Trends and Features of China's Inter-Provincial Trade:1987-2007

With today's economic globalization,inter-provincial trade plays an important role in a country's economy.This paper is the first to adopt the input-output tables of 30 Chinese provinces and to summarize the evolution of China's inter-provincial trade from1987 to 2007.This paper reaches the following conclusions.First,China's inter-provincial trade has sustained a period of rapid growth.In 2007,the total volume of inter-provincial trade was twice the amount of international trade,with the eastern region accounting for the majority of the inter-provincial trade volume.GDP may have a greater effect on interprovincial trade than geographic distance does.Second,inter-provincial trade maintains a high level of concentration and overlaps with the high concentration of GDP.Third,the inter-provincial trade dependence of Chinese provinces tends to increase,an indication of the growing domestic market integration.Moreover,the eastern region's dependence on inter-provincial trade is higher than the central and western regions'.Fourth,the share of inter-provincial trade in the overall external trade of Chinese provinces has a declining tendency,which indicates a slower process of China's domestic market integration compared with international market integration.However,in terms of proportion,the external trade of most Chinese provinces is still dominated by inter-provincial trade.Fifth,most provinces with longstanding inter-provincial trade deficits are in the central and western regions.

The Living Conditions and Needs of Chinese Migrant Workers： A Survey on Migrant Workers in Seven Provinces and Cities

This paper analyzes the results of a large-scale questionnaire survey carried out in 2010. The survey and this resulting paper are an attempt to more formally study migrant workers ＇employment, income, expenses, living conditions, ability to access public services, cultural life, and intentions with respect to permanent relocation or ＂citizenization ＇＂ We also present policy suggestions based on our findings.

Migrant workers' citizenization creates demand for consumption

This paper examines the mechanism and avenues through which China’s current urbanization pattern acts uponeconomic growth.Drawing distinctions among rural residents, migrant workers and urban citizens, this paper provesthat citizenization will promote balanced and sound economic growth by reducing income gaps and enlarging urbansize and human capital.The mechanism and influences are simulated using the CGE model, and the result suggeststhat an increase of 10 million urban citizens (7 million migrant workers plus their dependents) can push the economicgrowth rate up one percentage point.Citizenization will promote China’s domestic consumption and fixed-assetinvestments, reduce dependence on international trade and create greater demand for services, all important means fortransforming China’s growth pattern awareness.

Policy adjustments needed to encourage Chinese companies' overseas M&A

The past several years have seen Chinese companies participating in a growing number of overseas M&A deals for increasing values.Most of China's state-owned enterprises' overseas M&A deals are in the resource and mining sectors,while private companies' deals are usually done to obtain advanced technologies and reputable brands.We can conclude,based on previous experiences,that small and medium-sized companies as well as those engaged in import substitution have a much greater chance for successful integration.Large companies and those with an export-orientated nature have slimmer chances for successful integration.The overseas M&A verification system the Chinese government practices is unfavorable for successful deals and the upgrade of Chinese companies.

自然资源资产核算的实践经验及启示--以深圳市大鹏新区为例

中国遵循先实物量再价值量、先存量再流量、先分类再综合的基本思路,于21世纪初开始对自然资源资产开展核算工作。十八大以来,党中央、国务院高度重视生态文明建设,2013年提出"探索编制自然资源资产负债表",2015年印发《编制自然资源资产负债表试点方案》并于次年在多个地区开展试点。深圳市大鹏新区于2015年开始对自然资源资产的价值量开展创新性核算工作,制定了组织保障、监督保障、数据采集、核算管理、核算规划等核算制度,探索了近岸海域、珍稀濒危物种、古树名木等特色自然资源核算内容和核算方法,明确了数据采集明细清单和相应的采集方式,并开始把自然资源资产核算成果应用在领导干部离任生态审计、生态环境综合指数制定等方面。应从明确功能定位、加强制度保障、优化核算内容、规范核算方法、保证数据质量、推动应用实践六个方面着手,进一步推进自然资源资产核算及自然资源资产负债表编制工作。