Herding behaviour in the Australian loan market and its impact on bank loan quality

We examine the effect of herding behaviour on the credit quality of bank loans in Australia. We find that bank herding varies with different types of loans. It tends to be more prevalent in owner‐occupied housing loans and credit cards than other types of loans. During the global financial crisis period, herding in owner‐occupied housing loans was most pronounced due to the flight‐to‐quality phenomenon in the housing sector. Furthermore, we find that the big four banks tend to herd more than smaller and regional banks. Bank herding behaviour is countercyclical, as it is negatively related to real GDP growth and the cost of funding but is positively related to market risk. Regulatory capital requirements may also encourage herding as banks are required to hold less risk‐weighted capital for residential loans. Most importantly, bank herding is related to higher impaired assets and therefore lower loan quality. Our findings may have implications for policymakers and bank regulators.     

财务重述影响供应商向企业提供商业信用吗——来自A股上市公司的经验证据

以我国2007-2014年上市公司为样本,实证检验财务重述对供应商向企业提供商业信用融资规模的影响.研究结果表明:财务重述引起了供应商对目标企业会计信息质量的关注,导致企业商业信用融资规模减少,并且在非国有企业、市场地位低的企业以及金融生态环境较差的地区更为显著.进一步研究发现,上述结论因财务重述性质的异质性而存在差异.     

理工科院校人文素质教育课程体系的构建

理工科院校人文素质教育课程体系的构建,在于通过实施有效的人文教育保证学生人文素质的具备和提高,保证学生社会心理与人格的健全发育.为此必须突出以人为本的理念,并确立必要的制度性保证.     

高校就业指导人员应具备的素质能力

随着大学生就业制度改革的深入,就业市场的不断开放,高校就业工作面临许多新情况和新问题.因此,也对高校就业指导人员的素质能力提出了更高的要求.高校就业指导人员必须具有强烈的服务意识、良好的思想政治素质和职业道德素质、精湛的业务素质以及良好的心理素质,才能完成新的就业机制赋予的艰巨使命.     

基于One-Class SVM的青鳉鱼异常行为识别方法

为了更准确地解析青鳉鱼在突发污染环境中的行为变化趋势,提出了一种基于One-Class SVM模型的青鳉鱼异常行为识别方法。以青鳉鱼的生理及行为特征作为观测指标,将采集到的暴露在不同类型和浓度特征污染物下的青鳉鱼行为强度信号作为经验数据,利用直方图统计和主成分分析（PCA）对行为强度数据进行降维,实现行为特征提取,基于One-Class SVM构建模型,并以五水合硫酸铜和三氯酚作为特征污染物进行暴露实验对算法进行验证。结果表明,One-Class SVM模型可以准确地识别正常行为和污染物暴露时发生的异常行为;对于有机污染物最快可在10 min内完成预警,重金属污染物可在1 h内完成预警,并且污染物浓度越高,模型的识别效果越好。识别方法可对水源突发性水质污染进行更有效的监测和预警,也可为水污染应急决策提供技术支撑。     

一种基于虚拟现实技术的植物景观 规划设计方案评价与修正方法——以 长荡湖旅游度假区为例

为能够定量评估、优化植物景观规划设计方案,基 于虚拟现实技术,改进传统的BIB-LCJ法和SD法,采用主成 分分析和回归分析筛选出植物群落丰富度、色彩对比度、季相 特征、植物配置模式、植被多样性和林冠线变化6项显著视觉 特征要素,形成一种基于虚拟现实三维建模技术的植物景观规 划设计方案评价与修正方法。并以长荡湖旅游度假区植物景观 规划设计方案为例,对方案视觉质量进行评价,实验过程证明 了研究方法的可靠性。     

Does sharing the same network auditor in group affiliated firms affect audit quality?

We contribute to the literature on audit quality by examining whether sharing the same network auditor among group affiliated firms is related to lower or higher audit quality in China. We find that choosing the same network audit firm among group affiliated firms is associated with more sanctions by regulators regarding fraudulent financial reporting, higher abnormal accruals, larger standard deviation of abnormal accruals, higher likelihood of a downward restatement in earnings, and lower likelihood of receiving a going concern modified opinion. We further identify contexts that moderate audit quality. Higher audit quality is associated with the use of a specialist auditor and firms that operate in more homogeneous industries. Lower audit quality is associated with longer auditor tenure (more than five years), greater geographic distance between a parent company and its subsidiaries, and greater control by a parent company over its subsidiaries.     

审计费用的事前确定、异常审计费用与审计质量

实务中,我国部分上市公司年报审计费用采取事前确定方式,也就是在审计工作开展之前的董事会上确定。事前确定审计费用的动机何在,会产生什么样的审计后果?已有国内外文献尚缺乏这方面的研究。本文以2008~2017年全部A股上市公司为样本,通过实证考察审计费用事前确定方式对异常审计费用以及审计质量的影响发现:基于低价揽客或折价维持客户的经济动因,事前确定的审计费用显著偏低。进一步研究表明,在事前确定审计费用方式下,客户的审计质量更低。本文研究丰富和拓展了审计费用及审计质量决定因素的相关文献,同时也为监管机构规范审计费用确定方式提供了经验证据。     

The brighter side of being socially responsible: CSR ratings and financial distress among Chinese state and non-state owned firms

We examine the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) quality ratings on the financial distress levels of Chinese enterprises by using the previously unexplored new China-specific Altman ‘Z_China Score’ in the context of CSR and data from 749 firms over the 2009–2014 period. First, we find that CSR quality ratings significantly reduce Chinese firms’ distress levels. Second, we find that the ability of CSR to reduce distress levels in non-state-owned Chinese firms is higher than state-owned ones. Finally, we find similar results when we divide the data into high-low CSR ratings and levels of distress. Our results are robust to potential endogeneities.     

论终身体育意识及其培养

培养学生终身体育意识是现代高校体育教学改革的重要内容。教学观念转变、教学内容改革、教学方法和手段的改进是建立终身体育意识的重要因素。