The development trinity: How regional integration impacts growth,inequality and poverty

Developing countries today have become more active participants in regional trade agreements. This raises questions about how the benefits of integration are distributed, and the extent to which lower‐income countries are able to capture development gains. Historically, such impacts have been difficult to identify with precision. This paper seeks to address this gap by empirically analysing the impact of regional integration on development, particularly the effects on growth and welfare. Using both bilateral and regional integration measures, we show that the ability to capture gains from integration varies across developing country regional groups, with developing Asia benefiting on par with developed countries. The findings in the paper indicate that trade and trade policy play an important role in reducing inequality and poverty in developing countries. It also shows that regionalism can function as a channel to make multilateralism a more adept way of addressing national challenges.     

基本经济制度探索:中国道路与治理效能

道路问题的探索,贯穿了一百年来中国共产党领导中国人民进行革命、建设和改革的全过程.社会主义基本经济制度是中国特色社会主义的重要支柱,中国共产党领导人民对其形成与发展进行了艰辛探索,走出了一条富有中国特色的改革道路.中国共产党在基本经济制度的改革探索中把马克思主义与中国国情相结合,通过走增量带动存量、局部带动整体的渐进式改革道路,实现了促进改革与维护稳定的有效兼顾,将有效市场和有为政府结合起来,兼顾了效率与公平.基本经济制度的完善,解放和发展了生产力,畅通内外经济循环,优化中国经济运行机理,多次创业创新创富浪潮孕育兴起,居民就业和收入极大改观.进入现代化强国建设的新发展阶段,实现共同富裕必须坚持和完善基本经济制度,持续深化各项改革举措.     

统筹防疫与发展的地方财政:如何权衡多重风险?——2020年地方财政经济运行调研总报告

2020年10月至11月,中国财政科学研究院围绕"地方财政经济运行"展开专题调研.调研发现,疫情下的公共风险分布以及地方对冲风险政策具有空间差异性,各地复苏进度不一.数字经济发达以及制造业基础雄厚的地方对冲风险能力较强,区域分化在疫情冲击下有扩大趋势,财政体制不完善会诱发地方治理失灵风险.基于分析,分别给出了短期与中长期政策建议.短期政策侧重于政策的延续性和政策结构优化;中长期要以公共风险为导向加快构建现代财税体制,主要包括:一是要适度加强中央、省级事权及支出责任,降低地方政府治理失灵的风险;二是以风险理念为基本原则,转变预算模式,提高预算效率;三是进一步完善现代税收制度,切实发挥税收的风险调节功能;四是完善债务治理机制来有效控制债务风险的不断积累.     

Critical success factors determining performance of cross‐border acquisition: Evidence from the African telecom market

This study investigates the factors affecting Bharti Airtel's cross‐border postacquisition performance in an African market. This study describes the relationships among various factors such as technical capability, affiliated firm's absorptive capacity, and organizational learning capabilities, which determine the successful operations of the Zain acquisition deal in South Africa. This paper adopts a qualitative approach to identify factors that influence the postacquisition performance. Seven factors are identified based on the literature. Consequently, it has become a necessity to encapsulate these factors in suitable proportions. In this study, we have developed a total interpretive structural modeling (TISM) to analyze the postacquisition performance of Bharti Airtel in South Africa. Our research has highlighted six dynamic factors (organizational learning capability, knowledge management, technology capability, technology relatedness, acquirer's absorptive capacity, and national culture difference) that affect the firm's postacquisition performance. The interpretive structural model (ISM) and total interpretive structural model for postacquisition performance are built‐up. The developed TISM will support academics and practitioners to develop their understanding of acquisition performance of parent companies in the context of telecom business in the South African market.     

结构性去杠杆下的中国宏观经济*——2018年中期中国宏观经济分析与预测

2018年以来中国经济平稳运行，物价水平稳定，就业形势整体向好，经济增长质量稳步提升。不过，当前中国经济仍然面临一定的下行压力，尤其需要警惕消费增速过快下滑、宏观税负进一步加重、民间投资复苏乏力、部分企业效益状况显著恶化、去杠杆过程中金融体系不稳定性加剧等主要风险点。此外，杠杆率高企是现阶段中国经济面临的突出问题，而且中国的杠杆率在不同部门之间以及各部门内部均体现出明显的结构性特点。为此，中央在2018年专门提出了“结构性去杠杆”的新思路。在“结构性去杠杆”稳步推进的大背景下，宏观政策既要积极应对经济下行压力，谨防去杠杆带来的经济增速超预期下滑风险，又要激发经济内生增长动力，促使经济实现长期可持续发展和“高质量发展”。     

A solution to log of dependent variables with negative observations

Journal of Productivity Analysis - Negative observations pose a problem in econometric models that apply log-transformation to the data. We propose a simple yet effective solution to this problem...     

A new innovation paradigm: European cohesion policy and the retreat of public science in countries in Europe's scientific periphery

This article seeks to undertake a critical assessment of the changing position of public science in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the countries on the periphery of European research. These countries are driven by new innovation paradigm based on entrepreneurship, which are implemented within the European Smart specialization strategy (S3). This article argues that S3 is widely implemented in the cohesion countries and, while it provides substantial resources for science, technology, and innovation, it fails to provide sustainability in the public research sector. This has direct implications for policies concerning innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems. In order to prove the thesis, the article provides theoretical argumentation for emergence of a new innovation paradigm, driven by the rise of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, its incorporation into S3, and a consequent retreat of science policy in favor of entrepreneurial policy. The empirical analysis is focused on the funding trends seen in the business and public research sectors over the last decade (2008–2017), which have clearly shown that S3 has not contributed, despite expectations, to an increase in public expenditure for science. This signifies S3's neglect of public research within entrepreneurial ecosystems and challenges the ability of S3 to reduce wide disparities in research and innovation performance across the European Union. This ultimately endangers the innovation potential of the entrepreneurial ecosystem itself.     

山东省金融稳定报告(2021)摘要

2020年,山东金融业全面贯彻落实党中央国务院和省委省政府各项决策部署,防范化解重大金融风险攻坚战取得重要成果,区域金融运行总体平稳.全省社会融资规模等主要金融指标增速创历史新高,信贷结构持续优化,金融机构组织体系更加健全,支持实体经济质量进一步提升.经济金融运行中的结构性矛盾和薄弱环节仍然突出,经济下行压力较大,实体领域风险继续向金融行业传导,金融风险防控压力依然较大.     

马钢的发展与企业文化建设

马钢在其50年的发展历程中,在生产建设领域不断创水平、上台阶,在文化建设领域也颇有建树,成绩显著。新时期马钢的企业文化建设作为一项系统工程,需要持续、深入地进行下去,不断改进和加强。