Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues. Sean Lowry, Analyst in Public Finance, October 3, 2012 “As communities face a variety of economic challenges, some are looking to local banks andfinancial institutions for solutions that address the specific development needs of low-income and distressed communities. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) provide financial… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Study – Women as Academic Authors, 1665-2010
Women as Academic Authors, 1665-2010: “Womens presence in higher education has increased, but as authors of scholarly paperskeys to career successtheir publishing patterns differ from those of men. Explore nearly 1,800 fields and subfields, across four centuries, to see which areas have the most female authors and which have the fewest, in this exclusive Chronicle… Continue Reading
A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey
Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey, October 2012 “Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected… Continue Reading
Kaiser – The Uninsured: A Primer
“This comprehensive primer provides a profile of the uninsured population, explains why they lack coverage, reviews the consequences of not having coverage, examines differences in uninsured rates among states, and summarizes how the uninsured may be affected by health reform. Also available are supplemental tables with more detailed data on health coverage nationally and at… Continue Reading
Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population
“The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people aged 65+ to people aged 20-64 will rise by 80%. This shift is happening for two reasons: People are living… Continue Reading
Preliminary international banking statistics at end-June 2012
Bank for International Settlements: “Statistics at end-June 2012 are preliminary and subject to change. Large movements in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Data are available via the BIS WebStats interactive query tool, in PDF format and CSV files on the BIS website (locational and consolidated banking statistics), and as a single… Continue Reading
UK Report – The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets
“A new two-year Foresight study The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets – An International Perspective, sheds new light on technological advances which have transformed market structures in recent years. The independent and international study has involved 150 leading experts from more 20 countries to provide the best possible analysis on computer trading to… Continue Reading
FTC Recommends Best Practices for Companies That Use Facial Recognition Technologies
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission released a staff report Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies for the increasing number of companies using facial recognition technologies, to help them protect consumers privacy as they use the technologies to create innovative new commercial products and services…Facial recognition also has raised a… Continue Reading
CBO – Presentation on Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
Presentation on Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways, Senior Advisor for Microeconomic Studies Division Perry Beider’s presentation to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “This report focuses on fuel and VMT taxes; uses facts and estimates from literature; provides an economic framework.” Continue Reading
Commentary on keeping paper books – The Pleasure of Sharing
Why I’d Still Choose Paper Books Over Digital Books, by Nancy Perkins, October 16, 2012. “I love used books because you never know what youll find inside. Aside from a well-crafted tale (and the rare author/illustrator signature), you can discover another persons thoughts and bookmarks. It is a journey into another mind. I shy away… Continue Reading
IMF Working Paper – The Chicago Plan Revisited
The Chicago Plan Revisited, Jaromir Benes and Michael Kumhof, August 2012. “At the height of the Great Depression a number of leading U.S. economists advanced a proposal for monetary reform that became known as the Chicago Plan. It envisaged the separation of the monetary and credit functions of the banking system, by requiring 100% reserve… Continue Reading
Good practices for university open-access policies
“In anticipation of worldwide Open Access Week, the Harvard Open Access Project is pleased to release version 1.0 of a guide to good practices for university open-access policies. Gathering together recommendations on drafting, adopting, and implementing OA policies, the guide is based on policies adopted at Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and a couple of dozen other… Continue Reading
