“This report focuses on the financial status and decision-making of the American middle class. It is based on two recent sources: An analysis of data found in the recently released Federal Reserve Boards 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances undertaken, for Primerica and the Consumer Federation of America, by Professor Catherine Montalto of The Ohio State… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The Mortgage Market in 2011: Highlights from Data Reported under Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
The Mortgage Market in 2011: Highlights from the Data Reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Robert B. Avery, Neil Bhutta, Kenneth P. Brevoort, and Glenn B. Canner “This article presents a number of key findings from a review of the data that mortgage lending institutions reported for 2011 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Unmanned Aircraft Systems, TARP Oversight, DHS Info Sharing, Census Info Technology, Security for Mobile Devices
Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Measuring Progress and Addressing Potential Privacy Concerns Would Facilitate Integration into the National Airspace System [Reissued on September 18, 2012] GAO-12-981, Sep 14, 2012 Financial Markets and Institutions – Treasury Continues to Implement Its Oversight System for Addressing TARP Conflicts of Interest, GAO-12-984R, Sep 18, 2012 Information Sharing – DHS Has… Continue Reading
Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report
“The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2012 measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and security of privately owned property. Forty-two variables are used to construct a summary index and… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Constant Currents: Poems by Brooke Grasberger
Via LLRX.com – Constant Currents: Poems by Brooke Grasberger – From an emerging poet, LLRX is delighted to publish a new collection by Brooke Grasberger. Continue Reading
Whistleblower Protections Under Federal Law: An Overview
Whistleblower Protections Under Federal Law: An Overview. Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney and L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney, September 13, 2012 “Legal protections for employees who report illegal misconduct by their employers have increased dramatically since the late 1970s when such protections were first adopted for federal employees in the Civil Service Reform Act of… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – The New Digital Public Library of America Board of Directors
Via LLRX.com – The New Digital Public Library of America Board of Directors – David H. Rothman’s current commentary highlights the composition of the new board of directors of the nonprofit DPLA, an organization that continues to grow and change, along with clarifying its goals and objectives. Continue Reading
Author's Guild – Court Approves Justice Department's E-Book Proposal
News release: “Judge Denise Cote approved the Justice Department’s controversial settlement with three major publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster — in a 45-page decision filed [September 6, 2012]. The settlement requires the publishers to allow e-book retailers to sell their books at any price, even below cost, so long as the retailer… Continue Reading
NY Fed – Home Price Conditions as of July 2012
“One vital sign of housing market conditions is the change in home prices. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York currently releases a set of interactive maps and charts each month to provide a look at current conditions. Based on data from CoreLogic, the maps show the percent change in price from a year earlier… Continue Reading
Canada is one of the world's five largest energy producers and is the principal source of U.S. energy imports
EIA Canada Country Analysis Brief: “Canada is a net exporter of most energy commodities and is an especially significant producer of conventional and unconventional oil, natural gas, and hydroelectricity. It stands out as the largest foreign supplier of energy to the United States, its southern neighbor and one of the world’s largest consumers of energy.… Continue Reading
A Review of Federal Stimulus Spending in New York and New Jersey
“A recent New York Fed report shows that the spending components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) expanded funding to states across various federal agencies and supplemented state tax revenues. In New York and New Jersey, the spending components were broadly similar to those of the nation, though the amounts allocated across agencies… Continue Reading
Internet Archives Launches TV News Search & Borrow with 350,000 Broadcasts
“[On September 17, 2012] the Internet Archive launched TV News Search & Borrow. This service is designed to help engaged citizens better understand the issues and candidates in the 2012 U.S. elections by allowing them to search closed captioning transcripts to borrow relevant television news programs. The Internet Archive works to preserve the published works… Continue Reading
