碳关税争端及其对中国制造业的影响

欧美国家提议的针对高耗能进口产品特别征收的碳关税可能使中国制造业面临较大的潜在冲击。本文一是在分析碳关税争端国际背景的基础上,对美国发生大跨度政策转向的深层次原因进行深入探讨;二是通过对中国工业品的出口结构及其隐含碳排放量的分析,进一步评估碳关税对制造业可能造成的冲击程度;三是对碳关税政策与WTO规则的冲突问题进行了探讨。分析表明,尽管碳关税政策违背UNFCCC的基本原则和WTO的国民待遇原则,但欧美国家正试图利用WTO/GATT的一般例外条款加以推动。针对碳关税政策未来可能被纳入WTO规则解释范围的问题,本文提出了几项反制性的应对策略。     

抓住产业转移机遇 促进中西部地区经济发展——以四川省成都市承接产业转移为例

随着美国次贷危机的蔓延，国外及东部地区某些产业加快了向中西部地区转移的步伐。因此，中西部地区在经济发展基础上如何有选择性地承接产业转移，从而促进本地区经济的可持续发展是值得思考的问题。文章以四川省成都市为例，将其承接产业转移的优势以及需要注意的问题作了较详细分析，进而提出承接好产业转移的原则和建议对策。     

日本纺织产业转型研究：基于政府的视角

日本政府针时纺织产业衰退采取了短期和长期相互结合的政策。政策的实施维护了日本社会秩序和政治局面的稳定，实现了产业结构合理化和高级化，而且在规模缩减的情况下，纺织产业重新焕发出活力。日本政府促进纺织产业转型的成功经验给予我国重要启示。     

煤炭行业循环经济发展模式及应用研究

煤炭行业是我国主要的能源生产产业,在可持续发展理念深入人心的大环境下,发展循环经济已经成为贯彻落实科学发展观、实现行业可持续发展的必然选择。文章以煤炭行业循环经济发展模式为研究对象,结合目前国内煤炭行业发展中存在的问题,从经济发展和价值创新的角度对煤炭行业可持续发展进行了深入探讨,并就其中的一些问题提出了自己的看法。     

Agency costs of vertical integration—the case of family firms,investor‐owned firms and cooperatives in the French wine industry

Vertical integration theory has long suggested internal costs related to changes in incentives due to vertical integration, which means that vertical integration may lead to agency costs. In this work, we specify the notion of agency costs of vertical integration and extend Ang et al. (2000)'s measurement of agency costs to provide an empirical assessment of these costs in the French wine industry. Our econometric analysis finds that the agency costs of vertical integration may reach 2–3% of sales. It also showed that operating expenses of vertical integration are lower for cooperatives than for other firms, while vertical integration is less rewarding for them. This raises questions on the relation between agency costs in cooperatives and their performance.     

Modelling growth and revenue for Swedish hotel establishments

This paper provides first estimates of the determinants of output growth of Swedish hotels based on establishment data. Growth of overnight stays is modelled as a function of initial size, age, type of accommodation, location and hotel prices measured as average revenues per guest nights. The empirical model accounts for potential endogeneity of hotel prices through the two-stage least absolute deviation model (2SLAD) and the instrumental variable quantile regression method. 2SLAD estimates show a positive and significant relationship between hotel prices and subsequent growth. The relationship is nonlinear with a decreasing impact as the price level increases. Growth of establishments is significantly higher for smaller and younger hotels. An important result is that city hotels, in comparison to tourist and other hotels – which are mainly located outside urban areas (in the mountains and at the sea) – exhibit significantly higher growth rates with a gap between 2.2 and 3.4 percentage points. Furthermore, the positive impact of hotel prices on growth is larger for high-growth establishments. Accommodation prices significantly decrease with the number of local competitors with a non-linear form and increase with size. City hotels and accommodation in the capital city have the highest revenues per guest night.     

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.     

How do consumers’ perceptions differ across dimensions of corporate social responsibility and hotel types?

This study develops three hypotheses regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of the hotel industry. First, the study examines a ranking of consumers’ perceived importance of the four CSR dimensions proposed by Carroll’s hierarchy of CSR in 1991, expecting the following orders: philanthropic, ethical, legal, and economic dimensions, from most to least important. Second, the study investigates the relationship between consumers’ perceived importance of and their overall support for CSR. Third, the study introduces the type of hotel (for example, economy, mid-scale, and upscale) as a moderator to provide a better explanation of the relationship between consumers’ perceived importance of the CSR dimensions and support for CSR. Contributions to the CSR literature in general, and also specifically relating to the hotel context, and managerial implications are discussed.     

The conceptual framework for ethics and corporate social responsibility in Taiwanese tourism industry

This study examines ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Taiwanese tourism industry from the standpoints of the government, academia, and industry through the perspective of Confucianism and creates a comprehensive, tourism-specific ethics and CSR conceptual framework. A qualitative approach was adopted in this study that recruited 21 experts to share their perspectives regarding ethics and CSR in the tourism industry. An original, valuable and comprehensive ethics and CSR conceptual framework in the tourism industry within the context of Chinese society was conducted and includes seven dimensions emerged from the data and were integrated into the following four facets: first, the dimensions of ethics; second, the antecedent facet of CSR is the inside and outside force; third, the strategy facet includes the economy, the environment, society, and culture; and fourth, the consequence aspect is feedback. Further, this research provides value for academics and practical strategy for related fields.     

中国反垄断的政治经济学解读

大企业通常会利用市场支配力获得转移收益，这会扭曲合理的财富分配进而抑制整个社会的价值创造，因而应该受到反垄断行为审查。同时，经济全球化使得大企业依仗其市场支配力获得的转移收益不再局限于国内，利益受损者可能是他国民众，因而世界各国的反垄断行为呈现出明显的倾向性。事实上，尽管那些知名外资大企业凭借其规模经济为中国社会提供了物美价廉的产品和服务，提高了国人的消费剩余和经济福利，但也因独占市场而挤压了国内相关企业和产业的发展空间，造成长远的国家福利损失，因而当前中国政府的反垄断调查集中在具有市场支配力的大型外资企业上。