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Daily Archives: March 8, 2012
The Aerospace and Defense Industry in the U.S. – A financial and economic impact study
The Aerospace and Defense Industry in the U.S. – A financial and economic impact study, March 2012, Deloitte. “We estimate that the U.S. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 million workers in 2010. These workers received $84.2 billion in wages and paid $15.4 billion in U.S. Federal individual income taxes, and $1.9 billion in… Continue Reading
Report – California Takes the Lead With New Climate Initiatives
Mark Hertsgaard: “California, long Americas environmental trendsetter, is about to push the envelope once again. On May 1, the state will hear from some of the nations largest insurance companies about the financial risks climate change poses, not only to the companies but also to their customers and investors. Some 300 firms, representing the vast… Continue Reading
Gallup – U.S. Unemployment Up in February
Gallup Economy: “U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased to 9.1% in February from 8.6% in January and 8.5% in December. The 0.5-percentage-point increase in February compared with January is the largest such month-to-month change Gallup has recorded in its not-seasonally adjusted measure since December 2010, when the rate rose 0.8 points… Continue Reading
Women's Economic Opportunity 2012 Index and Report
Womens economic opportunity 2012 – A global index and ranking from the Economist Intelligence Unit “Women are the worlds greatest undeveloped source of labour: nearly one-half of working-age women are not currently active in the formal global economy. By working disproportionately in unpaid labour, particularly in developing countries, women traditionally have had less access than… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Capital Purchase Program, DHS Unnecessary Duplication, Military Base Realignments
Capital Purchase Program – Revenues Have Exceeded Investments, but Concerns about Outstanding Investments Remain, GAO-12-301, Mar 8, 2012 Department of Homeland Security – Actions Needed to Reduce Overlap and Potential Unnecessary Duplication, Achieve Cost Savings, and Strengthen Mission Functions, GAO-12-464T, Mar 8, 2012 Progressive Management, 2008 – Military Base Realignments and Closures Key Factors Contributing… Continue Reading
Report – Long-term Hardship in the Labor Market
Long-term Hardship in the Labor Market, John Schmitt and Janelle Jones, March 2012 “For more than two years, long-term unemployment has been at historically high rates. Even as the overall unemployment rate inched down at the end of 2011, more than 40 percent of the 13 million unemployed had been out of work for six… Continue Reading
Analysis – Are the Size and Reach of the Federal Government Exploding?
Are the Size and Reach of the Federal Government Exploding? Non-Interest Spending Outside Social Security and Medicare Will Fall Well Below Prior 50-Year Average as Economy Recovers, By Richard Kogan and Robert Greenstein, February 29, 2012 “Total federal spending indeed rose considerably in 2008 and 2009 as a share of GDP and remained high in… Continue Reading
A Comprehensive Look at Financial Volatility Prediction by Economic Variable
A Comprehensive Look at Financial Volatility Prediction by Economic Variables by Charlotte Christiansen, Maik Schmeling and Andreas Schrimpf, Working Papers No 374, March 2012 “We investigate if asset return volatility is predictable by macroeconomic and financial variables and shed light on the economic drivers of financial volatility. Our approach is distinct due to its comprehensiveness:… Continue Reading
Exploring Russian Cyberspace: Digitally-Mediated Collective Action and the Networked Public Sphere
Alexanyan, Karina, Barash, Vladimir, Etling, Bruce, Faris, Robert, Gasser, Urs, Kelly, John, Palfrey, John G. and Roberts, Hal, Exploring Russian Cyberspace: Digitally-Mediated Collective Action and the Networked Public Sphere (March 2, 2012). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-2. “This paper summarizes the major findings of a three-year research project to investigate the Internets impact on… Continue Reading
