of-water and in-water oil transfer spillage functions are estimated utilizing tobit regression and detailed data on individual vessel oil transfer spills as well as Coast Guard safety/environmental enforcement activity data for the 1991–1995 period. Our estimation results suggest that Coast Guard hull but not machinery inspections are effective in reducing both out-of-water and in-water spills; patrols by air, but not by boat, are effective in reducing out-of-water spills; but neither is effective in reducing in-water spills. The results also show that the type of vessel (oil- and non-oil-cargo), vessel characteristics, vessel operations, weather/visibility conditions, and waterway type are determinants of post OPA-90 vessel oil transfer spills.     

Voting requirements, concessions, international side payments and the European Monetary Union

This paper addresses the question of criteria for selection of EMU members. We identify two factors in the decision process: (1) The costs and benefits which the individual countries attribute to alternative EMU arrangements (`hard-core', medium-sized, all EU members), and (2) the binding institutional restrictions, i.e., the distribution of votes in the European Council and the minimum vote requirements. Within this framework the EU countries are assigned to different groups according to their degree of convergence. Based on stability concessions and side payments these groups decide on the final EMU composition. We show that minimum vote requirements can lead to a suboptimal size of the EMU and can threaten the feasibility of a multi-speed monetary union.     

东西部地区之间公益林生态补偿负担与分摊

由于东部和西部地区之间自然和社会经济条件的差别，在公益林生态补偿问题上将会存在严重的地区之间生态建设责任与利益不平衡．因此需要建立地区之间的财政支付方式来平衡这种不公平状况．以利于公益林生态补偿制度的建立和完善。     

基于政府职能转变的绩效审计研究

政府部门绩效审计的根本推动力量来源于政府职能的转变。立足科学发展，将实施绩效审计纳入政府职能转变之中。多方位和谐推进，解决实施绩效审计时出现的问题。     

城市房屋拆迁补偿制度的缺陷

以市场经济公平交易的原则为基点,系统分析了我国城市房屋拆迁补偿制度存在的包括补偿方式、补偿标准和相关的法规政策的缺陷及其根源,提出了解决问题的相应对策.     

不完全合同、退出的激励平衡和控制权转移

文章针对创业资本退出时控制权转移问题,构建了基于不完全合同理论的分析框架。首先,文章在合同完全和不完全两种情况下分析了创业投资中的相机控制,得出这种制度安排的根源在于投资双方的激励不平衡的结论;其次,文章分五种情况具体探讨了控制权如何进行转移。     

浅议我省国库集中支付制度下预算单位会计核算

为适应社会主义市场经济体制下公共财政的发展需要,从2003年开始,我省逐步实行了国库集中支付改革,预算单位的会计核算也相应地进行了改变.新的会计核算办法实行一段时间后,一些不完善之处逐步显现：在资产类科目中新增“零余额账户用款额度”来替代原来的“银行存款”账户核算,虚增了单位资产和收入;主管部门对所属单位财政性资金进行会计核算时缺乏计账依据等.因此,应以完善财政授权支付会计核算及完善主管部门和上级单位对所属单位资金的会计核算来推进国库集中支付改革.     

国际转让价格

国际转让价格的制定历来是跨国公司经营战略的一大难题。影响国际转让价格制定的因素有所得税差别、关税壁垒、竞争、通货膨胀、外汇管制、政治风险等。制定国际转让价格的方法分为以成本和以市价为基础两种,两种方法各有优劣。在实务中,跨国公司应联系自身的经营目标、组织结构、生产规模、定价策略以及各国经济、文化背景等因素加以选择。     

从投资者对信息接受情况看公司信号传递——进一步加强普通投资者对会计报表的理解

本文通过信号理论在我国证券市场的运用来揭示公司的信息披露情况,并且根据当前市场上对于信息的接受情况——普通投资者仅关注少数几个财务指标,以此分析当前信息披露中的一些问题,并提出完善公司信息披露的建议,以使普通投资者能够更加理解财务报表。     

承包型CM模式与跨流域调水工程建设管理

在分析跨流域长距离调水工程特点的基础上,提出对大型跨流域调水工程采用承包型CM模式并分析其应用优点和条件。