Machine Learning and Expert Judgement: Analyzing Emerging Topics in Accounting and Finance Research in the Asia–Pacific

In this paper, we focus on the question to what extent machine learning (ML) tools can be used to support systematic literature reviews. We apply a ML approach for topic detection to analyze emerging topics in the literature—our context is accounting and finance research in the Asia–Pacific region. To evaluate the robustness of the approach, we compare findings from the automated ML approach with the results from a manual analysis of the literature. The automated approach uses a keyword algorithm detection mechanism whereby the manual analysis uses common techniques for qualitative data analysis, that is, triangulation between researchers (expert judgement). From our paper, we conclude that both methods have strengths and weaknesses. The automated analysis works well for large corpora of text and provides a very standardized and non-biased way of analyzing the literature. However, the human researcher is potentially better equipped to evaluate current issues and future trends in the literature. Overall, the best results might be achieved when a variety of tools are used together.     

我国保险条款可读性分析及其通俗化研究

我国保险条款晦涩难懂的问题已经在很大程度上制约了我国保险业的健康发展,本文详细剖析了我国保险条款在文字、内容、形式等方面存在的问题,并从我国实际情况出发,指出了当前我国进行保险条款通俗化的迫切性,提出了我国保险条款通俗化的思路构想.     

美国空军卫星控制网的现状与发展趋势

近几年的几场局部战争部分表明了现代军事航天系统的重要性。本文主要介绍了美国最重要的一个军事航天测控网－－空军卫星控制网的情况，希望能对了解美国军事航天测控体制有所帮助。     

CEO power and annual report reading difficulty

We examine the impact of CEO power on reading difficulty of corporate annual reports. We find that CEO power is positively related to reading difficulty, implying that annual reports of corporations with powerful CEOs are difficult to read and understand. More importantly, we find that the relation between CEO power and reading difficulty is moderated by earnings performance or corporate governance. Additional findings suggest that this relation becomes stronger for firms with lower financial reporting quality or for CEOs with shorter tenure. Our study not only joins the debate on the consequences of powerful CEOs but also uncovers several factors that moderate the relation between CEO power and annual report reading difficulty.     

事项会计理论:中国研究现状述评

事项会计理论首先由美国学者Sorter于上个世纪六十年代末年提出的,其目的是对传统会计进行彻底的改造。本文首先回顾了国内对这一领域的研究成果,然后做简要评价与展望,以期引起我国会计理论界对这一新领域的更多关注。     

论学校违纪处分的司法审查

受教育权是公民的一项受宪法保护的基本权利,当其受到不当行为侵害时理应得到司法的有效救济.学校具备行政主体资格,其违纪处分权是一种教育行政管理权,不当或违法的违纪处分侵犯了学生的合法权益.因此,学生不服学校违纪处分所产生的纠纷应该纳入行政诉讼受案范围.同时为了保障学校教育的自治权,行政诉讼应该遵守行政复议前置和司法审查有限两项原则.     

购买力平价理论的实证检验法综述

本文介绍了自 2 0世纪 70年代以来开放经济理论的基石———购买力平价及实际汇率的相关实证检验方法。以发达国家双边汇率作为样本数据进行检验 ,发现在样本期间足够长、样本数量足够多的情况下 ,PPP假设成立。此外 ,由于实际汇率对PPP的均值复归呈现出显著的非线性特征 ,今后的研究方向应当是建立非线性汇率动态模型。     

中国债券市场发展评析

经过多年的艰辛努力，2002年，我国全国统一、多层次、面向各类经济主体的具有中国特色的债券市场框架基本形成，银行间、柜台和交易所三个债券子市场各有侧重、相互连通和互动。本从债券市场机制和框架形成角度，对我国债券市场10余年的发展轨迹进行了全面回顾和分析。在此基础上，对我国债券市场进一步深化发展提出了若干建议。     

国有银行贷审委的分离决策均衡激励约束机制探讨

目前的银行贷审委集体决策的体制往往导致贷款责任难以划分,集体负责实际变成无人负责。本文提出一个贷审委的分离决策均衡激励约束机制,使每个贷审委委员每次信贷决策均得到奖惩,从而解决贷审委集体决策无人负责的激励困境问题,决策基金帐户的设置则使贷审委委员无论调到何处,均需为他的每一次决策负责。     

Annual report readability and corporate agency costs

Annual reports are the main sources of information for outside investors’ investment decisions and enable shareholders to supervise the management. Difficulties with the readability of these reports may therefore have serious consequences. Using 19,221 firm-year observations of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2001 to 2015, we investigate the association between annual report readability and corporate agency costs, where readability is proxied by report file length and/or file size. We find that firms with better annual report readability experience lower agency costs, and the negative association between readability and agency costs is more pronounced in firms with higher external audit quality, internal control quality or analyst coverage. These results hold after several robustness checks. The positive effect of annual report readability is stronger in private firms than in state-owned enterprises, and becomes stronger after the implementation of new accounting standards in 2007. Readable annual reports can help in monitoring corporate insiders’ opportunistic behavior and thus reduce agency costs.