How do countries choose their monetary policy frameworks?

This paper investigates the determinants of countries’ choices of monetary policy framework. A brief narrative focused on groupings of countries motivates an econometric analysis which draws on previous work on the determinants of exchange rate regimes, bringing in standard factors as well as the trade networks of potential anchor currency blocs and the financial market depth that are emphasised in the narrative. The model turns out to be able to predict three quarters of countries’ choices, and there is no obvious systematic pattern in the errors. The results have important implications for how countries should choose their monetary policy frameworks.     

Coordinating contracts for a financially constrained supply chain

We consider a financially constrained supply chain in which a supplier (leader) sells products to a retailer (follower) who has no access to bank financing due to her low credit rating. However, the supplier can borrow from a bank and offer trade credit to the retailer to alleviate her financial constraint. Failure to pay off a bank loan or trade credit incurs a variable default cost. We analyze the centralized version of the supply chain to obtain new coordination requirements. We then examine whether revenue-sharing, buyback, and all-unit quantity discount contracts can coordinate our supply chain. We show that the all-unit quantity discount contract fails to coordinate. However, the revenue-sharing and buyback contracts can coordinate the supply chain, but only when the supply chain has a sufficient total working capital. Moreover, they cannot allocate profit flexibly unless the supplier has a large enough working capital. Finally, we design a generalized revenue-sharing contract that coordinates the supply chain with flexible profit allocation, and also show by numerical examples its superiority over the revenue-sharing and buyback contracts.     

Consumer trust in B2C e-Commerce and the importance of social presence: experiments in e-Products and e-Services

Reducing social uncertainty—understanding, predicting, and controlling the behavior of other people—is a central motivating force of human behavior. When rules and customs are not sufficient, people rely on trust and familiarity as primary mechanisms to reduce social uncertainty. The relative paucity of regulations and customs on the Internet makes consumer familiarity and trust especially important in the case of e-Commerce. Yet the lack of an interpersonal exchange and the one-time nature of the typical business transaction on the Internet make this kind of consumer trust unique, because trust relates to other people and is nourished through interactions with them.This study validates a four-dimensional scale of trust in the context of e-Products and revalidates it in the context of e-Services. The study then shows the influence of social presence on these dimensions of this trust, especially benevolence, and its ultimate contribution to online purchase intentions.     

基于多元回归的中美高技术产品贸易研究

美国长期以来都是中国高技术产品贸易的重要合作伙伴,对中国贸易和相关产业的发展有着举足轻重的作用。本文首先对中美高技术产品贸易现状进行分析,明确中美高技术贸易所具有的贸易规模不断扩大、贸易构成不平衡和我国贸易竞争力薄弱的特点;再通过对中美高技术产品贸易影响因素的分析,从技术创新角度找到影响高技术产品贸易的主要因素;最后为促进两国贸易发展提出建议。     

运输服务贸易统计数据的正向调整

过去三十年间,服务贸易在全球经济生活中的地位日趋重要,吸引越来越多研究者的关注。一些研究者集中分析服务业市场开放政策对母国经济及行业绩效的积极作用,另一些则借助经济模型探讨服务贸易对全球经济一体化的影响。本文则将视角放在运输服务贸易统计问题上,力图证明运输服务贸易出口普遍被低估,在进一步的经济分析之前需要首先调整相关数据以获得更为准确的分析结果。     

从“时势造”到“造时势”:印度英语探究

作为英语在亚洲最主要的变体之一,印度英语长期以来不被中国人关注甚至被误解。从印度英语的历史成因和发展趋势出发,剖析英语在南亚的本土化特点,以期能从"世界英语"的视角对印度英语作一些恰如其分的评判,也可以探究印度英语的成功经验对中国英语教育的启示。     

从援助效应看中非经贸合作区建设

中国政府在2006年北京峰会宣布了对非援助的八项政策,中非经贸合作区由此在非洲迅速布局,部分中非经贸合作区目前己初具规模,开始产生经济效益。作为一种独特的援助活动,中非经贸合作区的建设和发展可以带给非洲多重援助效应,能有效解决非洲的资金、设备、技术等问题,帮助非洲国家培养管理能力及自主发展能力。但这一新型援助合作模式还处于发展阶段,政府与企业要积极做好政策衔接、产业定位、竞争力打造及本地化等工作,以有效发挥其援助效应。     

二战时期英国对法国维希政权的政策探析

二战时期英国对法国维希政权采取了军事上打击、经济上封锁、外交上接触的政策,这种政策受制于英国的国家利益,复杂的国际形势、意识形态、传统的英国外交思维以及外交决策者的个人风格,体现了英国外交政策灵活性与原则性、斗争性与妥协性相结合的特点。     

游客对世界文化遗产保护资金支付意愿的研究

在文化遗产支付意愿现有研究的基础上建立了游客对世界文化遗产保护资金支付意愿影响因素的研究假设,选择世界文化遗产景区——南京明孝陵作为研究案例,通过问卷调查,利用Logistic回归模型,对研究假设进行检验,揭示影响游客对世界文化遗产保护资金支付意愿的主要因素。结果显示:文化旅游参与度、重游意向、性别、教育水平和平均月收入对游客文化遗产保护资金支付意愿有显著的作用,而平均月收入的作用最明显。