论注册会计师的反洗钱义务

随着金融系统防范洗钱犯罪措施的加强,注册会计师被犯罪分子利用而卷入洗钱犯罪活动的现象时有出现。本文在对洗钱犯罪利用专业人员新趋势进行分析的基础上,论述了注册会计师承担反洗钱义务的必要性,探讨了注册会计师承担反洗钱义务的困难,提出了注册会计师承担反洗钱义务的解决途径。     

Endogenizing the provision of money: Costs of commodity and fiat monies in relation to the value of trade

We consider the problem of including the costs and value of the institutions that define money and support trade, within the framework of economic optimization. We compare monetary systems mediated by durable commodity monies, versus pure fiat monies, in order to understand the separation and eventual independence of the institutionally-created value of money from the values of underlying traded goods. We treat the emergence of monetary function as a problem in mechanism design, modeled by minimal strategic market games that overcome a generalized Jevons failure when agents must commit ahead of time to specialist resource production. We consider in particular the problem of defining closures with respect to both money flows and labor-allocation and trading decisions, and show that minimal models require many of the fundamental institutions of banking and contract enforcement found in real economies, in order to define a self-policing system. We define costs, value, and the efficiencies of the institutions that support trade in terms of a natural money-metric welfare function, and compare the characteristics of commodity and fiat monies by these measures. Through careful treatment of the stock/flow distinction in repeated-game settings, we find that commodity money, even when its value derives heavily from its institutional role, remains defined by its flow characteristics, in contrast to fiat money, for which the control function is defined inherently in terms of stock variables. Our notation is somewhat nonconventional for economics but to do justice to econo-physics concepts such as scaling and dimensional analysis and to stress the distinction between stocks and flows, we believe this notation is justified. We provide a full listing of notation in Appendix A.     

A Markov Decision Process approach for balancing intelligence and interdiction operations in city-level drug trafficking enforcement

We study a resource allocation problem in which law enforcement aims to balance intelligence and interdiction decisions to fight against illegal city-level drug trafficking. We propose a Markov Decision Process framework, apply a column generation technique, and develop a heuristic to solve this problem. Our approaches provide insights into how law enforcement should prioritize its actions when there are multiple criminals of different types known to them. We prove that when only one action can be implemented, law enforcement will take action (either target or arrest) on the highest known criminal type to them. Our results demonstrate that: (i) it may be valuable to diversify the action taken on the same criminal type when more than one action can be implemented; (ii) the marginal improvement in terms of the value of the criminals interdicted per unit time by increasing available resources decreases as resource level increases; and (iii) there are losses that arise from not holistically planning the actions of all available resources across distinct operations against drug trafficking networks.     

OR vice: Forecasting and classification techniques for narcotics interdiction

Counternarcotics interdiction efforts have traditionally relied on historically determined sorting criteria or “best guess” to find and classify suspected smuggling traffic. We present a more quantitative approach which incorporates customized database applications, graphics software and statistical modeling techniques to develop forecasting and classification models. Preliminary results show that statistical methodology can improve interdiction rates and reduce forecast error. The idea of predictive modeling is thus gaining support in the counterdrug community. The problem is divided into sea, air and land forecasting, only part of which will be addressed here. The maritime problem is solved using multiple regression in lieu of multivariate time series. This model predicts illegal boat counts by behavior and geographic region. We developed support software to present the forecasts and to automate the process of performing periodic model updates. During the period, the model was in use at. Coast Guard Headquarters. Because of deterrence provided by improved intervention, the vessel seizure rate declined from 1 every 36 hours to 1 every 6 months. Due in part to the success of the sea model, the maritime movement of marijuana has ceased to be a major threat. The air problem is more complex, and required us to locally design data collection and display software. Intelligence analysts are using a customized relational database application with a map overlay to perform visual pattern recognition of smuggling routes. We are solving the modeling portion of the air problem using multiple regression for regional forecasts of traffic density, and discriminant analysis to develop tactical models that classify “good guys” and “bad guys”. The air models are still under development, but we discuss some modeling considerations and preliminary results. The land problem is even more difficult, and data collection is still in progress.     

