Entrepreneurship and Risk Aversion

Evans and Jovanovic (1989, Journal of Political Economy 97(4), 808–827) find that wealth is an important determinant of business startups due to liquidity constraints. However, Cressy (2000, Economic Letters 66, 235–240) argues that if risk aversion is a negative function of wealth, Evans and Jovanovic’s empirical results could be spurious and the positive effect of wealth could be due to the omission of risk aversion in the regression equation. In other words, according to Cressy, one’s wealth does not have any effect on business startups once the degree of risk aversion is accounted for. This paper attempts to investigate the validity of Cressy’s conjecture. We empirically examine the effect of wealth on the transition into self-employment, while allowing for the effect of risk aversion. Our empirical findings show that Evans and Jovanovic’s (1989) results are robust, i.e., wealth has a positive effect on business startups even allowing for the confounding effects of risk aversion.     

Where Do Financial Constraints Originate from? An Empirical Analysis of Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in Capital Markets

Despite the voluminous and growing literature on financial constraints, the origins of the constraints are hardly ever empirically analyzed. This paper offers such an analysis. We study, in particular, the empirical prevalence of adverse selection and moral hazard in capital markets using a unique survey data on Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The survey data suggest that adverse selection is empirically more prevalent than moral hazard in the capital markets that the SMEs face. We also find that of the variables indicating the presence of adverse selection and moral hazard, the former has more explanatory power in regressions modeling the availability of external finance to the SMEs than the latter. Finally, we document that our proxies for adverse selection and moral hazard are inversely related to the age of firms, just like Peter Diamond’s (1989) model predicts.     

关于制定我国保险业监督管理法的几个问题

强化保险监管,以维护保险业稳健经营及被保险人利益,是现行《保险法》再次修改的一个重要方面。为实现保险监管的目标,我国有必要制定单行的保险业监督管理法。本文主要就保险业监督管理法制定的必要性、结构安排及几个主要问题进行了探讨。     

自适应约束下的双边全变差正则化超分辨率重建

在经典的双边全变差(BTV)超分辨率重建中,加权系数和正则化参数的恒定性导致重建结果边缘保持能力受限。为此,提出了一种自适应约束的BTV正则化先验模型。算法首先定义了图像的局部邻域残差均值以区分当前像素属于平坦区域还是边缘区域;然后针对加权系数的不变性导致边缘削弱的问题,利用边缘方向和垂直边缘方向扩散性的不同,设计自适应权重矩阵;最后根据代价函数的极值问题推导出迭代公式,从而进行图像的超分辨率重建,重建过程中采用自适应的方法确定正则化参数,以便求得代价函数的全局最优解,提高了算法的鲁棒性。实验结果表明：与双三次线性插值法和经典BTV算法相比,该算法取得了更好的视觉效果和更高的峰值信噪比,更多地保留了图像的边缘细节信息。     

Access to finance,working capital management and company value: Evidences from Brazilian companies listed on BM&FBOVESPA

In this research, we have analyzed the impact of financial leverage on the relationship between working capital and company value and how financial constraints on access to financing affect this relationship. In addition, we have analyzed the relationship between working capital and company value. Using a sample of Brazilian public companies listed on BM&FBOVESPA from 1995 through 2009, we found evidence for the following conclusions: an extra Real (R$) of investment in working capital is significantly less worth, on average, than an extra Real (R$) of investment in cash; and, on average, increasing the level of working capital at the beginning of a fiscal year reduces company value.     

论我国民间借贷的若干法律规制重点 ——基于金融功能观理论的分析

金融功能观理论认为金融具有资源分配、融资、信息提供、支付手段、激励机制和风险控制六大功能。我国民间借贷存在着资源配置功能受到地域和习惯的影响而作用不明显;信息提供功能缺乏准确性,且容易引发道德风险;原本正常激励机制容易变成鼓励贪婪的工具;在支付手段和管理风险方面缺乏作为。为更好实现金融的功能,立法应当将以下方面作为重点:明确民间借贷主体准入条件以赋予部分主体以合法地位;对借贷利率进行规制,严格遏制高利贷;详细规定各种非法借贷行为的法律责任;鼓励民间借贷加强行业自律。     

顺从还是懈怠？中注协约谈与执业质量检查的叠加监管压力研究

基于压力理论和制度理论,以2014—2018年沪深A股非金融类上市公司为研究对象,探究中注协约谈与执业质量检查的叠加监管压力对审计质量的影响。实证结果表明,在中注协约谈与执业质量检查的叠加监管压力下,审计师显著提升了审计质量。进一步研究发现,行业叠加监管压力对审计质量的提升作用只在当面约谈、签字注册会计师同性别、签字注册会计师平均执业年限较长、签字注册会计师年平均客户数量较少时才明显;行业叠加监管压力与法律监管压力之间存在着替代作用;在面对行业叠加监管压力时,审计师也收取了一定的溢价。研究结论能够明晰审计师面临行业叠加监管压力时的行为表现,也对证券审计市场行业自律性监管具有借鉴意义。     

股权激励、契约异质性与实体企业金融化

从股权激励视角切入,利用2008—2019年沪深A股上市公司的经验数据,探究股权激励对企业金融化的影响。研究发现：从整体上看,股权激励会抑制企业金融化。基于微观契约层面,股权激励强度越大,股权激励对企业金融化的抑制程度越大;相较于限制性股票,股票期权对企业金融化的抑制程度更大;只有激励期限较长的股权激励才会抑制企业金融化。作用机制检验表明,股权激励会降低股东与管理层之间的代理成本、缓解融资约束进而抑制企业金融化。研究结论有助于充实和深化股权激励与企业金融化关系研究,也为从公司内部治理层面防范和化解实体经济风险提供证据支持。     

政策套利与规则优化：外商融资租赁井喷增长

当前境内外利差、汇差的存在使得企业境内外融资成本存在较大差异,促使境内企业更多倾向于境外融资,外资融资租赁公司成为境内企业境外筹集资金的重要桥梁。近年来,外商投资融资租赁快速发展,银行、融资租赁公司合作在缓解境内企业融资难的同时,也对跨境收支带来一定冲击,政策管理上的宽松还可能诱发其监管套利,因此,在鼓励其发展的同时还需要进一步加强引导和规范。     

Market Implied Ratings and Financing Constraints: Evidence from US Firms

Financing constraints have been found to play an important role in several aspects of firm behavior, but no attention has been given to their effects on credit ratings. In this paper we analyze a unique and comprehensive data set for US firms rated by Fitch over the period 2001–07. We employ Fitch's market implied ratings derived from bond and equity prices. The analysis finds evidence that financial variables are more important in predicting credit ratings for firms likely to face financing constraints. We conclude that the financing constraint is an important dimension in the market implied ratings process. Our findings are of relevance to managers, investors and rating agencies seeking to understand the mechanism through which financing constraints affect credit ratings.