Capital Mobility and Current Account Imbalance: Nonlinear Threshold Vector Autoregression Approach

In this study, we utilize the growth rate of gross domestic product as the threshold variable to construct two nonlinear threshold vector autoregression models to re-examine the findings in Yan (2007 Yan, Ho-Don. 2007. Does Capital Mobility Finance or Cause a Current Account Imbalance?. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 47(1): 1–25. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]:23) that “current account imbalance causes capital mobility in developed countries; capital mobility causes current account imbalance in emerging countries.” The nonlinear causality test shows that the findings of Yan (2007 Yan, Ho-Don. 2007. Does Capital Mobility Finance or Cause a Current Account Imbalance?. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 47(1): 1–25. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) can exist only in certain regimes and the primary factor that affects the causality between current account and financial account (and its components of foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, and other investment) is the asymmetry caused by the business cycle.     

THE EMERGENCE OF TRIAGE IN FAMILY COURT SERVICES: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION?*

Mandatory mediation has, since its inception in the 1980s, been at the heart of family court service agencies. However, changing times, more complex family problems, and a lack of court resources have created significant service delivery challenges. This article examines the emergence of variations of triage processes in family court service agencies as a response and contends that it is time to consider replacing the tiered service delivery model.     

传统中国法的创制与运行

中国古代的封建王朝基本都有属于自己的律典,彰显统治的正统。由于存在崇古情结等因素,统治者一般对当朝律典不予改动,而是通过立法创制变通的法律形式适应统治的实际需要,同时在司法层面上由司法官通过情理考量灵活处理案件。在这些做法的背后,传统中国的经权思想和衡平思想起着深刻的影响作用。     

Does business influence government regulations? New evidence from Canadian impact assessments

Regulatory impact assessments frequently embed stakeholder consultations in their design. Canada was one of the early adopters of such an approach and therefore has systematic documentation on the actors taking part in these consultations. This article asks whether these consultations have an influence on regulatory change and whether business disproportionally benefits from them. After converting the documentation into data, we find that these consultations do in fact matter: the more diversified the stakeholders taking part, the more stringent the changed regulations. But we also found that for a subset of regulatory changes, those likely to carry high economic stakes, business takes advantage of the consultation, often obtaining some reduction in regulatory stringency. These reductions, however, are conditioned on the limited presence of opposing views expressed during the consultations.     

中国行政体制改革的运行方式及趋势

本文从环境互动、路径依赖和范式演进三个角度 ,对中国行政体制改革的运行方式及其趋势 ,作了学理上的描述与分析 ,旨在深化人们对中国行政改革规律的认识     

民族文化的资本化运营：西部大开发中弘扬民族文化的重要途径

我国西部大开发是在全球化趋势日益强劲的背景下开展的。全球化趋势正无情地消蚀着各民族文化的多样性。保护、弘扬民族文化关键在于创新。民族文化的创新、发展必须以制度化的方式将民族文化与经济发展结合起来 ,即实行民族文化的资本化运营。在全球化趋势不可逆转的今天 ,只有将西部丰富的民族文化资源投入市场 ,使之与我们的现实生活密切地联系在一起 ,西部民族文化才能获得自我改造、自我发展的机会     

非法经营罪合理性质疑

我国刑法第 2 2 5条第 (4 )项为非法经营罪设置了一种高度抽象的空白罪状。这种极为特殊的空白罪状形式 ,导致了刑事司法中非法经营罪的无限扩张。我国刑法中非法经营罪的设立及解释既有违罪刑法定原则 ,也与市场经济的价值取向相悖。在我国全面建立市场经济体制的今天 ,国家刑罚权应尽量减少对经济活动的干预 ,应尽可能以行政处罚、民事赔偿、行业协会的惩诫以及企业自我监督来取代刑罚。     

从深圳实践看如何深化国有企业改革

从深圳市国企改革中产权管理、企业管理、劳动人事管理存在的问题可看出,贯彻十六大关于国企改革的精神,必须实现"三个转变",即资产经营公司要实现从管理国有企业向管理国有资产转变,国有企业要实现从经营国有资产向经营企业转变,国有企业员工要实现从"企业人"向"市场人"转变。同时,要深化国企改革,必须在国有企业内部实行业务重组、资债重组和产权重组,推行企业管理创新,并认真解决妨碍改革的思想认识问题。     

浅谈我国零售业的业态发展及其整台

中国零售业发达 ,但是由于行业集中度不高 ,现有资源得不到合理利用 ,存在大量的盲目建设、无序发展和商品成本居高不下的现实状况。面对我国入世后国际企业竞争的挑战 ,中国零售企业亟需整合资源配置 ,从而降低商品成本 ,避免“过度竞争” ,提高零售业的核心竞争力。     

“文化自觉”立场中的商法学展开——兼论中国商法学本土化问题

商法学在中国当代市场经济实践中的"复兴"与重构即成为历史的一种必然。而且,这一"复兴"不仅是中国商法学本土化的继续,而且更是全新意义上的中国气派的商法学说、思想的一次革命。