Do economic institutions matter for trade liberalization? Evidence from China’s Open Door Policy

Trade liberalization can promote export by inducing better resource allocation and more advanced technologies. Although the literature emphasizes the mechanism of geographic proximity, this paper identifies an institutional effect. Using infant mortality rate as an instrument that is irrelevant to export and geographic effects, we confirm that the openness due to China’s Open Door Policy promotes firm exports. We further document that the positive relationship between openness and firm exports is mediated by property rights protection and corporate autonomy, either of which reflects institutional quality at the constraint on the government’s strategic behavior. In particular, our estimates are robust to different samples, different estimation methods, and endogeneity bias.     

I Feel Your Pain: The Effect of Regulator as a Minority Shareholder on Merger and Acquisition Performance

We examine the effect of a regulator-led advocate for minority shareholders on merger and acquisition (M&A) performance in China. In recent years, the China Securities Regulatory Commission established the China Securities Investor Services Center (CSISC), which began its ownership of 100 shares of public firms in 2016. The CSISC advocates for the interests of minority shareholders proactively. Focusing on abnormal stock returns in M&A announcements, we find that acquirers that have the CSISC as a shareholder (CSISC acquirers) exhibit higher positive abnormal stock returns than non-CSISC acquirers. Cross-sectional analysis suggests that the core results are mainly driven by firms with severe agency problems and weak external/internal monitoring, and those not controlled by the state. In addition, we find that CSISC acquirers have better long-term performance and encounter more M&A failures than non-CSISC acquirers. Our findings indicate that although the CSISC only holds 100 shares of listed companies, it plays an effective role in monitoring and driving firms to make appropriate M&A decisions.     

Ecological tourism in the state image policy structure. Experience and problems of modern Russia

The article deals with the problems of ecological tourism in Russia. The authors give various approaches to the understanding of ecological tourism in modern science, analyse the reasons of interest in this kind of tourism, consider its types and identify specific features. The article provides an overview of the main regions and countries where ecological tourism is developed at a high level and considers some national policy models in the field of ecological tourism. Specific attention is paid to the analysis of the development of ecological tourism in Russia and its current status; the examples of different programmes aiming at support of ecological tourism are given. Specific impetus is given to Russia's resources for the development of ecological tourism, for example, natural landscapes, national parks and nature heritage sites. The authors explore the main challenges to ecological tourism in Russia, identify factors that hinder its development and suggest measures to improve the ecological tourism in the Russian Federation. The authors focus on the projects that promote the improvement of Russia's image as an eco-touristic destination. The authors pay specific attention to the analysis of international cooperation in this field. The article discusses various projects carried out within the framework of bilateral cooperation. The article discusses the role of ecological tourism as a tool for image policy. The article analyses in detail which elements of the Russian image are under the influence of ecological tourism and what are the future prospects of ecological tourism.     

我国要约规制型消费者冷静期制度的反思与完善

冷静期制度的建立能够为消费者提供更全面的保障,以其类型化为基础,我国新《消法》（《消费者权益保护法》,简称《消法》）第25条针对其中的要约型作出规定。自新《消法》实施以来,制度的积极作用毋庸置疑,但通过对立法的分析反思可知,仍存在适用范围局限、对象模糊、部分规则缺乏可操作性等问题。是故,在制度的未来改进中,可通过对第25条进行再解释,从适用范围及对象的应然界定与行使规则的细化等方面出发探讨制度完善的可能路径。     

数字时代背景下基层金融消费者权益保护问题探析——基于宁夏固原市3家银行业金融机构的调查与思考

数字时代,随着网络技术、智能手机的普及应用,以及我国金融市场改革发展不断深化,金融产品与服务日趋丰富,金融与科技的深度融合给消费者带来便利的同时,也对金融消费者权益保护工作带来了新挑战。本文立足于宁夏固原市银行业金融机构金融消费者权益保护现状,结合《中国人民银行金融消费者权益保护实施办法》,探析数字时代背景下基层金融消费者权益保护问题,并提出相关政策建议。     

安徽省党建引领信用村建设制度优势与实践思考——以安徽省为例

作为促进现代金融和农村经济耦合发展的重要制度安排,农村信用体系建设是助力乡村振兴战略、金融精准扶贫、普惠金融发展的必要条件。2019年,安徽省委组织部牵头多部门联合出台了《关于选点开展党建引领信用村建设工作方案》,在全省13个地市选择基层党建基础较好、经济发展条件较好、信用体系建设水平较高的26个乡镇开展试点工作。实地调研发现,党建引领信用村建设充分发挥了基层党组织的宣传功能、组织功能、服务功能,促进了党建与业务深度融合。为推动全省农村信用体系高水平建设、高质量发展,应当从思想上强化使命担当,永葆攻坚克难干事创业本色;从行动上坚持以新发展理念为指导,提高统筹贯彻新发展理念的能力和水平。     

环保约谈能否促进企业绿色投资

环保约谈制度是提高环境治理水平所实行的环境执法监督新方式,对于破解环境治理难题,提高环境治理绩效至关重要。本文利用环保约谈所产生的准自然实验变化,以2013—2019年我国重污染行业上市公司为研究样本,考察环保约谈对企业绿色投资的影响。双重差分法的检验结果表明：在环保约谈所涉及城市的上市公司中,环保约谈促进了企业绿色投资。在此基础上,进一步检验发现,环保约谈对绿色投资的促进效果较为明显的企业主要来自于全要素生产率较高,行业市场竞争程度低及融资约束低的企业。研究结论从企业加强环保绿色投资决策的角度为环保约谈的经济后果提供了微观的证据,这不仅对于我们了解环保约谈这一政策对微观主体企业的影响效应具有一定意义,同时,对国家在经济发展中,如何实施更好的环境治理政策具有一定的指导意义。     

《京都议定书》机制下碳贸易与环保制约的协调

《京都议定书》实施计划涉及国际碳贸易与环境保护协调问题,环保通过成本对碳贸易产生影响,对于经济可持续发展是有效的。中国循环经济的发展要求必须处理好国际产业转移与国家能源结构调整的关系,合理利用市场机制与政府作为的双效作用,为《京都议定书》第三轮承诺期谈判做好准备。     

驰名商标保护与中国名牌战略

本文认为,目前中国品牌培育主要采取两种模式:一是驰名商标认定,二是中国名牌产品评定。中国名牌产品不是一个严格的法律概念,难以得到像驰名商标那样的法律保护,而驰名商标乃是无可非议的名牌。文章提出,为促进中国名牌的发展,应将驰名商标保护与中国名牌战略结合起来,充分发挥我国行政资源的优势;同时全面利用驰名商标保护的法律法规及国际公约等法律武器,加强驰名商标保护,引导企业建立健全商标等知识产权管理制度,构建国际通行的品牌培育模式,即以驰名商标保护为核心,以中国名牌战略为契机,实施中国企业自主品牌发展战略。     

Intellectual property rights in a quality-ladder model with persistent leadership

This paper analyzes the effects of intellectual property rights in a quality-ladder model of endogenous growth in which incumbent firms preemptively innovate in order to keep their position of leadership. Unlike in models with leapfrogging, granting forward protection, and imposing a non-obviousness requirement reduces growth. In the main case where entrants and incumbents have free access to the same R&D technology, infinite protection against imitation, granted independently of the size of the lead, maximizes growth. If entrants have to engage in costly catch up before they can undertake frontier R&D, growth is maximal for a finite (expected) length of protection against imitation.