国外技术性贸易措施对我国农产品出口的影响——以我国苹果及大蒜出口为例

技术性贸易措施正逐步取代关税和配额，成为我国加入WTO后农产品出口面临的主要障碍。以我国苹果及大蒜出口为例，以国外农药最大残留限量标准作为技术性贸易措施的量化指标，利用HMR两阶段模型研究国外技术性贸易措施对我国农产品出口的影响。研究表明：国外农药最大残留限量标准对我国苹果及大蒜的出口概率有显著的抑制作用，对我国苹果的出口贸易量也有显著的抑制作用。具体而言，与发达国家相比，发展中国家的农药最大残留限量标准更为显著地抑制了我国苹果及大蒜的出口概率；与发展中国家相比，发达国家的农药最大残留限量标准则更为显著地抑制了我国苹果及大蒜的出口贸易量。     

大数据驱动下的政府治理机制研究——基于2020年后精准扶贫领域的返贫阻断分析

大数据时代已经到来，大数据驱动下的政府治理发生何种改变，目前相关研究较少。当前政府治理的考验集中在2020年实现全面脱贫后精准扶贫领域的返贫阻断。文章以该领域为切入点，探索大数据驱动下政府治理的内在机制。研究发现：大数据背景下，政府治理能力催生出新的核心能力，即数据治理能力。数据治理能力驱动下，政府治理主体多元化有利于实现政府治理资源的宽范围、精准化动员；政府治理方式实现经验式决策向数据化决策转变，有利于实现政府资源的高效率和公平配置；政府治理客体的精准识别，有利于政府资源的精准化和最优化运用。但是客观上必须具备数据治理能力，主观上必须按照大数据驱动的要求重构政府治理体系（包括治理主体、治理方式和治理客体），才能真正实现以数据治理驱动政府治理，进而提高政府治理能力的目的。而数据治理能力客观上也加速了政府治理体系的重构，进而加快了政府治理能力的提升，并最终提高政府治理绩效。在对标大数据应用不同阶段分析常规式返贫阻断和大数据返贫阻断的不足和差距的基础上，笔者提出重构政府治理体系和提升数据治理能力等针对性建议。     

Non-tariff barrier on chicken imports into Russia: Impact on production,trade and prices

We analyze the Russian restriction on chicken imports as an example of a non-tariff barrier (NTB). Cointegration test results support the hypothesis that the NTB limited trade. We calibrate an equilibrium market model to cointegration results to assess the market impact. The tariff equivalent of the Russian chicken NTB is estimated to be 30 − 40% depending on the representation of consumer demand. Removing the NTB decreases domestic production by 4–5% and domestic price by 27%–34%, while imports increase by 326–423 thousand tons annually in 2015–2019.     

Conditional time-dependent nonparametric estimators with an application to healthcare production function

ABSTRACT

By using the probabilistic framework of production efficiency, the paper develops time-dependent conditional efficiency estimators performing a non-parametric frontier analysis. Specifically, by applying both full and quantile (robust) time-dependent conditional estimators, it models the dynamic effect of health expenditure on countries’ technological change and technological catch-up levels. The results from the application reveal that the effect of per capita health expenditure on countries’ technological change and technological catch-up is nonlinear and is subject to countries’ specific income levels.     

京津冀节能减排政策措施的差异与协同研究

在对京津冀1981年以来节能减排政策措施进行量化处理的基础上,建立针对节能减排政策措施有效性的计量模型,分析了京津冀节能减排政策措施的演变状况,并探究京津冀节能减排政策措施对其节能减排效果影响的差异性.研究结果表明:京津冀节能减排政策颁布经历了早期各年份相对零散、缺乏连续性到新世纪以来政策颁布数量显著增多、政策总体力度逐渐增大的过程,但三地政策总效力的增加主要是由于节能减排政策颁布数量增多引起的;京津冀三地在政策的制定过程中更多的是趋于实现短期目标,政策整体缺乏系统性和权威性;人事措施、行政措施、引导措施、财税措施、金融措施等不同节能减排政策措施对京津冀节能和减排的有效性具有明显的差异;三地对不同政策措施的使用方式、使用程度方面存在明显的差异,这对京津冀协同推进节能减排的治理工作提出挑战.论文还从京津冀完善单一节能减排政策措施的使用、加强市场手段的应用及京津冀区域协同治理等方面提出了相应政策建议.     

