英国养老保险制度浅析

英国是世界上最早建立社会保障制度的国家之一。英国建立的多层次养老体系以及一直贯彻的“普遍性”原则、“最低”原则和“个人责任”原则，值得我们这样一个发展中的经济转型国家研究和借鉴。     

构建我国进城务工人员社会保障制度体系的思考

从进城务工人员这个群体的特殊性出发，构建他们的社会保障制度必须要从我国城乡社会保障及其对接角度通盘考虑。通过建立进城务工人员双重社会保障制度，逐步实现城乡社会保障制度的对接。这既关系进城务工人员的权益问题，也关系城乡社会保障衔接问题，更关系着我国社会保障制度一体化目标的实现问题。     

中国投资者关系管理规范化的障碍与路径

随着经济全球化及人们投资观念的转变，越来越多的上市公司已意识到要保证融资渠道的畅通和公司的持续发展，就必须重视投资关系管理。从证券市场规范发展和国际化着眼，我国上市公司投资关系管理规范化已时不我待，并成为我国证券管理层和理论工作必须研究解决的一个现实问题。     

区块链在证券市场的应用浅析

在比特币热度尚未消退之时,我国央行在上海、深圳等地大力推动着数字货币的发展,作为数字货币和比特币的底层支撑技术——区块链技术,也在不断被各个行业所关注。目前我国的证券市场机制还不够完善,依然存在很多不足之处,正需要一个新技术来规避现有的隐患,区块链技术的出现正好给了我国一个完善证券市场的机遇,它所具有的特性可以让我国证券行业拥有一个更安全更可靠的发展平台。     

信息技术与会计发展安全问题探讨

随着信息技术与会计领域结合的日益紧密,对现代会计发展的安全问题提出了严峻的挑战和一些新的要求。     

论中国的石油安全问题

目前，石油问题引起了业内各界人士的普遍关注，关于石油战略储备的话题沸沸扬扬。中国石油能源面临的主要问题，并不是世界石油资源的短缺或长期供应能力不足；也不是由于政治、军事冲突而对我国可能实行的石油禁运，中国石油能源面临的最大问题是中东地区突发事件引起的国际油价波动，以及其他国家间的重大冲突造成短期石油供应受阻而波及中国。我国的当务之急是尽快建立石油战略储备体系，而且应根据我国的生产和消费状况确定合理的储备规模和储备方式。     

我国能源安全的影响因素及预警系统分析

能源安全问题已经成为制约我国经济持续、健康、稳定发展的瓶颈,并且其影响正日益经延伸到社会生活的各个领域,因此,建立一套科学、完善的能源安全预警体系已迫在眉睫;在分析影响我国能源安全的因素基础上,从能源供需、能源价格以及能源使用安全三个角度构建出我国能源安全预警体系。     

Proposal and validation of a financial protection perception scale

This article proposes and validates a financial protection perception scale (FPPS) from the perspective of the financial services consumer. The scale was applied to a sample of 1137 individuals residing in Brazil and validated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and standard multivariate validation methods. The FPPS, composed of 14 items, allows the development of an indicator that defines the level of protection perceived by the consumer of financial services, evaluated along the dimensions of transparency, suitability, security, and complaints. The tests and fit indices indicated the reliability and validity of the FPPS. With this scale, researchers, managers, and policymakers can assess the extent to which consumers feel protected when using financial services.     

What do we know about consumers' ontological security in disaster scenarios?

While prior consumer studies have adopted various theoretical perspectives to explain individuals' reactions to disasters, scant attention has been paid to the role of ontological security in shaping those responses. This study attempts to fill this knowledge gap by qualitatively exploring ontological security in two contexts: man-made and natural disasters. To this end, we conducted 35 focus groups in the UK, Germany, and France to address how people reacted to terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic respectively. Through thematic analysis, three themes emerged: fear versus anxiety, oneself versus others, and materialistic versus experiential purchases. Man-made disasters appear to elicit fear, concern for self, and a preference for materialistic purchases, whereas natural disasters seem to trigger anxiety, concern for others, and a preference for experiential purchases. Both types of disasters seem to evoke a desire to escape from reality. In closing, we discuss both transitory and prolonged threats to ontological security and how they shape individuals' behaviours while restoring their security.     

Health shocks and mortgage debt payoff among American homeowners over age 50: A survival analysis

Mortgage debt is financially burdensome for many older homeowners in the United States. As people age, declining health can bring about increased healthcare costs. Focusing on homeowners aged 50 and older in the U.S., we investigate two research questions: (1) To what extent does a heath shock affect the likelihood of paying off a mortgage voluntarily or involuntarily? and (2) how long does a health shock delay the time it takes to pay off a mortgage? We used eight biannual waves (2004–2018) of the Health and Retirement Study containing 11,772 borrowers to build survival regression models. Results showed that a health shock reduced the likelihood of voluntary payoff by 12%, while it increased the probability of involuntary payoff by 18%. A health shock delayed voluntary and involuntary payoffs for 30 and 21 months, respectively. We discuss tax deduction and HELOCs as strategies to reduce older homeowners' mortgage strain.