WTO体制下的海峡两岸高等教育服务贸易若干法律问题

两岸关系的缓和与经贸的快速发展,为海峡两岸的高等教育服务贸易发展奠定了基础。两岸应当向对方开放自己的高等教育服务贸易市场,同时在发展高等教育服务贸易中应注意解决学历、学位的互相认可、学生权益的保护、教育投资和教育投资者的保护及知识产权保护的立法与法律实施问题。     

中国出口贸易与保障措施壁垒——从中美“轮胎特保案”说起

本文以轮胎特保案为例，从国际法规则、美国国内法和调查实践出发，比较了一般保障措施和特保措施实施条件规定的差异，反映了对外贸易中我国产品现实的国际法治环境，针对2008年金融危机爆发后抬头的贸易保护主义，从法律、政治外交和产业结构调整等方面，提出反思和应对策略。     

Evaluating change in European industrial relations: research evidence on trends at organizational level

This paper uses evidence from organizations with more than 200 employees in several countries across Europe to explore the proposition that industrial relations in Europe is becoming more convergent around a non-union HRM model. The evidence indicates that, although there are some similar moves taking place, national patterns remain distinctive, the IR/HRM distinction may not be sustainable in Europe and there are significant elements of continuity in industrial relations in Europe alongside the changes that are taking place.     

Does size matter? Corporate social responsibility and firm performance in the restaurant industry

Despite an increasing number of hospitality studies on the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP), the literature has predominantly focused on the CSR–CFP relation without considering moderating factors. Consequently, the current study introduces firm size as a potential moderator on the CSR–CFP relationship. Performing a two-way fixed-effects model by firm and year with Newey-West standard errors, this study finds that firm size moderates the effect of positive CSR on CFP while it does not moderate the effect of negative CSR on CFP in the U.S. restaurant context.     

我国外贸出口将逐步陷入长期困境

2011年下半年以来,我国外贸出口增长率急剧下降,2012年2月还出现了多年未见的贸易逆差。通过对宏观经济的全面研究,由于我国物流成本居高不下,人力、资源、土地、环境等成本不断增长,主要出口目的地欧美市场萎靡不振、新兴市场开发缓慢,替代竞争者成长迅速,税收体系不合理,生产效率低下,人民币持续升值,这些都必将导致我国外贸出口越来越陷入困境。要解决这些问题,我国经济必须在制度层面进行彻底改革,进行产业升级,开发出一系列能够带动我国乃至世界经济走出困境的新兴产业,占领世界经济发展的制高点。     

全球化背景的加工贸易模式和发展历程观察

对墨西哥、新加坡、日本、韩国、印度5个国家和我国的苏州、珠三角地区以及重庆加工贸易模式发展历程和特色效益的分析表明,由于各个国家和地区自身资源禀赋和技术条件等方面存在差异,在不同的历史阶段,面对不同的国际政治经济环境,采取不完全相同的经济发展战略和政策,各种加工贸易模式具有各自的特点。     

房地产价格波动的储蓄效应研究：1997-2008——基于省际面板数据的实证检验

本文利用1997～2008年间的省际面板数据，对房地产价格和居民储蓄之间的关系进行了理论分析和实证检验。理论分析表明，区域和省际间实证结果的差异，主要缘于房价对储蓄特殊的影响机理：被动储蓄效应和结构储蓄效应。此外，房价对储蓄的影响还存在间接储蓄效应，这个效应说明房价在短期对储蓄具有正面影响，在长期对经济发展结构具有负面影响。实证结果显示：在全国范围、中部和西部地区，房价与储蓄存在高度显著的正相关关系，即存在明显的储蓄效应，但东部一些省份的估计结果却显示房价对储蓄的影响不显著。     

在高层建筑结构设计中如何考虑温度竖向作用

本文讨论了下列几方面的问题：为什么要考虑温度竖向作用；温度竖向作用的类型；温度竖向作用的特点；按承载能力极限状态考虑温度竖向作用；按正常使用极限状态考虑温度竖向作用。     

Cross-subsidization Due to Inframarginal Support in Agriculture: A General Theory and Empirical Evidence

A general theory of cross-subsidization due to inframarginal support is developed. Two sources of output distortion are identified: exit deterrence and extramarginal output. Some firms would not be in business without the subsidy. Cost savings due to declining average costs are always greater than the losses incurred where price equals marginal cost. Moreover, it is theoretically possible for inframarginal subsidies to expand output more than equivalent fully coupled subsidies. Empirical analysis of U.S. dairy subsidies isolates these components of cross-subsidization and finds distortions from inframarginal support to be substantial, with implications for trade negotiations, dispute settlement, and policy formulation.     

International Trade and Accounting Policy Choice: Theory and Canadian Evidence

The accounting policy choice literature has identified many factors which have been shown to be useful in explaining cross-sectional variation in the accounting methods used by public companies. One relationship which has been relatively unexplored in this literature is the potential effect of international trade on accounting choice. This study proposes that international trading activities may create incentives for firms to choose income increasing accounting policies. This proposition was tested by examining the depreciation choices of a sample of Canadian firms. Results suggest that importers were more likely to choose income increasing accounting methods than non-importers, while exporting was not found to be related to this accounting choice. These diverging results may be caused by the declining value of the Canadian dollar (relative to the US dollar), which tends to benefit exporters, but is of detriment to importers.