A multilateral approach to examining the comovements among major world equity markets

This study investigates the comovement in stock indices among major developed markets, where Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indices are employed for the purposes of the study. We employ a model that accommodates multilateral international impacts on equity index movements. The empirical results reveal the existence of significant international transmission effects among these major world markets, both in terms of returns and volatility, and mostly in a positive direction. The U.S. market, as expected, is the leading market in the sense that it has the most pervasive and significant impact on all markets across continents. However, the U.S. market exhibits a different relationship with European markets from that with Asia-Pacific markets. The evidence also suggests that strong regional transmission effects exist. A further investigation using the extended model reveals that the linkages between U.S. and European markets are driven by positive global common forces and by negative international competitive effects. On the other hand, the U.S. and Asian markets are linked through positive global common forces and positive international contagion effects. The United States, Canada, and the U.K. are the three markets that still demonstrate contagion influence over countries outside its own region. The Asia-Pacific markets are more susceptible to contagion effects. Finally, it is interesting to find that Japanese market performance became more contagious toward other markets during the Asian financial crisis period.     

建筑业内寻租活动分析及其对策

在中国市场经济转轨时期，建筑业内寻租活动止以不同形式在不同的方面不断发生，给社会和公众带来了巨大损失，给政府的形象和威信带来负面影响，导致寻租的成因是多方面的，如何从根本上抑制打击寻租行为值得深入研究。     

薪酬合约的激励有效性研究:一个理论综述

薪酬激励是组织中最常用的激励手段之一，薪酬合约的激励效果直接影响组织效率。本文尝试用激励理论系统阐述各类薪酬合约的激励有效性条件，为这方面研究梳理出一个统一的理论框架。     

政府职能转型与媒介效应述评——以电子政务为例

在由计划经济向市场经济转型过程中,我国政府职能正加速向“服务型”政府转变。适应媒介融合发展的趋势,电子政务在各级政府部门方兴未艾。媒介产业日益融合的今天,电子政务立足于互联网平台,涵盖了微信、微博、各类手机APP等多种媒体形式。完善的电子政务服务有利于提升公众对政府的信任和公共服务的满意度。当前电子政务媒介效应经验评价方法主要有层次分析法（AHP）、结构方程法（SEM）、因子分析和DEA方法,但这些方法在指标体系选择和测评方法的适应性方面还存在不足,努力构建普遍适应的、数据可获取性强的电子政务媒介评价方法体系是今后该领域研究的方向。     

Monetary policy and stock valuation: structural VAR identification and size effects

This paper examines the relationship between the US monetary policy and stock valuation using a structural VAR framework that allows for the simultaneous interaction between the federal funds rate and stock market developments based on the assumption of long-run monetary neutrality. The results confirm a strong, negative and significant monetary policy tightening effect on real stock prices. Furthermore, we provide evidence consistent with a delayed response of small stocks to monetary policy shocks relative to large stocks.     

Liquidity operations during the financial crisis 2008/09: evidence from the relations between Korean won onshore and offshore markets

This paper addresses the interrelation of onshore and offshore markets before and after the Bank of Korea intervened in 2008/09. During the financial crisis, Korea faced a liquidity crunch and leveraged its high level of reserves to conduct swap agreements in late 2008. To analyse how the reforms affected the mean and volatility spillover in between the spot and NDF markets, an extended GARCH model is used. The main findings of this paper are that prior to the financial crisis, the spot market dominated the offshore market. This changed after South Korea addressed the won’s liquidity crunch at the height of the crisis. Mean and volatility spillover between the markets diminished and the price gap narrowed. In addition to the empirical results, the paper also underlines the significance of liquidity and robust capital requirements for central banks.     

易逝性新兴技术产品的自噬效应及其对策

从高技术产品的更新期入手,通过梳理以往文献,定义了易逝性新兴技术产品的概念和特征。通过案例分析,总结了易逝性新兴技术产品中自噬效应的影响,并尝试建立一个统一框架帮助不同背景的企业解决在新兴技术产品更新过程中出现的自噬问题。     

城市景区大跨负埋深隧道半盖半挖施工应用

本文根据城市景区大跨负埋深隧道施工特点,介绍了处于山高林密间飞地的负埋深露头段隧道,利用已开挖隧道做通道强行出洞、做初期支护保护壳、边盖边挖、二次进洞开挖、预留投料孔施工护拱的绿色环保施工方法,创造性的解决了地处景区、林区露头隧道施工的难题,取得了较好的经济、社会效益,加快了施工进度。     

The determinants of FTA use in Southeast Asia: A firm-level analysis

The spread of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on enterprises including the business costs from the Asian ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the determinants of FTA use in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The likelihood of firms using important ASEAN+1 FTAs (e.g. the ASEAN-China FTA, the ASEAN-Japan FTA and ASEAN-Korea FTA) is positively associated with acquiring knowledge about FTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership in industrial clusters. Non-use of FTAs is explained by a lack of information about FTAs and the absence of FTAs with major trading partners. Key policy implications are the need to improve business support for FTAs, to conclude FTAs with major trading partners, and to create a database on FTA preference use.     

Tourists’ impulse buying behavior at duty-free shops: the moderating effects of time pressure and shopping involvement

This study investigates the consumer behavior of tourists at duty-free shops who experience different limitations on shopping than do consumers at general shopping malls. The target for sampling was outbound tourists who shopped in two hotel duty-free shops in Seoul, Korea. The final analysis used data from 343 respondents and the results revealed (1) the more positive the emotions felt by tourists, the more impulsive buying behavior occurs; (2) time pressure during shopping reinforces negative emotions, resulting in increased affective impulse buying; and (3) increased shopping involvement directly increases cognitive impulse buying.