产权、金融稳定政策与中央银行独立性

This paper builds a micro-behavior model of central bank and financial institutions from the perspective of property-rights. By analyzing the theoretical model and the practice, we conclude that, in the framework of the present financial stabilization policies in China, the central bank’s functions of monetary policy and financial stabilization are enslaved to financial institutions. Thus, central bank independence has been damaged because of the actual property-right relation between the central bank and the financial institutions. The policy implication is to cut off the property-right relation between the central bank and the financial institutions. __________ Translated from Caijing wenti yanjiu 财经问题研究 (Research on Finanical and Economic Issues), 2007, (6): 3–9     

持续经营有重大疑虑审计意见表达方式实证研究

从理论上讲,审计师在出具持续经营有重大疑虑审计意见时,由于受到经济依赖与审计风险的双重影响,可能存在变通行为。非参数检验结果表明:一方面,持续经营有重大疑虑审计意见的明确表达样本组与隐含表达样本组之间,在持续经营风险上存在显著差异,明确表达样本组的持续经营风险显著地高于隐含表达样本组;另一方面,隐含表达样本组审计师对客户公司的经济依赖显著地高于明确表达样本组。可以推论:审计师进行持续经营有重大疑虑审计意见决策,具体选择明确表达还是隐含表达时,综合权衡了对客户经济依赖和客户持续经营风险。     

浅论企业内部审计存在的问题及对策

目前，我国在企业内部审计中还存在审计职责与职权不相匹配、信息技术建设与时代的发展不相称、知识结构跟不上形势发展以及审计仍处于“查错防弊”上等问题，导致审计的作用未能发挥出来。我国应从强化内部审计对策入手，加快转换经营观念，科学定位审计职能，从事后审计逐步向事前及事中审计转变，扩大审计的范围，提高审计人员的业务水平，使之更有效地管理和控制各项活动，以提高经济效益，降低经营风险。     

‘An Examination of the Ethical Commitment of Professional Accountants to Auditor Independence’

This research explores the relationship between work context and professional ethics. Specifically, we analyze through an online survey of professional accountants the degree to which changing work conditions have altered individual accountants’ commitment to the core professional value of auditor independence. We argue that certain changes in the condition of work have made some categories of accountants more susceptible to the logic of commercialism rather than the logic of professionalism. We find general support for this argument. We observe that accountants working outside of public accounting have a higher commitment to independence than do accountants working in the context of public accounting firms. We further observe that accountants in large international accounting firms (i.e. the “Big Four”) report lower commitment to auditor independence than do others in public accounting. And we observe that older accountants report stronger commitment to auditor independence. One finding, however, contradicts our general thesis. We find that commitment to one’s client does not necessarily result in a loss of commitment to the core professional value of independence. We conclude that changes in the context of work have contributed to the demise of ethics among professional accountants and suggest that further research be done to elaborate the relationship between client commitment and independence commitment.     

上市公司审计委员会的有效性研究——基于审计收费角度的考察

本文从上市公司设立审计委员会前后审计费用变化的角度,间接考察了审计委员会在改善内部控制、保证财务报告质量、减少违规与舞弊等方面的治理效率。回归结果表明,设立审计委员会的上市公司支付的审计费用低于未设立审计委员会的上市公司;上市公司设立审计委员会的当年少于前一年支付的审计费用。本文的研究表明,审计委员会的设立在一定程度上降低了外部审计的控制风险,对审计委员会的信任也减少了一定的审计程序,降低了审计成本,这将促使外部审计师降低审计收费。     

Do corporate governance mechanisms affect cash dividends? An empirical investigation of UK firms

The study examines whether corporate governance mechanisms and the compliance with good governance practice are related to cash dividends. In particular, the study assesses the effect of institutional ownership and board structure on the decision to pay cash dividends. A study on UK firms is interesting because firms are expected to voluntarily structure governance mechanisms based on their own needs. We find that institutional owners positively affect cash dividend payments, suggesting that UK institutions are effective in forcing firms to disgorge cash. There is limited evidence that independent directors affect the cash dividends. The results also show that firm specifics affect the cash dividends, namely, business risk, firm size, and leverage ratio. The results are consistent across several robustness checks.     

Audit report information content and the provision of non-audit services: Evidence from Spanish lending decisions

This study examines whether auditor economic independence affects the information content of going concern audit reports in the European setting. We conduct an experiment where 80 experienced Spanish loan officers from the second largest European commercial bank review a loan request under two lending scenarios: (1) a potential borrower receiving an unqualified but modified going concern opinion, and (2) a potential borrower receiving a qualified going concern opinion. Auditor economic independence, measured by the provision of non-audit services (NAS), is manipulated (absence vs. presence of significant NAS). We find that a qualified going concern audit report is interpreted as a primary warning signal (death penalty). However, the provision of NAS acts as a second order mechanism that only activates loan officers’ professional skepticism in the case of an unqualified but modified going concern report scenario. Therefore, we find evidence suggesting that the potential negative impact of a perceived lack of auditor independence depends on the nature of the audit report. Our findings have important implications for the European regulator, which is currently considering establishing an auditor independence regulation framework similar to that in the United States of America.     

基于VAR模型的我国外汇储备、货币供应量与信贷规模关系研究

1994年外汇管理体制改革以来我国外汇储备持续增长,已成为世界上外汇储备最多的国家。巨额外汇储备使得货币供应量增加,银行信贷规模不断扩大。结合2006年至2013年季度数据,基于VAR模型运用协整方法探讨我国外汇储备、货币供应量及银行信贷规模的关系,并通过脉冲响应和方差分解予以进一步分析。结果表明,三变量之间存在长期稳定的均衡关系,外汇储备的增长促进货币供应量的增加,而货币供应量的增加又进一步推动了银行信贷规模的扩张。最后,基于以上分析提出相关对策建议。     

中国共产党领导下的早期审计制度（1921—1927年）：动因分析、路径选择与经验启示

中国共产党对审计制度的早期探索,在内因上是基于马克思主义政党本质属性驱动下的必然选择,具有丰富的理论基础和清晰的理论发展脉络;在外因上受到当时政治经济环境的深刻影响,特别是经济环境的差异直接推动了审计制度探索路径的多元化。这一时期,审计制度探索形成了一定的历史经验和规律性认识：在目标定位上,审计始终坚持党的集中统一领导,紧紧围绕党的中心任务开展经济监督;在运行机制上,较早形成了审计独立和审计公开理念,探索审计机构与财政机构分离设置,在一定范围内公开审计结果;在作用功能上,较早发挥了审计反腐功能,有意识地通过审计监督揭示重大贪腐案件;在方式方法上,以账目检查为主,并出现了事前预算审核、事后收支账目检查、集中清查彻查、定期报送检查等多种审计方法。     

转移支付优化审计策略研究——以事权和支出责任相适应改革为背景

中央与地方财权与事权的不对称使转移支付制度成为实现地方政府财力与事权匹配的基本手段,以弥补政府间纵向财政失衡和横向财政失衡。但目前我国财政转移支付因体制的诱致性变迁、设计理念缺陷、事权与支出责任分离等原因,存在效能不彰、运行效率漏损、结构不合理、规范性水平低、程序规制失范等问题。在全面深化财税体制改革下,国家审计机关可以发挥＆quot;免疫系统＆quot;功能和国家治理作用,对转移支付从审计内容、审计导向、资金流向等方面提升审计层次,把问效、问绩、问责贯穿转移支付审计过程始终,关注转移支付资金的安全性、效率性、经济性,实现政府支出责任随事权转移、各级政府财力与事权相匹配,优化转移支付,完善政府治理。