Nonlinear Capital Flow Tax: Capital Flow Management and Financial Crisis Prevention in China

How to promote capital account liberalization while preventing financial crises is a challenging task for policymakers. This study proposes a nonlinear (progressive) capital flow tax as a solution. We first demonstrate that the collateral requirement of international borrowing can give rise to multiple equilibria and self‐fulfilling financial crises. We then show that the crisis equilibrium characterized by large exchange rate depreciation, capital flight and welfare loss can be eliminated by imposing a nonlinear (progressive) tax scheme on capital outflows with the marginal tax rate increasing with the size of individual capital outflows. The implementation of such a tax scheme in China is also discussed.     

Residents’ changed perceptions of sport event impacts: the case of the 2012 Tour de Taiwan

The study explores subgroups within host residents based on perceptions of the impacts of the 2012 Tour de Taiwan before and after the event. Theoretical perspectives of event impact studies considering Confucian traditions, social exchange theory and a sense of ‘feel-good’ or ‘communitas’ help to provide fresh insights. Data were collected from host residents in three competition stages, before and after the event. Twenty-two impact items divided into four factors generated subgroups of ‘neutral’ and ‘moderately positive’ (pre-event), and ‘neutral’ and ‘positive’ (post-event). The results show significant differences among the subgroups at the pre- and post-event stages in terms of gender, income, engagement in cycling exercises, levels of support and interest in the event, television watching, and event attendance. General benefits, negative impacts, the level of interest in the event and attendance were significant predictors of event support. The findings suggest that event feel-good can help the intangible characteristics of sporting events (do not entail construction and maintenance of permanent structures) to lever tangible and direct benefits for host communities.     

浅谈景观水补给水工程设计

为了改善水质、补给水量和恢复水体的景观与娱乐功能,实施了长春市南湖景观水补给水工程。经方案论证后,采用了新型高效混凝沉淀—小阻力普通快滤—加氯消毒的净水工艺。介绍了该工艺的设计及参数。运行表明,该工程达到并优于设计要求。     

人才引进与高水平师资队伍建设探析

人才引进工作是高校改善师资结构,提升学术竞争力的重要手段。本文从建设高水平师资队伍的角度出发,探讨了人才引进工作的重要性及存在问题和解决方法。     

浅谈体育俱乐部教学模式在高职院校的推广

本文通过对体育俱乐部教学模式的概念、现状进行分析,阐述了体育俱乐部教学模式在高职院校中开设的可行性,并为其在高校的推广及普及起到积极的推动作用。     

高职院校核心竞争力的中枢与体系

高职院校核心竞争力基本体系的组成要素包括师资、专业、软件、硬件、学生能力、管理等,而管理能力和学生职业发展能力则是高职核心竞争力的中枢系统,其为高职核心竞争力的构建提供了基本参照系。     

个性化服务是数字图书馆的必然要求

随着全球信息资源数字化、网络化进程进一步加快,数字图书馆为信息资源的共享开辟了一条新的途径。文章通过分析数字图书馆区别于传统图书馆的特征的基础上,具体介绍了数字图书馆个性化信息服务的涵义和具体表现。     

Service Offshoring and Productivity: Evidence from the US

The practice of sourcing service inputs from overseas suppliers has been growing in response to new technologies that have made it possible to trade in some business and computing services that were previously considered non‐tradable. This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in US manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000. It finds that service offshoring has a significant positive effect on productivity in the United States, accounting for around 10 per cent of labour productivity growth during this period. Offshoring material inputs also have a positive effect on productivity, but the magnitude is smaller accounting for approximately 5 per cent of productivity growth.     

打造生命科学的旗舰园区——生命科学自主创新与产业发展专家座谈会

中关村生命科学园是北京市政府为落实国务院《关于建设中关村科技园区有关问题的批复》精神，发展首都知识经济而组织开发的专业园区，中关村生命园经过这几年的辛勤耕耘，已展现出勃勃生机，这里有一批跨国公司、国际国内一流的研发生产企业、一流的高科技项目和产品、一流的高科技人员，他们形成强大的产业集聚效应和整体竞争优势，使中关村生命科学园成为发展我国生物技术产业，推动北京市经济增长的强大动力。为了推动中关村科技园区更加繁荣，更好的服务中关村科技园，展现科技园的风采，《投资北京》搭建平台，诚邀一部分政府官员和中关村科技园区的有关专家，就中关村生命科学的自主创新与产业发展做了研讨。     

黄为谈奥运商机

2001年北京申奥成功，2004年启动了奥运经济发展战略，目前北京奥运会的各项前期准备工作正在紧锣密鼓的进行。值此之际，我们采访了奥运经济高级顾问黄为。黄为先生对北京奥运经济进展情况、存在的不足、中小企业如何参与奥运、国外发展奥运经济的经验以及北京今后奥运经济发展等提出自己的看法。