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CRS – The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress, September 5, 2012

  • “The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed regional free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated among the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. U.S. negotiators and others describe and envision the TPP as a “comprehensive and high-standard” FTA, presumably because they hope it will liberalize trade in nearly all goods and services and include commitments beyond those currently established in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The broad outline of an agreement was announced on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial in November 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. If implemented, the TPP potentially could eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade and investment among the parties and could serve as a template for a future trade pact among APEC members and potentially other countries. Congress has a direct interest in the negotiations, both through influencing U.S. negotiating positions with the executive branch, and by passing legislation to implement any resulting agreement.”

    • FHA – Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation

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    Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation, September 2012 “With the introduction of new and more advanced bike sharing programs, and the continued interest and political support for them throughout many U.S. cities, it is important to provide an objective analysis of bike share programs, and to document… Continue Reading

    Gallup – Global Payroll to Population Employment Rate at 27% for 2011

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    Gallup – “Twenty-seven percent of the world’s adults were employed full time for an employer in 2011, according to Gallup’s new “Payroll to Population” metric. This new measure estimates the percentage of the entire 15 and older population — not just those currently in the workforce — who are employed full time for an employer… Continue Reading

    BLS – August payroll employment rises; unemployment rate edges down

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    News release:”Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, in professional and technical services, and in health care. Household Survey Data – The unemployment rate edged down in August… Continue Reading

    OECD – Financial Contagion in the Era of Globalised Banking

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    Financial Contagion in the Era of Globalised Banking, OECD Economics Department, Policy Notes, No. 14, June 2012. “One factor that made the recent financial crisis so deep and widespread is the extent and nature of international banking integration, which led to unprecedented transmission of financial instability. Financial contagion through international banking occurs e.g. when banks… Continue Reading