论美国关税法337条款在GATT1994下的合法性——基于国际判例的思考

对337条款在GATT1994下合法性的正确评判,将会影响对337条款的态度及应对策略的制定。20世纪80年代,加拿大和欧共体曾经分别在关贸总协定体系内挑战过337条款的合法性。第一个案件专家组报告肯定了该案中337条款的合法性,第二个案件专家组报告对337条款的合法性总体上予以肯定,但也指出了337条款四个具体违法之处。1994年,美国制定了《乌拉圭回合协议法》,有针对性地对专家组报告指出的四点进行了修改。修改后,337条款已经符合GATT1994的要求。一般性地起诉337条款违反GATT1994非常困难,可以在个案中结合具体案情向WTO申诉。     

Do management reports on internal control over financial reporting improve financial reporting?

Sections 404a and 404b of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act require management and external auditors, respectively, to report on the adequacy of a company’s internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). Larger public firms were first required to file a management report and have an external audit of ICFR in 2004. Smaller public firms were first required to file a management report on ICFR in 2007 but are exempt from the attestation requirement. We investigate the distinct effect of management reports on financial reporting quality. We find that management reports on ICFR improve reporting quality and demonstrate that there are financial reporting benefits from the management report requirement on its own without attestation.     

The role of tax regulation and compensation contracts in the decision to voluntarily expense employee stock options

We show that firms with executive bonuses that qualify for deduction under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) were less likely to expense stock option compensation (SOC) in 2002. Additionally, the more likely it is that a qualified firm will incur re-contracting costs, the less likely it is that the firm will expense SOC. CEOs of qualified firms that also expense SOC receive smaller bonuses than CEOs of expensing firms that are not qualified under 162(m), and the lower 162(m) bonuses are not offset by higher SOC. Our results suggest that 162(m) tax incentives are an important determinant of the decision to expense SOC.     

中国风电产业在国际市场崛起的挑战分析

2010年,以金凤科技、华锐风电为代表的中国风电企业在赢得了快速增长之后展现出加快国际化步伐的态势。尽管现在走出去的中国风电企业仍是少数,但国际化进程已不可避免。本文着重总结了中国风电企业在国际化过程中会面临的挑战,并以美对华301调查为案例,分析了其给中国风电产业带来的风险和影响,从中获得启示,以加快我国新能源产业国际化的步伐。     

The China–US Trade War: Deep‐Rooted Causes,Shifting Focus and Uncertain Prospects

The USA has waged a trade war against China, whose rapid rise has come to be seen as a threat to US hegemony. Besides imposing additional tariffs on imported Chinese products, the USA is also tightening restrictions on the transfer of technology to China and the business activities of some Chinese high‐tech companies, notably Huawei. The escalation of the trade war into a tech war could lead to a decoupling between the US and Chinese economies, if not a world economy divided into two economic blocs that centered on them.     

Bank holding company affiliation and contracyclical lending by mortgage bankers

Bank holding companies have made significant inroads into the mortgage banking industry, primarily by acquisition. Federal Reserve Board approval of acquisitions is contingent upon the expectation of net public benefits. This study analyzes one of the benefits that BHCs claim will arise from acquisition of mortgage bankers—the flow of funds into housing will become more cyclically stable. Test results on a 33-firm sample of independent and BHC-affiliated mortgage bankers for 1973–1975 provide little support for this claimed public benefit.     

The competitive consequences of hub dominance: A case study

Hub-and-spoke has become the predominant configuration of airline routes, with individual hubs typically dominated by single carriers. These operations have characteristics of natural monopoly; but dominance is a consequence also of advantages that cannot be subsumed under the rubric of superior efficiency. The carrier with the strongest presence attracts a grossly disproportionate amount of traffic and, secondarily, of the high fare-paying traffic originating at the hub. While the welfare consequences of the consequent price discrimination are ambiguous, United's acquisition of 50 additional slots at the slot-constrained O'Hare airport raised a legitimate Clayton Act Section 7 issue.Robert Julius Thorne Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Cornell University; Special Consultant, National Economic Research Associates, Inc. I acknowledge with gratitude the indispensable assistance of Gary J. Dorman in assembling the data presented here and offering criticisms, and of Scott Thomas. They bear no necessary responsibility, however, for the article itself.     

京沪高速铁路列车运行模式研究

基于运行图数据,研究京沪高速铁路不同运营时期的运输组织模式,分析不同速度列车共线模式下京沪高速铁路的运能结构变化,探讨高速铁路列车运行模式发展趋势。在分析本线全程列车始发时段与停站次数的关系,研究本线列车开行的周期规律。结果表明,2018年底京沪高速铁路区段通过能力利用存在较大的不均衡性,能力限制区间为徐州东-蚌埠南;分析列车运行模式存在的问题,提出"区域路网直达+跨区域换乘"的运行模式是高速铁路列车运行模式的发展方向。     

客运专线通过能力研究

分析了客运专线通过能力计算与既有铁路的不同之处,探讨了客运专线客流区段长度与通过能力之间的关系;重新选定了扣除标准列车,分析计算了中速列车和高速停站列车相对于高速直达列车平均扣除系数的变化趋势,以及不同高速停站列车比例变化时,客流区段高速列车通过能力的变化趋势。     

新疆财政预决算偏离度问题研究

随着人们对财政预决算偏离度问题关注的增加,研究由此引发的对政府事权、财权、管理效率的思考就具有重要意义。近12年来,新疆财政预决算偏离度呈现增大趋势,本文对其现状及产生的原因进行了分析,并提出了相应的对策建议。