FIGHTING FINANCIAL CRIME: A UK PERSPECTIVE

Financial crime has a devastating impact on individuals, companies and governments. Traditional methods of control, predominantly investigation and prosecution, have failed to abate the rise of both fraud and money laundering offences. Tackling financial crime is best approached from the perspective of prevention, an activity that requires co-operation between all those affected by this widespread and corrosive social problem.     

物流配送及回收混合网络的优化模型

为提高管理物流网络的效率，基于混合整数规划的方法，建立了单产品、单周期、有能力限制的产品配送及回收混合物流网络的双层优化设计模型。双层模型从配送、回收方及客户两方的利益考虑，使得在两方相互协调的情况下最大限度地获得能使两方都满意的选址方案及配送、回收的物流分配。最后，通过具体算例验证了该模型的有效性。     

Feeling poor,acting stingy: the effect of money perceptions on charitable giving

In research on philanthropy, much attention has been given to the impact of the actual economic costs of giving. This paper argues that the perceived psychological costs of giving should also be taken into consideration when seeking to understand donations to charitable organizations. It is already known that people differ in their attitudes towards money, and that money attitudes are mostly independent from income, but these findings have been largely overlooked in the study of philanthropy and altruism. This paper seeks to rectify that omission by investigating the relationship between charitable giving and money perceptions. The analyses show that, regardless of the actual financial resources held by a donor, the size of their donations is negatively affected by feelings of retention (a careful approach to money) and inadequacy (people who worry about their financial situation). We conclude that an understanding of money perceptions is an additional important factor in the understanding of charitable behaviour. Fundraising professionals should not only select potential donors based on their absolute financial capacities but also take the potential donor's own financial perceptions into account when asking for donations. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于二层规划的选址库存路径问题研究

针对一个生产基地,多个配送中心和多个零售商的供应链二级分销网络,根据物流配送决策的实际过程,利用二层规划方法建立了一个选址库存路径问题模型,其中上层规划为配送中心选址模型,下层规划表示客户选择最佳配送中心、库存及路径问题,设计了双层模拟退火算法求解该模型,最后利用不同问题规模的算例将该算法与标准的模拟退火算法进行对比,结果证实改进算法的有效性。     

Partner Selection Decisions in Interfirm Collaborations: The Paradox of Relational Embeddedness

By combining insights from relational network theory and agency theory we identify the boundary conditions to the embeddedness approach to partner selection decisions in interfirm collaborations. Employing a longitudinal dataset comprising the investment syndicates for the population of UK management buyouts between 1993 and 2003, we find that relational embeddedness is less important for selecting partners when agency risks are low, allowing firms to expand their networks. Furthermore, reputational capital may act as a partial substitute for relational embeddedness, again permitting firms to expand their networks. Our findings enhance understanding of the boundary conditions associated with the relational network approach to partner selections and network behaviour.     

Rush,delay or money burning: Informational biases in policy decisions

We examine the consequences when the public is unsure about the ability of governments to foresee the effects of decisions. Governments with much information should invest either immediately or never. Governments that are not well informed should wait for better information. But since governments want to signal their abilities to solve problems, we observe rash decisions and problems are portrayed as crises. We also show that excessive delay can occur. Delay or rush occur even if there is very little uncertainty about abilities of governments. We discuss three institutional rules to alleviate the rush and delay bias: Limiting expenditures before elections, experimental clauses or money burning.     

The Underdressed Manufacturers in Quesnay's Tableau: And What Economists Are Saying About It

Abstract . Francois Quesnay's Tableau economique (1758) was the first attempt to structure an economic system in terms of interclass money and commodity flows. But it poses a problem: in the network of exchanges no provision is made for the internal consumption of manufactured goods by the manufacturers. The paper examines how economists have treated this oversight.     

马克思货币理论与西方货币数量论比较研究

马克思货币理论和西方货币数量论是当今经济学界影响比较大的两种货币学说,两者在批判和比较中共同发展,从不同角度充实并推动货币理论发展。文章主要比较两者在货币定义、货币职能、货币流通规律三个方面的论述差异,从而更深刻地认识货币学说。     

The structural,social, and strategic factors associated with successful business networks

Business networks, formal arrangements between independent businesses established to enhance member success, are generally accepted as an important strategy to help small businesses survive and prosper, and to promote regional economic development. However, knowledge about what contributes to the success of business networks themselves is less extensive and based primarily on case studies or reports of network directors. The purpose of this paper is to partially address this shortcoming. We consider the structural and social features identified in previous studies as likely correlates of business network success. Using a social constructionist definition of network success, we distinguish successful from less successful networks from among a sample of 29 industry and community business networks in the USA. Findings from interviews with 1122 members and 29 network leaders suggest that trust is central to understanding network success. Structural features have complex positive and negative indirect effects on success through trust and resource exchanges. The findings highlight the fact that business networks, while offering great potential as a way to enhance economic vitality of regions and industries, cannot be viewed as a simple remedy.     

