Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Delaware Valley Financially Hers Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 1, 2010 – Women and Money: Challenging the Myths “I firmly believe that, first, all women need financial education and,second, that once armed with that education, all women are capable of making good, sound financial… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Issue Brief: The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013
Issue Brief: The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013, by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Laura Quinby, Center for State and Local Government Excellence “The financial crisis reduced the value of equities in state and local defined benefit pensions and hurt the funding status of these plans. The impact will become evident only… Continue Reading
OSHA releases data detailing worker exposure to toxic chemicals
News release: “In keeping with the president’s memorandum on open government, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. The data is comprised of measurements taken by OSHA compliance officers during the course of inspections. It includes exposure levels to… Continue Reading
Paper: World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target
News release: “World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the leading journal Science [Butchart S et al (2010) Global Biodiversity: Indicators of Recent Declines]… Continue Reading
Rand: Three Ways for Coping in Hard Times
Three Ways for Coping in Hard Times, by Susann Rohwedder, Jinkook Lee, and Craig Evan Pollack [Economist Susann Rohwedder is associate director of the RAND Center for the Study of Aging. Jinkook Lee is a RAND economist focusing on aging and household behavior. Craig Pollack is a physician and RAND natural scientist.] “The effects of… Continue Reading
Rand: How Insurgencies End
How Insurgencies End, by Ben Connable, Martin C. Libicki This study tested conventional wisdom about how insurgencies end against the evidence from 89 insurgencies. It compares a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 89 insurgency case studies with lessons from insurgency and counterinsurgency (COIN) literature. While no two insurgencies are the same, the authors find that… Continue Reading
