“The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2011 (Key Indicators 2011), the 42nd edition of this series, is a statistical data book presenting economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This issue of the Key Indicators presents in Part I a special chapterToward Higher… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Mobile Pew: 73% of Cellphone Owners Text
Americans and Text Messaging by Aaron Smith, September 19, 2011 “Some 83% of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73%) send and receive text messages. The Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project asked those texters in a survey how they prefer to be contacted on their cell phone and 31%… Continue Reading
Gender Equality: the Right and Smart Thing to Do – World Bank Report
News release: “Gender equality matters in its own right but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can raise productivity, improve outcomes for children, make institutions more representative, and advance development prospects for all, says a new World Bank flagship report. The World Development Report 2012: Gender… Continue Reading
EIA – International Energy Outlook 2011
International Energy Outlook 2011 – September 19, 2011 “In the IEO2011 Reference case, which does not incorporate prospective legislation or policies that might affect energy markets, world marketed energy consumption grows by 53 percent from 2008 to 2035. Total world energy use rises from 505 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2008 to 619 quadrillion… Continue Reading
The Presidents Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future – The Presidents Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction, September 19, 2011 “…The plan [The American Jobs Act – text included in this report] also realizes more than $1 trillion in savings over the next 10 years from our draw downs in Afghanistan and Iraq.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Excess Facilities, Joint Strike Fighter, Fixed Satellite Services Industry, Weapons Acquisition Reform
Excess Facilities: DOD Needs More Complete Information and a Strategy to Guide Its Future Disposal Efforts, GAO-11-814, September 19, 2011 Joint Strike Fighter: Implications of Program Restructuring and Other Recent Developments on Key Aspects of DOD’s Prior Alternate Engine Analyses, GAO-11-903R, September 14, 2011 Telecommunications: Competition, Capacity, and Costs in the Fixed Satellite Services Industry,… Continue Reading
China and India account for half of global energy growth through 2035
FAQ: “Strong economic growth leads China and India to more than double their combined energy demand by 2035, accounting for one-half of the world’s energy growth according to EIA’s recently released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011). The IEO2011 projects that China and India together will consume 31% of the world’s energy in 2035, up from… Continue Reading
Bayesian Dynamic Factor Analysis of a Simple Monetary DSGE Model
Bayesian Dynamic Factor Analysis of a Simple Monetary DSGE Model, Maxym Kryshko, September 01, 2011 “Summary: When estimating DSGE models, the number of observable economic variables is usually kept small, and it is conveniently assumed that DSGE model variables are perfectly measured by asingle data series. Building upon Boivin and Giannoni (2006), we relax these… Continue Reading
Future of the First Amendment 2011 Survey of High School Students and Teachers
Future of the First Amendment 2011 Survey of High School Students and Teachers, Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – September 2011 “There is a clear, positive relationship between student use of social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr to get news and information and greater support for free… Continue Reading
Growth Spillover Dynamics from Crisis to Recovery
Growth Spillover Dynamics from Crisis to Recovery, Hélène Poirson and Sebastian Weber, September 2011 “Summary: Can positive growth shocks from the faster-growing countries in Europe spill over to the slower growing countries, providing useful tailwinds to their recovery process? This study investigates the potential relevance of growth spillovers in the context of the crisis and… Continue Reading
EPI – Huge disparity in share of total wealth gain since 1983
Huge disparity in share of total wealth gain since 1983, By Lawrence Mishel | September 15, 2011 “It is widely acknowledged that wealth declined substantially between 2007 and 2009 as the housing bubble burst and stock prices fell. This wealth shrinkage was especially hard on the middle class and those groups (such as African Americans)… Continue Reading
Brookings: Why the Global Economic Recovery is in Trouble
September 2011 Update for TIGER: Tracking Indexes for Global Economic Recovery: “The world economy has hit a rough patch on the road to recovery and is in danger of skidding off course. The latest update of the Brookings Institution-FT Tracking Indices for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER) reveals abundant cause for gloom. The general picture… Continue Reading
