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Monthly Archives: December 2009
New York Federal Reserve: The Homeownership Gap
The Homeownership Gap, Andrew Haughwout, Richard Peach, Joseph Tracy. October 30, 2009 “After rising for a decade, the homeownership rate peaked at 69 percent in the third quarter of 2006. Over the next two and a half years, as home prices fell in many parts of the country and the unemployment rate rose sharply, the… Continue Reading
Real Time Underlying Inflation Gauges for Monetary Policymakers
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Reports, Real Time Underlying Inflation Gauges for Monetary Policymakers, Marlene Amstad, Simon Potter, Staff Report no. 420, December 2009 “Central banks analyze a wide range of data to obtain better measures of underlying inflationary pressures. Factor models have widely been used to formalize this procedure. Using a dynamic… Continue Reading
Harnessing Free-Flowing Competitive Intelligence Through Social Media Sites
Harnessing Free-Flowing Competitive Intelligence Through Social Media Sites: “For competitive intelligence research purposes, traditional Web sites (read Web 1.0) have offered a range of valuable information for those seeking to get a leg up on the competition. But that information has had its limitsenter a new breed of Web resources that break out of the… Continue Reading
Ammonia-treated processed meat failed testing for pathogens
New York Times: “The ammonia-treated processed meat made by Beef Products Inc. as a component for ground beef has failed testing for pathogens dozens of times — more frequently at times that plain, untreated beef that is supposedly less safe. Related Article. Continue Reading
FTC, Partners Launch Consumer Protection Week Web Site, Blog
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has launched its Web site and blog for National Consumer Protection Week 2010, which will be held March 7-13. Consumer.gov/ncpw, encourages people to learn about their rights as consumers, and promotes free resources to help them protect their privacy, manage money and debt, avoid identity theft, understand credit and… Continue Reading
New York Federal Reserve: Why Are Banks Holding So Many Excess Reserves?
Why Are Banks Holding So Many Excess Reserves? December 2009, Volume 15, Number 8, Todd Keister and James J. McAndrews “The buildup of reserves in the U.S. banking system during the financial crisis has fueled concerns that the Federal Reserves policies may have failed to stimulate the flow of credit in the economy: banks, it… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Staff Report on Agency's Fraud Forum
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Fraud Forum staff report that examines more effective ways to protect consumers from fraudulent schemes and focus the collective knowledge and experience of forum participants to fight fraud. The February 2009 Forum was attended by academics, consumer advocates, industry representatives, and state and federal law enforcers.… Continue Reading
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2006 – Statistical Tables
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2006 – Statistical Tables – Matthew R. Durose, Donald Farole, Sean P. Rosenmerkel, December 30, 2009 “Presents findings from the 2006 National Judicial Reporting Program (NJRP), which compiles detailed information on the sentences that felons receive in state courts nationwide and on characteristics of the felons. The survey excludes federal… Continue Reading
A National Strategy and Other Actions Would Strengthen TSAs Efforts to Secure Commercial Airport Perimeters and Access Controls
GAO report, dated September 2009: A National Strategy and Other Actions Would Strengthen TSA’s Efforts to Secure Commercial Airport Perimeters and Access Controls – “Although TSA has implemented activities to assess risks to airport perimeters and access controls, such as a commercial aviation threat assessment, it has not conducted vulnerability assessments for 87 percent of… Continue Reading
Solar Photovoltaic Cell/Module Manufacturing Activities 2008
Energy Information Administration – Solar Photovoltaic Cell/Module Manufacturing Activities 2008 – December 29, 2009: “In 2008, total shipments of PV cells and modules surge more than 90 percent from a year ago to nearly 1 million peak kilowatts.” Continue Reading
Census – 2009 3rd Quarter Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue
2009 3rd Quarter Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue “This summary shows quarterly tax revenue data from property, sales, license, income (individual and corporate) and other taxes. Data are shown for individual state governments as well as national-level estimates of total state and local taxes, including 12-month calculations. This quarterly survey has… Continue Reading
