The Labour Market Effects of Vocational Education and Training in Australia

We provide estimates of the effects of completing a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification on individual labour market outcomes, particularly on the probability of employment and on earnings. Estimates are provided for 1997, 2001 and 2005. The estimation methodology is based on matched comparisons of persons at each level of VET qualification among Year 12 completers and non‐completers. We find that among Year 12 completers, there is little benefit from obtaining certificate level qualifications, but there are positive employment and earnings outcomes associated with obtaining diploma level qualifications. Among persons who did not complete Year 12, however, there are benefits from obtaining any kind of VET qualification, including the lower level Certificate I and II qualifications.     

论长江三峡旅游竞合博弈

本文从博弈的视角分析了多元竞争对三峡旅游发展的制约,探视了政府主导的区域合作与企业自发合作,认为竞合博弈战略是现阶段三峡旅游发展的最佳选择。基于竞合博弈战略,笔者探讨了在三峡区域旅游中实施竞合博弈的"创新"策略。     

中小投资者利益保护内部控制有效性研究——来自深圳证券交易所中小企业板的经验数据

本文从中小投资者的角度,研究深圳证券交易所中小企业板的上市公司与中小投资者利益保护相关的内部控制。根据112个企业的数据分析表明,董事长与总经理分离有利于中小投资者利益保护内部控制建设,其他公司治理措施与中小投资者利益保护内部控制建设无关,这些内部控制与公司价值也无关。这个发现启示我们,深圳证券交易所对中小投资者利益保护相关的内部控制可能需要进一步深化,使它们真正与中小投资者利益保护相关。     

长江三峡·清江水利旅游开发研究

鄂西长江三峡大坝、葛洲坝和清江高坝洲、隔河岩、水布垭等5座水利枢纽工程,及其蓄水而成的5个人工水库,是发展水利旅游的优势区。在分析评价水利旅游开发条件的基础上,提出了加快鄂西水利旅游开发的战略构想和对策。     

A further analysis of the lead-lag relationship between the cash market and stock index futures market

The intraday lead-lag relation between returns of the MajorMarket cash index and returns of the Major Market Index futuresand S&P 500 futures is investigated. Empirical results showstrong evidence that the futures leads the cash index and weakevidence that the cash index leads the futures. The asymmetriclead-lag relation holds between the futures and all componentstocks, including. those that trade in almost every five-minuteinterval. Evidence indicates that when more stocks move together(market-wide information) the futures leads the cash index toa greater degree. This suggests that the futures market is themain source of market-wide information.     

担保物权制度改革降低了企业债务融资成本吗?——来自中国《物权法》自然实验的经验证据

本文运用双重差分法考察以《物权法》出台为标志的担保物权制度改革是否降低了企业的债务成本。实证结果显示,《物权法》出台后,与固定资产占比较高的企业相比,固定资产占比较低企业的债务成本显著降低。进一步,与《物权法》出台通过扩大可抵押资产范围、加强债权人保护等渠道降低企业债务成本的经济直觉一致,三重差分检验结果表明,担保物权制度改革对企业债务成本的降低作用表现出丰富差异性:其一,与法律制度环境较好地区相比,《物权法》对企业债务成本的降低作用在法律制度环境较差地区相对更大;其二,与金融市场化程度较高地区相比,《物权法》对企业债务成本的降低作用在金融市场化程度较低地区相对更大;其三,与融资约束较弱企业相比,对于融资约束较强的企业而言,《物权法》对债务成本的降低作用相对更强。这些基于中国经济实践的经验证据识别并揭示出了担保物权制度改革促使企业债务成本下降的作用机理,从而对有效缓解企业融资难、融资贵等问题具有借鉴意义。     

The service sector of Cuba: An analysis and critique

The Cuban economy has experienced a significant increase in foreign direct investment over the past decade due to the end of the Soviet Union and the establishment of more liberal trade policies. Although the U.S. embargo of trade with Cuba still exists, there has been movement lately that suggests the end of the four‐decades‐old policy. The purpose of this article is to analyze the current Cuban business environment and to identify potential entrepreneurial opportunities in the service sector. Major trade partners are also reviewed and managerial implications discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

LES系统及收入维持制度下所得税变化对劳动供给的影响

在LES系统中,征收所得税会使家庭或个人依据是否能满足其商品需求性支出为标准,而在工作与闲暇之间做出重新配置;收入维持制度下,在人们的工资性所得达到生活有保障的水平前后,提高税率引起的劳动供给曲线的变化也会不同。     

Demographic change, social security systems, and savings

In theory, improvements in healthy life expectancy should generate increases in the average age of retirement, with little effect on savings rates. In many countries, however, retirement incentives in social security programs prevent retirement ages from keeping pace with changes in life expectancy, leading to an increased need for life-cycle savings. Analyzing a cross-country panel of macroeconomic data, we find that increased longevity raises aggregate savings rates in countries with universal pension coverage and retirement incentives, though the effect disappears in countries with pay-as-you-go systems and high replacement rates.