Lineage-based heterogeneity and cooperative behavior in rural China

This paper investigates how lineages, the commonly found organizations in rural villages of China, affect people's intra- and cross-lineage cooperative behavior. We use data from the Chinese Household Income Project Survey 2002, which exclusively contains information about the lineage structure in these villages allowing us to classify three levels of lineage-based heterogeneity. Our identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of lineage-based heterogeneity. We find evidence that people in a village with higher lineage-based heterogeneity are less likely to exhibit reciprocity behavior within lineages or contribute to the provision of public goods that are jointly shared across lineages. The estimation results remain robust to the inclusion of various control variables and additional background characteristics. Finally, we examine a number of other economic outcomes and find that more homogenous villages do better than other types of villages.     

我国生态环境保护与治理的法治机制研究

保护生态环境,推进生态文明建设,法治是基础和保证。我国构建生态环境治理法治机制,提升生态环境保护的法治能力,必须坚持健全依法保护生态环境的组织协调机构,强化领导科学发展的能力;强化生态环境保护的法治措施,提升贯彻落实国家主体功能区规划的执行力：依法健全生态环境保护的评价体系,强化科学发展的保障措施;依法健全生态文明建设体制,解决好影响环境保护的关键性问题;完善公众参与环境保护的公益诉讼制度,提升环保的司法救济能力,确保生态环境保护司法的公平与正义。     

融入长三角 整合区域经济

融入长三角和都市圈、沿江开发等课题,其实质都在区域经济的整合。这是传统计划体制造成行政分割面临市场化、全球化的产物,要经历一个较长过程,才能实现一体化的目标。行政区划与区域整合之间有博奕,出路在于把地方利益与国家利益、人民利益融合起来。目前已在启动,各地不断创新,具体路径宽广,亟待进一步探索。     

我国会计监管存在的问题及对策

随着经济全球化速度的加快,当代中国在不断地进行市场经济制度的国际趋同。其中会计作为经济的语言,也在依照国际先进经验不断地完善和改革。分析中国会计监管体系的发展历程及会计监管体制的现状和存在的问题,可以更好地对我国会计监管的改革提出建议和方案,使我国会计监管体制更加完善和健全,达到确保资源优化配置、市场经济良好运行的目的。     

我国财政支出规模变化的分析及其合理控制

文章对我国改革开放以来财政支出规模的变化趋势进行了实证分析,揭示了我国财政支出规模下降的背后仍然是政府实际支配资源规模的扩大,对这种变化趋势的合理性进行了分析判断,剖析了我国“财政之谜”(财政支出规模下降而企业负担重)的实质,给出了我国适度财政支出规模的基本要求及界定标准,提出合理控制我国财政支出规模的基本思路就是根据公共财政的内在要求,系统改造现行财政支出制度安排,构建符合公共财政要求的公共财政支出制度框架。     

International or national implementers—Who is better? Evidence from a framing experiment

Behavioral economics has shown that changing small features in framing a context or action may drastically change behavior. A key factor characterizing most development interventions is the salience of either a local or an international implementer. Using the setup of an intervention conducted in Indonesia, we show that the study population in the Acehnese context exhibits higher levels of support for the project if the participation of international actors is highlighted. We find that previous experience with the respective actor is pivotal. Qualitative evidence suggests that internationals' perceived skills drive results, highlighting the importance of strengthened local capacities for positive experiences with local implementers. Overall, the study underlines the benefits of linking framing experiments to the actual experiences of respondents to generate insights into the real world.