Resistance to Trade Liberalization in Unionized Sector

This paper studies the lobbying against trade liberalization by both a firm and a union in the same industry. We find that the relationship between their political activities depends on the effect of political activity by one on the marginal effectiveness of political activity by the other. We also show that, when they are strongly risk-averse and their political activities are strategic complements, trade liberalization is likely to be successful if business is brisk, the foreign firm's production cost is high or the number of union members is small. However, when they are not strongly risk-averse, these results hold reversely.     

Inflation dynamics in Kazakhstan1

In January 1992, Kazakhstan initiated a reform programme to move towards market-determined prices. The price liberalization process was characterized by large relative price shifts and an increase in the overall price level towards those observed in market economies. The paper shows how the piecemeal manner in which prices were liberalized resulted in strong relative price variability over a prolonged period of time, against a background of high inflation. Convergence towards international relative and absolute price levels has progressed but is not complete, with prices for energy and services in particular still below market economy levels.     

当前我国植物油籽贸易的特征、发展趋势与对策

当前石油资源日趋枯竭,柴油供需缺口巨大,寻找和开发新的柴油替代能源势在必行。作为生物柴油开发的优质原料,大豆、油菜等植物油籽的国际工业化需求将会大幅上升,国内外油籽价格倒挂的现象将得到改善,我国植物油籽贸易也将出现新的局面。结合贸易自由化的背景,首先分析了目前我国植物油籽贸易的总量特征、产品结构特征及国别特征;其次分别对大豆、油菜籽、花生、芝麻、葵花籽等重点植物油籽产品的贸易特征及未来发展趋势做出了判断;最后针对当前我国植物油籽贸易中存在的问题,提出了相应的对策。     

转型期东北农村基督教家庭教会盛行的原因探析

基督教作为一种结论性①的西方意识形态渗透到中国,尤其是不断传播到偏远的农村地区,其教义等也随着理解的问题出现偏差。本文将以东北地区的基督教农村家庭教会为对象,结合地区经济、文化和政治等方面特点,着重从个人原因、社会相关阶层的原因和基督教自身原因三个角度来分析,促进农村家庭教会更加规范和健康的发展。     

关于对利率市场化的再认识

利率市场化是我国目前正在积极推进的一项重要金融改革工作。本文对利率市场化的基础、要求和利率传导机制进行了总结,提出了利率市场化风险识别的分析点,考察了目前商业银行理财产品对利率市场化的探索,在此基础上,提出完善利率市场化改革的措施建议。     

从国际经验看利率市场化对我国金融运行的影响

在十二五时期,我国的利率市场化进程将不断加快,而在这个阶段中,放开存贷款利率已经成为了我国开展市场化改革的一项重要任务。在本文中,将从国际经验的角度对利率市场化对我国金融运行的影响进行一定的研究与分析。     

金融发展、资本账户开放与金融不稳定——来自中国的证据

文章建立一个由金融发展程度、资本账户开放与金融不稳定指标组成的向量自回归(VAR)模型,利用中国1982~2005年的年度数据对这些变量的长期协整关系和短期的调整动力学进行相关的时间序列分析。模型的估计结果显示,对于中国来说,金融发展程度、资本账户开放和金融不稳定之间存在着长期的协整关系,但三者之间的影响程度和方向各不相同。所有结果均显示,无论从短期和长期看,金融发展程度对一国的金融稳定具有显著影响,对资本账户开放的进程也具有重要的影响。     

Innovative human resource management and corporate performance in the context of economic liberalization in India

The Indian economy was forced to adopt a structural adjustment programme at the beginning of 1991. The structural adjustment programme or liberalization initiated the process of the opening up of an otherwise closed economy of India. Liberalization created a hyper-competitive environment and to respond to this turbulence, Indian organizations adopted innovative changes in their HRM practices. Current research shows that HRM practices are important for enhanced corporate performance but little has been reported on the effect of HRM practices and corporate performance in the context of economic liberalization of India. This study tries to understand the role of innovative HRM practices and specifically questions how HRM practices, such as the role of HR department, recruitment, retraining and redeployment, performance appraisal and compensation, enhance corporate performance during the change process. A multiple-respondent survey of 69 Indian organizations was undertaken to study the impact of innovative HRM practices on firm performance. The survey found that the innovative recruitment and compensation practices have a positive significant relationship with firm performance. It was observed that recruitment, the role of the HR department and compensation practices seem to be significantly changing within the Indian firms in the context of India's economic liberalization. The synergy between innovative HRM practices was not significant in enhancing corporate performance during the liberalization process.     

Do liberal trade policies promote trade openness?

Although trade liberalization and trade openness are assumed to be strongly associated with each other and often used interchangeably, the empirical evidence has not been forthcoming. This article is an attempt to fill this gap. By investigating the link between trade openness and trade restrictions, it argues that while a negative link between various types of trade restrictions and trade openness is evident, the relationship is weak, statistically not always significant and there is no clear evidence that the removal of trade restrictions (trade‐liberalization) invariably leads to improved trade openness.     

两岸贸易对台湾经济增长影响的实证分析——基于1980年—2010年的时间序列数据

运用1980年—2010年的相关时间序列数据,在回顾两岸经贸发展历程的基础上,分析两岸贸易对台湾地区经济增长的作用机理,系统地运用协整理论对两岸贸易与台湾地区经济增长的关系进行实证研究。研究结果表明,两岸贸易与台湾地区经济增长之间存在着长期均衡关系,且两者之间显现着双向的Granger因果关系,但相互的影响程度不同。台湾地区经济增长对两岸贸易增长的影响并不十分显著,而两岸贸易增长对台湾地区经济增长的影响却十分显著。