中国企业集团内交易与转移定价的规制

由于"企业性"和"市场性"特征,企业集团可能因其内部关联交易与转移定价而实施单个企业所无法运用的市场行为以谋求不当利益。因此,对企业集团(尤其是跨国公司)内不公平的关联交易与转移定价进行规制具有重要意义。本文简述环境变革对企业内交易与转移定价的影响,剖析企业集团内关联交易与转移定价引发的不当市场行为,如操纵利润、交叉补贴、逃废债务、垄断性并购等,并着重从税法、会计制度、反垄断法、公司法等方面提出对中国企业集团不当的市场行为进行规制,尤其是对企业集团内不公平的关联交易与转移定价进行系统规制的政策建议。     

区域土地循环利用评价研究——以江苏省为例

在界定土地循环利用概念的基础上,构建土地循环利用评价指标体系,利用江苏省1996～2007年统计数据,评价其土地循环利用发展水平.结果表明:目前江苏省土地循环利用发展态势处于上升阶段且优于全国;棕地开发成为阻碍土地循环利用的主要限制因素;资源减量投入在土地循环利用发展过程中的主要作用尚未凸显,土地、农药、化肥等生产资料利用率较低.最后指出:基于统筹大区域的产业发展,有利于提升资源利用效率;加强空置土地再开发和制定土地循环利用规划是实现土地可持续利用的另一可能途径.     

The Blind Spots of Quasi-market Regulators

While quasi-markets should be regulated, in practice regulation may be problematic for market designers because of the competing interests and values involved. This article outlines and problematizes the regulatory process for quasi-markets by focusing on the choices and actions of the regulator (i.e., the public organization). The article concludes that market designers act in different ways based on their different points of reference. These reference points may differ, not only between quasi-market designers but also for the individual quasi-market designer over time. The quasi-market designer may therefore exhibit blind spots because some aspects of operations are in focus in the regulation process, but others may be neglected.

A Model of the Antecedents of Perceived Ease of Use: Development and Test*

The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been widely used to predict user acceptance and use based on perceived ease of use and usefulness. However, in order to design effective training interventions to improve user acceptance, it is necessary to better understand the antecedents and determinants of key acceptance constructs. In this research, we focus on understanding the determinants of perceived ease of use. Data from three experiments spanning 108 subjects and six different systems supported our hypothesis that an individual's perception of a particular system's ease of use is anchored to her or his general computer self-efficacy at all times, and objective usability has an impact on ease of use perceptions about a specific system only after direct experience with the system. In addition to being an important research issue in user acceptance research, understanding antecedents of perceived ease of use is also important from a practical standpoint since several systems in which millions of dollars are invested are rejected because of poor user interfaces. Moreover, the actual underlying problem might be low computer self-efficacy of the target user group. In such cases, training interventions aimed at improving computer self-efficacy of users may be more effective than improved interface design for increasing user acceptance.     

Regulation of unregistered birth workers in Australia: Homebirth and public safety

Background

Australian midwives are regulated under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. Unregistered birth workers may provide midwifery services at homebirths without any regulatory oversight. To address this issue, several states have passed legislation enabling prohibition orders to be made (negative licensing) against unregistered health practitioners who fail to comply with a statutory code of conduct developed for those not covered by the National Scheme.

规模的门限效应、综合化经营与我国商业银行系统性风险

综合化经营已经成为我国商业银行应对传统业务收入比重不断降低、谋求突破性发展的重要战略。现有研究常采用非利息收入占比作为综合化经营程度的测量指标,这种做法具有明显的技术缺陷。本文将非金融企业产品多样化熵的测量指标引入到商业银行综合化经营分析,较好地解决了综合化经营程度的测量问题。基于宏观审慎与微观审慎相结合的监管理念,本文在利用成分期望损失方法测量商业银行层面系统性风险基础上,借助于动态面板门限模型重点探讨并识别了商业银行规模的门限效应,并借此区分不同的机制状态来分析综合化经营对商业银行系统性风险的影响作用。研究结果表明：综合化经营对于我国商业银行系统性风险的影响作用具有规模的门限效应,表现为规模小的商业银行开展综合化经营会降低系统性风险,规模大的商业银行开展综合化经营会增加系统性风险。     

环境规制的经济效应：“减排”还是“增效”

文章构建了一个关于环境规制经济效应的理论分析框架,并利用中国城市面板数据和动态空间面板模型实证检验了环境规制的“污染减排”和“提质增效”效应。研究结论显示,中国城市的环境规制具有“只减排、不增效”的经济效应及空间溢出效应,在考虑了一系列稳健性检验后结论仍然成立。进一步异质性讨论揭示出：环境规制“只减排、不增效”的经济效应在东、中、西三个地区均得到验证;环境规制的“减排”效应在国际金融危机以后得到明显增强,但仅增加了企业的“合规成本”,而尚未形成“创新效应”;通过加快产业结构调整可以有效改善环境规制“只减排、不增效”的经济效应;经济发展与能源效率呈U”型变化趋势,并且中国正处于“U”型结构的左侧,而库兹涅茨环境曲线并未得到中国城市数据的支持。     

上海建设用地现状、情景及集约化研究

当前,上海建设用地规模趋于极限,且具粗放利用特征,结构不尽合理,产出效率较低。其原因主要在于产业结构高度化不够,城市规划理念尚有欠缺,土地使用制度不尽完善。面对土地资源的硬约束,上海要打造服务型和宜居型国际大都市,必须通过转型发展和制度创新来提升土地的集约节约利用水平,通过提升产业能级、优化建设用地结构和城市空间结构、创新土地使用制度、适度控制人口规模等方式来逐步缓解上海建设用地紧张的局面,提升城市宜居水平,保持城市生态和谐,实现上海未来的可持续发展。     

Provider Preparedness for Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders: Comparison of Social Workers and Alcohol and Drug Counselors

Substance use and mental health disorders remain significant behavioral health concerns in the United States and other Western nations. Nearly half of the 20.3 million adults with substance use disorders in the US have a co-occurring mental illness . Despite growing research support, integrated treatment by providers with expertise in both mental health and substance use is critically lacking. As part of a co-occurring disorders (COD) training initiative in the USA, this study investigated providers' (n = 438) past training, current COD service provision, and future training needs. Specifically, we examined the extent to which social workers were prepared to treat individuals with COD compared to alcohol and drug counselors. Unsurprisingly, social workers reported receiving significantly more mental health related training, while alcohol and drug counselors reported more substance use related training. Alcohol and drug counselors reported significantly more COD-specific training including general COD, psychopharmacology, COD treatment, and relapse prevention. Social workers were significantly more likely than alcohol and drug counselors to report wanting more training in substance use disorders and culturally-specific intervention techniques. These findings suggest that tailored training and licensure changes are needed to enhance social workers' capacity for competent COD treatment.     

碳交易国际管理制度的理论梳理

建立在"共同但有区别责任原则"基础上的碳交易国际管理制度,由于工业发达国家和发展中国家对责任分配方式上存在严重分歧,从而难以实现国际环境公约的预期目标。对发展中国家实行激励的无约束力减排计划将有助于碳交易国际管理合作。