Explaining equity shares in international joint ventures: Combining the influence of asset characteristics,culture and institutional differences

This paper investigates the determinants of the observed contracted equity share ownership structure in international joint ventures (IJVs). We propose that the inherent intangibility of the assets that partner's contribute to the IJV, and both formal (legal) and informal (cultural) institutional differences between partners contribute to explaining the negotiated division of the IJV's equity share. Empirical results from 442 UK-based home-foreign IJVs, indicate that an IJV partner's equity share ownership is positively correlated with the intangibility of the assets they contribute to the IJV relative to those of the second partner. Both cultural and formal institutional differences exert a moderating influence on the observed asset intangibility-equity share relationship for the foreign IJV partner. We attribute this finding to both risk perceptions and the liability of foreignness.     

Earnings response coefficients of OECD banks: Tests extended to include bank risk factors

We investigate two issues: Do share prices of banks in European markets respond to unexpected accounting earnings disclosures? Are share prices as well as unexpected earnings changes correlated with bank-relevant risk factors? Results reveal that bank share prices respond to unexpected earnings changes at the time of accounting reports in the same manner as the shares of the more widely-researched non-bank firms. Apart from finding significant earnings response coefficients in eight countries, we find that credit risk, price risk, exchange rate risk, and solvency risk are significantly correlated with share price changes. Third, three bank risk factors are significantly correlated with unexpected earnings changes. These results are obtained after corrections for several statistical and econometric problems so our reported parameters are robust, certainly more so than in earlier studies using ordinary least square regressions. These new findings extend earnings response literature to several banking sectors, and also identify bank's key risk factors.     

Differential total factor productivity in the Four Dragons: the Singapore case

This paper introduces a concept of a latent resource to explain the seemingly low total factor productivity estimated for Singapore. It found that total factor productivity growth in the economy is not as dismal as estimated in other studies if the factor shares used in the computation are nearer to those of developed industrialized economies. The existence of a latent resource also explains the discrepancy in factor shares reported in published information as compared to the empirically derived figures. From this, the policy implication is that measures to maintain the latent resource become important for the Singapore economy to remain internationally competitive.     

高收入指数与不公平度量

近年来，国际上许多经济学家开始使用税务统计数据来估算占前10％或1％的最富裕人群的总收入。澳大利亚经济学家Andrew Leigh通过对13个发达国家的高收八人群数据进行收集整理后，发现在高收八人群和不公平度量之间，有着某种重要的联系，如常用的基尼系数。这表明，高收入人群的面板数据在其他的收八分配度量质量不高或没有的情况下，有可能替代多年来使用的其他不公平度量指数。本文对AndrewLeigh及有关专家的相关研究成果进行了编译，介绍了对不公平进行度量的一种较新的度量指数。     

近代中国银行与传统票号组织制度的差异及启示

现代银行与传统金融机构票号最大的区别在于组织形式的不同。具体表现在资本组织形式、内部治理结构、外部组织模式三方面。先进的组织制度使银行适应了商品经济发展的要求，而票号因制度守旧等原因则被历史所淘汰。研究两者组织制度方面差异，对于现今银行体制的改革，尤其完善股份制资本组织形式，构建有效的内部控制制度及优化分支行模式有重要的借鉴意义。     

我国上市公司股份回购的财务效应分析——以长安汽车为例

上市公司股份回购是一种资本收缩方式,在资本市场上发挥着重要的作用。结合国外股份回购理论及国内严峻现实背景,阐述我国上市公司股份回购的必要性,并通过回购个案的财务效应分析,说明无论是从改善财务数据还是从增强投资者信心的角度,股份回购都能够成为改善股本结构和提升公司价值的重要方式,具有正面的影响。     

业绩承诺：保护措施还是套利工具？——来自高管减持的经验证据

近年来,并购重组过程中业绩承诺未达标现象频发,引起了理论界和实务界的普遍关注。文章以2008-2017年A股上市公司并购事件为样本,探究了业绩承诺与高管减持间的关系。研究发现：相比于未签订业绩承诺协议的上市公司,签订业绩承诺协议的上市公司高管在并购当年更容易发生减持,且减持后上市公司长期市场表现更差,验证了业绩承诺的套利属性;进一步研究发现,这种套利程度在非国有企业更明显,而高质量的内部控制、更多的分析师关注和并购问询可以有效的抑制上市公司高管通过签订业绩承诺抬高股价从而减持套利的程度。文章不仅为理解业绩承诺协议的套利动机提供了理论与经验证据,也对完善业绩承诺协议相关制度、预防潜在内幕交易、保护中小投资者权益以及维护资本市场的有效秩序提供了借鉴与参考。     

Another Nail in the Coffin? Or Can the Trade Based Explanation of Changing Skill Structures Be Resurrected?

The skill structure of wages and employment has altered markedly in recent years. In some countries (most notably the UK and the US) wage inequality has risen sharply and in most countries relative demand has shifted unfavourably against the less skilled. In this paper we reassess the evidence that rising international competition from developing countries is the crucial factor underpinning these changes. Our results, based on newly constructed internationally comparable industry data, find little support for the predictions of the basic Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) trade model.
JEL classification: J 31; F 14     

矿业权与股权自由转让原则的冲突及解决

我国现行法律对矿业权转让有严格的条件限制,这导致部分投资者选择以股权收购的方式获取矿业权。股东依法处分股权的结果涉嫌规避强制性法律规范,此行为的法律效力亟待确认。关键是正确理解股权自由转让原则和矿业权有限转让的关系,将现行司法经验上升为立法,明确矿业权转让的类型及要求,同时完善矿业权转让制度。     

The competitiveness of the Portuguese wine sector

The world wine market is currently characterized by two principal wine suppliers: the European and the New World. Countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Portugal have witnessed a tremendous growth in the New World wine-makers (Australia, Chile, South Africa, etc.). Portugal is one of the Old World countries that presents several natural and technical constraints, which might currently be resulting in modest performance in terms of its position in the global wine market, competitiveness and dynamics required to overcome difficulties. The main objective of this study is to analyse the Portuguese performance for competing in external markets and its evolution from 1996 to 2003. This study is based on indices such as the trade intensity index, revealed comparative advantage, auto-sufficiency and market share relation ratios.