Time Variation in Okuns Law: A Canada and U.S. Comparison by Kimberly Beaton, International Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “This article investigates the stability of Okuns law for Canada and the United States using a time varying parameter approach. Time variation is modeled as driftless random walks and is estimated using… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
New ITU Report: Measuring the Information Society 2010
News release: “Prices for information and communication technology (ICT) services are falling worldwide, yet broadband Internet remains outside the reach of many in poor countries, ITU says in its Measuring the Information Society 2010 report released today. The report features the latest ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks 159 countries according to their ICT level… Continue Reading
FCC: Broadband Adoption and Use in America
News release: “The Federal Communications Commission released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans — one-third of the country — are not connected to high-speed Internet at home…As part of the plan, the… Continue Reading
FTC Amends Free Credit Reports Rule To Help Consumers Steer Clear of Free Offers that Cost Money
News release: “Starting April 1, advertising for free credit reports will require new disclosures to help consumers avoid confusing free offers which often require consumers to spend money on credit monitoring or other products or services with the no-strings-attached credit reports available at AnnualCreditReport.com, or 877-322-8228. The Federal Trade Commissions Free Credit Reports… Continue Reading
Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term
CB: Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term, February 23, 2010 “The United States has just suffered through the most severe recession since the 1930s. The economys output is currently about 6 percent below CBOs estimate of potential gross domestic product (GDP)the output the economy would produce if its resources were… Continue Reading
Estimated Impact of American Recovery Act on Employment and Economic Output – October 2009 Through December 2009
CBO: Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output From October 2009 Through December 2009, February 2010 “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains a variety of provisions intended to boost economic activity and employment in the United States. Section 1512(e) of the law requires the… Continue Reading
Updated Google Books Home Page and My Library
Brandon Badger, Product Manager, Google Books: “I’m happy to announce a few fresh features for Google Books. We’ve updated the home page by adding the ability to scroll through categories of books and magazines. We also integrated the My Library feature into the home page to enable you to create and then share collections of… Continue Reading
EPA Sends Letter to Senators Limiting Scope of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule
Follow up to previous postings on greenhouse gas emissions, this news release: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued a letter responding to a letter sent to her the evening of February 19 by eight U.S. Senators asking about the agencys plans for 2010. “No facility will be required to address greenhouse gas emissions in… Continue Reading
GPO and Cornell University Law School Open Government Initiative Project
News release: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Cornell University Law School are beginning a year long pilot project to evaluate a conversion process of The Code of Federal Regulations(CFR) in XML (extensible markup language) format. The CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Support for Low-Income Individuals and Families, FDA and OPM Recruitment
2010 Census: Operational Changes Made for 2010 Position the U.S. Census Bureau to More Accurately Classify and Identify Group Quarters, GAO-10-452T, February 22, 2010 Support for Low-Income Individuals and Families: A Review of Recent GAO Work, GAO-10-342R, February 22, 2010 Border Security: Better Usage of Electronic Passport Security Features Could Improve Fraud Detection, GAO-10-96, January… Continue Reading
Wealth Center Rankings of 420 U.S. Cities
“Portfolio.com and Bizjournals analyzed all 420 U.S. cities with populations above 75,000. The studys six-part formula was geared to identify the nations most affluent communities, which it calls wealth centers. [At the bottom of this page]is a sortable database with the rankings for all 420 cities in the study. You can drill down to a… Continue Reading
House Energy and Commerce Committee Send Letters to Secretary LaHood and President of Toyota USA Prior to Hearing
Follow up to previous documents on Toyota recall, today News release [note – this release contains linsk to over two dozen related documents]: “Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak wrote to James E. Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in… Continue Reading
