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
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
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
Census Bureau Releases 2009 American Community Survey Data
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), one of a series of data products the Census Bureau is releasing in the coming months that provides information on the nation’s population. Today’s release is based on survey responses collected over the course of the 2009 calendar… Continue Reading
BLS: Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries
Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries – 2008: “Multifactor productivity defined as output per unit of combined inputs increased in about 40 percent of the 86 four-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 2007, when multifactor productivity increased in about 60 percent… Continue Reading
DOT Traffic Safety Facts: Distracted Driving 2009
NHTSAs National Center for Statistics and Analysis – Distracted Driving 2009, September 2010: “In 2009, there were 30,797 fatal crashes in the United States, which involved 45,230 drivers. In those crashes, 33,808 people were killed. Distraction was reported for 11 percent (5,084) of the drivers involved in fatal crashes. In these crashes reported to have… Continue Reading
