The market for (Ir)reproducible econometrics

Context: As the volume and complexity of research have increased, the amount of time spent on Institutional Review Board (IRB) review has decreased. The complexity of research has expanded, requiring increasingly specialized knowledge to review it. Dilemma: Under the current system, increasing numbers of research studies requiring expertise in ethics, new technologies or diverse study designs place a substantial burden upon local IRBs and often result in substantial variability among their reviews. This lack of uniformity in the review process creates uneven human subjects’ protection thus undermining the intent of the Common Rule. Objectives: To outline a scenario for expert centralized IRB review via implementation of a national virtual IRB review system overseen by the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). Conclusions: The complicated ethical issues and science involved in much of current research warrant an expert review panel. Centralized review would enable expert review specific to the research at hand, ensure consistency in human subjects protection, reduce the burden on local IRBs, and may reduce time spent obtaining approval. A centralized virtual system would allow IRB members to remain at their institutions while providing unprecedented expert review through currently available technology, and make information regarding monitoring and adverse event reporting available online in real-time.     

The limits of the decentred state: the case of policing insurance claims fraud

Existing research clearly shows that the public–private divide is continuously being challenged, recast and transformed. However, this article argues that a sharp distinction between public and private continues to operate as an important norm for professionals involved in the investigation of insurance claims fraud in Sweden. It shows how power within private insurance companies and the police authority is organized around the public–private divide, which is in turn mobilized to justify repression and to give investigations legitimacy. The article indicates that the formal public–private distinction is far more thoroughly maintained than is suggested by the existing literature. Rather than challenging the centrality of state power, private insurers and the police construct, maintain and have a stake in the reproduction of a state‐centric monopoly of crime control.     

手机短信诈骗及治理对策

随着手机短信业务的发展,利用手机短信进行诈骗的现象也频繁发生。短信诈骗行为的泛滥,不仅严重侵犯了人们的财产权益,而且破坏了正常的社会经济秩序。为有效预防和遏制手机短信诈骗,应强化监管和打击,建立和完善手机号码实名制和储蓄实名制,加强宣传教育,多管齐下,进行综合治理。     

信用证欺诈例外研究

信用证欺诈例外是对传统的信用证独立性原则的突破。文章拟从信用证欺诈例外的确立及其界定,以及银行、法院、申请人在信用证欺诈中的法律职责等问题进行探讨,并提出完善信用证欺诈例外制度若干建议。     

经济危机对企业财务舞弊的影响

分析当前经济危机对企业财务舞弊的影响,从财务舞弊的三因素出发,指出经济危机对舞弊三角理论中的三要素都有刺激作用,必然将刺激舞弊活动愈演愈烈。     

诈骗与欺诈概念辨析

欺诈与诈骗是两个有着本质区别的概念,欺诈等于欺骗加非法占有目的之外的不法意图,而诈骗等于欺骗加非法占有目的。欺诈与诈骗不可能相互转化。     

合同诈骗罪数额要论

合同诈骗罪作为一种财产型犯罪 ,其诈骗数额研究对定罪和量刑具有重要意义。文章认为 ,应以受骗人因行骗人的行骗行为造成的直接损失数额 ,作为合同诈骗犯罪定罪数额的理论依据 ;在合同诈骗罪定罪数额的计算标准上 ,应采用诈骗行为发生时的当时、当地该物品的市场价格 ,同时参照被骗者的实际损失计算 ;对连环合同诈骗行为定罪数额的计算 ,应以行为人的合同诈骗行为给社会造成的实际损失数额 ,作为认定的理论依据     

会计信息失真的成因及对策

在当前的社会主义市场经济环境里,会计信息在经济建设中的作用越来越重要,这就要求会计信息必须真实、完整,才能发挥应有的职能和作用.目前,我国会计信息失真的现象比较严重,危害较大.本文分析了会计信息失真的成因,探讨解决会计信息失真的有效方法.     

管理当局与注册会计师审计的博弈分析

本文通过构建上市公司管理当局和注册会计师两个经济主体之间的博弈矩阵,分析了双方在不同环境下的策略选择,并对注册会计师审计的制度安排提出了一定的启示。除了有效的处罚机制以外,增加管理当局的未成功造假成本将有助于注册会计师的监督作用进一步发挥。