Asymmetric information and term lending in the Euro money market: Evidence from the beginning of the turmoil

We address the role of information heterogeneity in the Euro interbank market for unsecured term lending. We use high-frequency quotes of bid and ask prices to estimate probabilities of informed trading for contract maturities from one month to one year. The dataset spans from November 2000 to March 2008, and includes the relevant events that characterize the developments of the euro area money market. We find that the probability of finding a trading counterparty with a wider information set has risen since the eruption of the turmoil. Our results also show that the probability of trading with a better-informed bank is higher on days when open market operations take place, and at the end of the maintenance period. This effect has strengthened during the turmoil. This suggests that the loose supply of money of the ECB has not dampened the distortions arising from asymmetric information in the unsecured money market.     

固定资产减值可收回金额的探讨

固定资产减值的核心问题是可收回金额的确认和计量。文章主要阐述了可收回金额在固定资产减值中的具体应用,处理固定资产减值可收回金额时存在的问题,以及相应的完善和发展对策。     

How does the money market development impact the bank lending channel of emerging Countries? A case from China

Transforming from quantitative-based instruments to price-based instruments is the primary goal of the monetary policy transformation in emerging economies. In essence, this process is gradually replacing the interest rate channel with the credit channel from the perspective of the monetary policy transmission mechanism, which is mainly achieved by promoting financial development to reduce the financial friction. However, there are opposite effects of financial development on the bank lending channel; thus, the topic is controversial. Using banks’ data from 2010 to 2018, this paper studies whether and how the money market development weakens the effect of the bank lending channel in China. The result shows that the mechanism through which the money market development influences the bank lending channel is realized by affecting the substitution elasticity of the asset and liability structure of banks’ balance sheets. Different from the theoretical expectation, the effect of the money market development on the bank lending channel is nonsignificant in China but appears to be weakened when the interest rate market-oriented reform is considered. However, further research based on structural analysis demonstrates that the money market development exerts heterogeneous effects on the bank lending channel under different types of sub-markets and different characteristics of the banks considered.     

Bequest motives and household money demand

The bequest motive is an important motive determining intergenerational transfers of income, saving, and money. However, it has received little or no attention from past studies on money demand. This study utilizes panel data to show that the bequest motive is positively related to money demand and interacts with the life-cycle motive during various stages of an individual’s life. Householders with bequest motives are more likely to transfer a greater proportion of their permanent incomes to monetary assets than those without bequest motives.     

知识网络结构特性对知识流动作用分析

知识主体间相互联系、相互作用构成知识网络,知识在网络中流动,网络结构对知识流动的水平、效率和范围都有重要影响。网络结构从微观层面的节点维度和宏观层面的整体维度两个层次上影响知识流动。将知识网络结构特性对知识流动的作用做深入分析,对构建和动态演化知识网络的过程中改善网络结构,提高网络内知识流动的效率有重要意义。     

基于宽带网络远程视频监控的应用

过去的远程安防系统一般采用专线网络构建,建设和使用费用大,而随着宽带网络的逐渐成熟,利用宽带网络进行远程安防工程的网络通信,不但方便,而且非常经济。文章讨论如何利用宽带网络进行远程的网络连接。     

Don't “just say no” to drug testing in the workplace: Some recommendations for developing and implementing policy

The widespread use of contraband substances by organizational members continues to present policy makers with a plethora of legal, moral, and economic issues to contend with when designing and implementing a comprehensive substance abuse policy. This article addresses methods of drug testing and their relative advantages and limitations, the legal ramifications of policy decisions, including union and nonunion concerns, and the costs and benefits associated with drug testing and screening. General guidelines for the design and implementation of a substance abuse policy are offered, and it is suggested that organizations should not summarily dismiss drug testing as a vehicle for the control and elimination of contraband substances and their use in the workplace.