我国驰名商标反淡化的问题及完善对策

我国《商标法》第十三条并没有提及“淡化”两字,但结合法释〔2009〕3号《最高人民法院关于审理涉及驰名商标保护的民事纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释》第九条的规定,人们认为商标法第十三条第三款是对淡化的规定,但这样使得混淆和淡化在现有的法律依据下很难区分。在商品经济飞速发展的现在,有必要在法律条文和体系上对混淆和淡化做出区分,对于商标反淡化适用的范围进行确定,才能对商标权进行新观念上的全面、系统的保护。     

江苏省物联网产业培育机制研究

物联网产业培育机制的设计是物联网产业化发展的关键,对物联网产业培育机制进行研究具有重要的现实意义。文章从物联网产业市场培育、技术培育、政策支撑的角度对江苏省物联网产业的培育机制设计进行了系统的研究。从产业属性、产业培育原则、产业培育内容三个维度构设计了江苏省物联网产业的整体培育思路,并提出了建立江苏省物联网产业市场培育机制、技术培育机制、政策支撑体系的对策,将为江苏省物联网产业的培育提供参考。     

Adoption of food safety measures on milk production in Nepal: Impact on smallholders’ farm-gate prices and profitability

One way to ensure food safety is by enhancing compliance at the farm level. This study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies the determinants, and assesses the impact of compliance with food safety measures (FSM) in milk production in Nepal. The study is based on primary data collected from six high milk producing districts that captures the geographical and institutional diversity of milk production. Results show that the status of farm level compliance with FSM is not very encouraging. Also, the intensity of adoption of FSM exhibits significant inter- and intra-district variations. It varies positively with herd size but the additional cost of compliance with FSM varies negatively with herd size. Among other determinants, access to information, and incidence of inspection for conformity with safety and quality standards are also associated with higher adoption of FSM. Finally, we also estimate the impact of FSM on farm-gate prices and farmers’ profits and conduct several robustness checks.     

Market maker competition and price efficiency: Evidence from China

We test the relationship between market maker competition and stock price efficiency. Using the number of market makers as a proxy for competition, the results show a strong positive correlation between competition and stock price efficiency. Moreover, price efficiency is higher when competing market makers have higher research ability. We suggest that market maker competition increases price efficiency through two channels: 1) Competition decreases transaction costs, and 2) Uninformed market makers learn from orders submitted by informed market makers through competition. The latter happens only in the group of market makers with higher experiences. The results imply that the price efficiency can be improved by enhancing the competition of market makers with high research ability and experiences.     

Independent directors and earnings management: The moderating effects of controlling shareholders and the divergence of cash-flow and control rights

The research results on the suppressing effect of independent directors on earnings management are not consistent in existing literature. In addition, it has been argued that using financial statements provided by top management to investigate top management's earnings management is not appropriate. Therefore, the purpose of this study is twofold. First, we used external auditors (including the auditors of Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation and the auditors of two Big Four accounting firms – Deloitte & Touche and KPMG in Taiwan) as respondents in order to obtain less biased data. Second, we investigate the moderating effects of controlling shareholders and the divergence of cash-flow and control rights on the relationship between independent directors and earnings management. The results show that both the existence of controlling shareholders and the divergence of cash-flow and control rights have significant suppressing effects on the relationship between independent directors and earnings management. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.     

物联网商业模式的问题及对策研究

现今物联网应用领域十分广泛,对于推动经济发展、加快中国经济发展体制的转型、提高中国自主创新能力发挥着重大作用,它已成为当前最具发展潜力的产业之一。但是产业发展中仍然存在障碍。中国的物联网产业仍然处于初级阶段,成熟、稳定、有利可图的商业模式还没有形成。物联网作为一个全新的研究领域和研究对象,它的商业模式的创新才是决定物联网产业大范围、长期应用的关键所在。介绍从现存的物联网模式展开分析,并提出改进物联网商业模式发展的建议。     

The interactive effect of time and host country location on Chinese MNCs’ performance: An empirical investigation

We explore the performance implications of location choices Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) make. Drawing on internalization and organizational learning theories, we find that developing country MNCs entering other developing countries experience a positive effect on their performance in the immediate term that, however, erodes over time because of the decay in their initial internalized advantages. Conversely, MNCs entering developed countries experience a negative effect on their immediate-term performance but a boost in performance over time because of the gradual realization of learning benefits. Our analyses of internationalization and performance of 207 Chinese-listed MNCs between 1992 and 2005 corroborate our key predictions.     

基于DEA 模型的我国上市商业银行竞争力分析

金融业竞争的日益市场化与国际化以及基于技术创新的金融业快速发展，使得我国竞争力本来就不强的银行业深受冲击。因此，我国银行业必须不断提升自主创新能力，提高市场竞争力，以便构筑起可持续发展的能力。本文试图用数据包络方法(DEA) 对我国16 家上市商业银行竞争力进行实证分析，期望能够对我国商业银行竞争力的提升有一定的借鉴意义。     

外资非正常撤离法律对策的探讨

外资非正常撤离是指未履行在中国的纳税和清算义务的外资退出行为。频繁发生的外资非正常撤离,不仅给中国相关利益方造成了严重的经济损失,而且对中国的投资环境和社会稳定也带来了消极影响。国际金融危机的爆发在很大程度上诱发了外资撤离,但从深层次角度分析,地方政府部门过度追求"经济财政"却是外资非正常撤离的根本原因。在客观认识外资非正常撤离原因的基础上,有必要研究应对外资非正常撤离的法律对策,包括完善和建立外资信用机制、监管清算机制、紧急联动机制、法律追究机制等行之有效的补救机制,减少外资非正常撤离的负面影响,不断完善外商投资法律体制。