The four papers in this issue address important current policy questions and resulted in lively debates at the panel. The first paper investigates whether insider sales by banks’ executives can be a leading indicator of the financial crisis. The second paper studies the effect of increasing the public access to academic research, while the third focuses on the impact of the immigration pressure on the welfare of a receiving nation. Finally, the fourth paper investigates the determinants of past pensions reforms in OECD countries.

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编辑介绍

本期的四篇论文讨论了当前的重要政策问题，并引起了小组讨论的热烈讨论。第一篇论文调查了银行高管的内幕销售是否可以作为金融危机的主要指标。第二篇论文研究了增加公众参与学术研究的影响，而第三篇论文则关注移民压力对接受国福利的影响。最后，第四篇论文调查了经济合作与发展组织国家过去的养老金改革的决定因素。