Corporate investment and stock market valuation

We study the driving forces behind the positive association observed between corporate investment and stock market valuation, and how they interact with managerial equity incentives and informativeness of investment. We build a dynamic model where managers use investment choices to influence investors' opinions about firms' future prospects and increase the market valuation. The incentives to manipulate the valuation processes increase with managerial equity incentives and informativeness of investment. Our empirical findings support the model's predictions that the tendency of using investment to boost market valuation is stronger when managerial stock ownership is high or when earnings quality is low (i.e., there is strong reliance on investment for information).     

Capital market liberalisation and voluntary corporate social responsibility disclosure: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

This paper investigates the impact of the Shanghai–Hong Kong Stock Connect (SHSC) scheme on voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in China. Using a difference-in-differences (DiD) design, we find that companies that participate in the SHSC scheme are more inclined to voluntarily issue CSR reports. This effect is more pronounced for companies that have limited access to international markets and those with weak corporate governance. Additional analyses show that SHSC-connected firms also produce higher quality CSR reports and achieve a better CSR performance. Our findings imply that capital market liberalisation promotes voluntary corporate disclosure for investors.     

Incentives to move up: Effects of pay gaps between levels on employee performance

Employees of a certain rank are motivated by the pay gap between them and the levels above (upward comparison), and the pay gap between them and the levels below (downward comparison). In some cases, employees face multiple upward comparisons such as immediate and subsequent upward comparisons. We hypothesise that upward comparison matters more than downward comparison, and in the case of multiple upward comparisons, the immediate one matters more than the subsequent ones. We also hypothesise that the pay gap effect resulting from the upward/downward comparison ought to be non‐linear in that performance increases with pay gap size at a decreasing rate. The results from two empirical studies, namely, a longitudinal field study and a laboratory experiment, largely support our hypotheses.     

Can interfirm trust improve firms' cooperation on environmental innovation? The moderating role of environmental hostility

Based on the logic of “trust‐behavior,” we examined the relationship between interfirm cognitive trust, emotional trust, and firms' cooperation on environmental innovation, as well as the moderating role of environmental hostility on the relationship between two dimensions of interfirm trust and cooperation on environmental innovation. Data for the study were collected from 216 firms in China. The results indicated that both interfirm cognitive trust and emotional trust were positively correlated to firms' cooperation on environmental innovation, and the effect of emotional trust on firms' cooperation on environmental innovation was negatively moderated by environmental hostility. Finally, the results were discussed and future directions put forward.     

Information,hedging demand,and institutional investors: Evidence from the Taiwan Futures Exchange

This paper examines the effect of hedging demand by various types of institutional investor on subsequent returns and volatility. Using data from the Taiwan Futures Exchange, empirical results indicate that the hedging demand of foreign investors has a significant negative impact on subsequent returns and volatility. In addition, trading strategies based on the extreme hedging demand of foreigners are positively correlated with trading performance. Furthermore, there is evidence to show that returns (volatility) also affect the subsequent hedging demand of foreign investors, suggesting a feedback relation. Finally, the hedging demand of foreign investors has a greater impact on subsequent returns and volatility after global financial turmoil. Accordingly, this paper concludes that foreign investors are informed hedgers in the Taiwan futures market, especially after global financial turmoil.     

农村社会养老保险制度的财政考量——基于福建省南平市延平区的调查

公共财政的缺位是我国农村社会养老保险进退雏谷尴尬局面的根源,而新型农村社会养老保险与“旧农保”的明显区别就在于财政的补位,亦即政府财政的强有力支持。2006年,福建省南平市延平区作为当时原劳动和社会保障部在全国范围内选择作为“新机制衣保”的八个县市之一,已在实践方面取得一定的成效,但从财政学角度来考量仍存在一些问题。据此,提出加大公共财政支持力度;拓宽资金筹集渠道,减少财政负担,创新基金管理动作模式等若干建议对策。     

基于BSC和AHP的高校学生资助专项资金绩效评价指标体系构建

强化高校学生资助专项资金绩效评价既是国家资助政策的内在需求,也是优化财政资源配置、提高财政资金使用效益的有益举措。在全面实施预算绩效管理的背景下,依据平衡计分卡理论（BSC）,确定资金管理水平、满意度水平、内部管理水平和学习与成长水平等四个一级指标,在此基础上,通过借鉴学术研究成果、访谈和实地调研等方式筛选二级指标并应用层次分析法（AHP）进行赋值,最终构建出一套符合学生资助项目特点的绩效评价指标体系。结合指标体系构建结果,提出深入把握学生受助实际效果、注重培养大学生反哺社会的意愿并提升其能力、提高资助工作信息化水平、强化资助资金管理、加强学工队伍建设以提升资助工作专业化水平等建议。     

“后危机时代”下对华反倾销的实证分析

随着全球金融危机的不断恶化,中国再度成为各国反倾销措施的"众矢之的"。这不仅严重影响我国的出口贸易,也阻碍着我国企业海外发展战略的实施。因此,本文从调查数量、发起国家、涉案产品、调查方式等多方面,综合分析近期对华反倾销的特点,进而揭示我国企业应对反倾销的几点启示。     

循环产业集群是西部跨越式绿色发展的有效途径

在新的历史条件下,西部欠发达地区必须走跨越式绿色发展之路.文章从产业组织的视角出发,分析比较了产业集群与循环经济模式单独运行的优劣势,研究了西部要实现跨越式绿色发展的可能途径.研究结果表明,仅仅依靠传统的产业集群和单一的循环经济模式无法实现西部地区的跨越式绿色发展,只有采用循环产业集群这一新型的产业组织模式,才能真正实现经济效益和生态效益的双赢.因此,循环产业集群确实是西部欠发达地区实现跨越式发展的有效途径.