Impact of Regional Economic Integration in East Asia

The current study evaluates the economy wide impact of trade liberalization in the ASEAN region along with China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN + 3) by the year 2020 using the GTAP framework. The study also assesses the environmental impact of the trade liberalization in the region focusing on the seven environmental indicators (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, BOD, COD, Suspended Solid and Industrial Waste). The result shows that the countries under agreement (ASEAN + 3) will benefit with increased output, expansion of trade and welfare due to trade reforms. Further, the integration will increase the global welfare, although the regions not under agreement in the world will show a decline in output growth. Vietnam will be gaining with the highest output growth among the ASEAN region; however, the impact on the environment would not be favourable. The environmental impact reveals a mixed outcome for participating countries under the agreement. The paper provides useful insight in pursuing greater trade liberalization among the countries under the study.     

基于自由现金流量假说的盈余管理动因研究——来自中国上市公司的经验证据

基于代理成本理论及自由现金流量假说分析框架,研究了我国上市公司自由现金流量引发的盈余管理行为,并以2004~2006年我国A股上市公司为样本,运用面板数据分析方法进行了相应的实证研究。研究发现,自由现金流的代理成本是激发我国上市公司管理者进行盈余管理的重要原因;企业债务对自由现金流引发的盈余管理行为具有一定的抑制作用,但债务的软约束现象仍然存在。     

金融监管法的价值:自由竞争与金融安全

分析美国金融法的历史可以看到,金融监管法的核心价值由完全的自由竞争变为单一的金融安全,再转向有安全保障的自由竞争;分析金融法律规范也可以证实,现行的金融监管目标与各种监管措施都体现自由竞争与金融安全的价值追求.过分追求金融安全的价值观是非常局限的,它只能适用于金融不安全的状况;现在的金融效率观不是金融监管法的价值观.自由竞争与金融安全是对立统一的关系,两者的地位随着金融运行态势的变化而逐步变化.     

浅谈自由软件Linux的发展、特点与现状

在现阶段的社会中，自由软件Linux是最适合发展中国家使用的操作系统，它有着鲜明的特点和良好的发展前景。     

行车舒适性评价方法综述

由于行车舒适性影响因素较多,研究方法主要包含主观评价法与客观评价法,目前还没有比较完整的体系来对行车舒适性进行评价。文章将主要的行车舒适性评价方法进行汇总整理,将主要的评价方法分为两类,一类是从人与车的方面阐述行车舒适性评价方法;另一类是从车与路的方面阐述行车舒适性评价方法。现如今行车舒适性评价方法主要使用第一类方法,但随着智能交通的不断发展,人、车、路已经成为不可分割的整体,多种评价方法共用已经成为了一种趋势。     

The impact of FTAs on MENA trade in agricultural and industrial products

This article analyses the impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on Middle East and North African Countries (MENA) trade for the period 1994–2010. The analysis distinguishes between industrial and agricultural trade to take into account the different liberalization schedules. An augmented gravity model is estimated using up-to-date panel data techniques to control for all time-invariant bilateral factors that influence bilateral trade as well as for the so-called multilateral resistance factors. We also control for the endogeneity of the agreements and test for self-selection bias due to the presence of zero trade in our sample. The main findings indicate that North–South-FTAs and South–South-FTAs have a differential impact in terms of increasing trade in MENA countries, with the former being more beneficial in terms of exports for MENA countries, but both showing greater global market integration. We also find that FTAs that include agricultural products, in which MENA countries have a clear comparative advantage, have more favourable effects for these countries than those only including industrial products.     

When a Loser Gains: Free Riding in the Innovation of Network Goods

We consider duopolists innovating and producing a good subject to network externalities. If successful in R&D, a firm sells both the old product and the new one. The new product increases the utility of its user; it also generates a higher network externality than does the old product. A firm which fails to innovate nevertheless profits from the success of the rival: the network effect raises the value of the old product it still produces. A firm free-rides on the innovative efforts of another firm, reducing the incentives of any firm to innovate.     

国际视域下的天津东疆港免退税政策的建议

天津东疆保税港区以其独特的地理位置、区位优势和政策环境优势为建立免税自由贸易港岛提供了有利条件。积极争取国家有关部门的支持,批准天津东疆保税港岛试行免税政策对天津成为以免税购物为主题的,融娱乐、休闲、购物于一体的国际知名旅游目的地具有里程碑意义,将会大大提升天津知名度和国际竞争力。本文通过对世界上其他国家和地区的现有＂离境退税＂政策和＂离岛免税＂政策进行分析,从中发现能促进东疆港免税购物成功发展的重要因素,并给出相关的对策建议。     

《海南自由贸易港法(草案)》修改的七大建议

制定海南自由贸易港法在我国立法史上是全新的创举,彰显了中国坚定不移对外开放的决心和信心。草案赋予了海南省人大及其常委会就贸易、投资及相关管理活动制定法规的权力,这是创新性的授权立法。草案需要增加对自由贸易港的定义,以法律明确海南自由贸易港是最高开放形态的定位。在框架结构上需借鉴通行国际经贸规则,调整数字贸易条款和金融服务条款的内容。在管理职权、清单制定的主动权等方面,要遵循充分赋予海南改革自主权原则,通过法律方式将行政许可权下放给海南。在税费征收问题上,明确税费的底线与上限,给市场主体以明确的预期。同时增加评估条款,将行之有效的对海南自由贸易港建设进行评估的做法予以制度固化。通过对草案的这些修改,以期未来通过的海南自由贸易港法更为完善。     

建立中国-东盟自由贸易区对中国农产品出口的影响及其对策

针对中国与东盟农产品贸易的现状,采用显性比较优势分析中国农产品的优势,以及CAFTA的建立对中国农产品出口的影响,就如何扩大中国农产品出口提出了对策和建议。