Systemic risk statistics with scenario analysis

In this paper, we introduce two new classes of risk statistics, named convex and positively homogeneous systemic risk statistics, respectively. Structural decomposition results and representation results for them are provided. These new risk statistics can be considered as a kind of systemic risk extension of risk statistics introduced by Kou, Peng, and Heyde, and also empirical versions of system risk measures introduced by Cehn, Iyengar, and Mollemi and Kromer, Overbeck, and Zich. Finally, some examples are also given.     

Measuring Nonlinear Granger Causality in Mean

We propose model-free measures for Granger causality in mean between random variables. Unlike the existing measures, ours are able to detect and quantify nonlinear causal effects. The new measures are based on nonparametric regressions and defined as logarithmic functions of restricted and unrestricted mean square forecast errors. They are easily and consistently estimated by replacing the unknown mean square forecast errors by their nonparametric kernel estimates. We derive the asymptotic normality of nonparametric estimator of causality measures, which we use to build tests for their statistical significance. We establish the validity of smoothed local bootstrap that one can use in finite sample settings to perform statistical tests. Monte Carlo simulations reveal that the proposed test has good finite sample size and power properties for a variety of data-generating processes and different sample sizes. Finally, the empirical importance of measuring nonlinear causality in mean is also illustrated. We quantify the degree of nonlinear predictability of equity risk premium using variance risk premium. Our empirical results show that the variance risk premium is a very good predictor of risk premium at horizons less than 6 months. We also find that there is a high degree of predictability at the 1-month horizon, that can be attributed to a nonlinear causal effect. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.     

Robust importance sampling for some typical types of utility-based shortfall risk measures using exponential twisting and kernel density techniques

A robust algorithm for utility-based shortfall risk (UBSR) measures is developed by combining the kernel density estimation with importance sampling (IS) using exponential twisting techniques. The optimal bandwidth of the kernel density is obtained by minimizing the mean square error of the estimators. Variance is reduced by IS where exponential twisting is applied to determine the optimal IS distribution. Conditions for the best distribution parameters are derived based on the piecewise polynomial loss function and the exponential loss function. The proposed method not only solves the problem of sampling from the kernel density but also reduces the variance of the UBSR estimator.     

Evaluating social investment in disability policy

Disability policy in European countries is displaying a shift towards social investment: increasing human capital and access to the labour market. The reasoning that underlies this transition is that disabled persons would benefit from mainstream employment, but are impeded in traditional policy by deficiencies in labour supply and demand. However, the shift towards more activating policies in many countries is accompanied by a decline in social protection. It is unclear whether social investment may effectively promote the employment chances of disabled persons within this context. The present research examines this question through a quantitative, cross-sectional, multilevel analysis on microdata from 22 EU countries. Our findings suggest greater activation to predict lower employment chances, while reducing passive support shows mixed effects. Conversely, measures for facilitation in daily life predict greater employment chances, as do measures for sheltered work. These findings raise questions over the value of social investment for disabled persons—and underline the need to overcome broader barriers in the labour market and in society.     

21世纪以来我国教师教育研究图景与发展路向——基于2000-2018年CSSCI来源期刊的知识图谱分析

教师教育是教育事业的重中之重。通过中国知网检索21世纪以来CSSCI来源期刊中的相关文献，以其中2 171篇有关教师教育研究的论文为样本，运用文献计量分析可视化软件Cite Space对文献数量、作者贡献、研究热点、研究层次以及论文被引情况等进行详细统计与梳理，旨在通过知识图谱的方法客观地揭示21世纪以来我国教师教育研究图景，并对教师教育研究发展路向进行全景式分析与展望。就文献数量而言，教师教育研究曲折发展，整体呈上升趋势；就作者贡献而言，尚未形成教师教育研究的核心作者群体，作者大多为高等院校的专家学者，而一线教师、教研员较少；就研究热点而言，主要呈现出有关教师教育的理论研究、改革研究和国别研究三大研究主题；就研究层次而言，主要集中于基础研究。基于此，应进一步加强教师教育研究队伍建设，尽快形成教师教育研究核心作者群体；鼓励多种力量参与研究，进一步丰富研究层次；拓展研究领域，探索教师教育研究多元化发展的新路向。无论是党的十九大报告，还是《教师教育振兴行动计划（2018-2022年）》，都对新时代教师教育提出了更高的要求。师德教育如何推进，教师素质如何提高，教师待遇如何改善，教师教育模式如何创新，教师管理制度改革如何深化，教师教育研究共同体如何构建，这一系列问题需要教师教育研究者深入探索，在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想和全国教育大会精神的指引下，为新时代高素质、专业化、创新型教师队伍的建设与发展建言献策。