State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy in Israel 2009, Dan Ben-David, Editor. Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, Jerusalem, September 2010
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Daily Archives: September 29, 2010
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey Report
EIA – Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey Report Release, September 29, 2010: “Office Buildings” provides an in-depth look at this building type as reported in the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey. Office buildings are the most common type of commercial building and they consumed more than 17 percent of all energy in the commercial… Continue Reading
How Healthy? A comparative look at Israel, the U.S. and the OECD
Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, e-Bulletin 21 September 2010: “How does life expectancy in Israel compare to life expectancy in other countries? Three decades ago, in 1980, life expectancies for Israeli Jews, for the U.S., and for OECD countries (commonly considered the group of developed countries) excluding the U.S. were almost identical,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Export Promotion, Fusion Centers, Student Loans, TARP
Defense Infrastructure: Department of Defense’s Energy Supplemental Report, GAO-10-988R, September 29, 2010 Department of Defense: Financial Management Improvement and Audit Readiness Efforts Continue to Evolve, GAO-10-1059T, September 29, 2010 Export Promotion: Observations on the Export-Import Bank’s Efforts to Achieve U.S. Policy Goals, GAO-10-1069T, September 29, 2010 Information Sharing: Federal Agencies Are Helping Fusion Centers Build… Continue Reading
CBO: The Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy Choices
Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, The Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy Choices, before the Committee on the Budget United States Senate September 28, 2010 “CBO expectsas do most private forecastersthat the economic recovery will proceed at a modest pace during the next few years. In its projections released in August, CBO forecast that, under… Continue Reading
Testimony by Fed Chair Bernanke on regulatory reform implementation
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Regulatory Reform Implementation, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., September 30, 2010 “A final element of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to implement the Dodd-Frank Act relates to the transparency of our balance sheet and liquidity programs. Well before enactment, we were providing a great… Continue Reading
New Study on Reading in the Digital Age: Parents Say Electronic, Digital Devices Negatively Affects Kids' Reading Time
News release: “In the 2010 Kids and Family Reading Report – Turning the Page in the Digital Age – a national survey released today, children age 6 17 and their parents share their views on a wide range of topics regarding reading in the 21st Century. The study, conducted by Scholastic, the global childrens… Continue Reading
BLS: Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – August 2010: “Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 182 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 169 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twelve areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas… Continue Reading
New Census Data Reveal the Uneven Impact the Recession Has Had on the District
Follow up to Census Bureau Releases 2009 American Community Survey Data – “A closer look at the numbers reveals that while poverty has not increased substantially for the city as a whole, it has jumped sharply for certain groups: More than one in four children in DC lives in poverty. The child poverty rate rose… Continue Reading
EIA: U.S. Natural Gas Imports & Exports: 2009
U.S. Natural Gas Imports & Exports: 2009, released September 28, 2010 “In 2009, net U.S. imports of natural gas were the lowest since 1994, representing just 12 percent of total consumption. The primary underlying cause for the lower level of net imports was continued strong levels of natural gas production in the lower 48 States.… Continue Reading
New national study reveals that nearly one in three adolescents participated in a violent behavior over the past year
News release: “A new national study reveals that nearly 7.8 million adolescents aged 12 to 17, almost one third (30.9 percent), participated in any of three violent behaviors over the past year. The study, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), showed that 22.6 percent of adolescents reported having participated in… Continue Reading
