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Daily Archives: October 13, 2012
Research – The 27year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes
The 27year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes. Glenn Deatha, Katharina E. Fabriciusa, Hugh Sweatmana, and Marji Puotinenb – doi: 10.1073/pnas.1208909109 PNAS October 1, 2012 The worlds coral reefs are being degraded, and the need to reduce local pressures to offset the effects of increasing global pressures is now… Continue Reading
3D Paper Crafted Infographic Resume
Forbes – Erica Swallow: “Mohit Lakhmani art director, paper sculptor, and 3D graphics artist is the creator of the best infographic résumé I have yet to see. Bonus: its 3D! The résumé, which features three-dimensional charts, bars, pop-up descriptions, and decorative details, took Lakhmani four days to design in Adobe Photoshop and an… Continue Reading
Measuring the Shadow Economy: Endogenous Switching Regression with Unobserved Separation
Lichard, Tomas, Hanousek, Jan and Filer, Randall K., Measuring the Shadow Economy: Endogenous Switching Regression with Unobserved Separation. IZA Discussion Paper No. 6901. Available at SSRN “We develop an estimator of unreported income, perhaps due to tax evasion, that does not depend on as strict identifying assumptions as previous estimators based on microeconomic data. The… Continue Reading
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
CRS – Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government. October 4, 2012 “Small business size standards are of congressional interest because the standards determine eligibility for receiving Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance as well as federal contracting and tax preferences. Although there is… Continue Reading
Pew – Public Less Negative About Economic News
Views of Job News Improve Across Partisan Lines – Public Less Negative About Economic News, October 10, 2012 “Americans are hearing less negative news about the nations economy than they were just a month ago, and perceptions of news about other economic sectors notably, the job situation have improved as well. Most Americans… Continue Reading
