“A new report from the World Bank, IFC, and PwC finds that governments continue to reform their tax systems despite global economic uncertainty, with 31 economies having taken steps from June last year through May 2012 to make it easier and cost less for small and medium businesses to pay taxes..the Paying Taxes 2013 study… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Report: At America's Expense: The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly
“At Americas Expense compiles extensive data detailing epidemic of aging prisoners in the United States. It provides a comprehensive 50-state and federal analysis of the unnecessary incarceration of aging prisoners and provides a fiscal analysis showing the actual amount states would save, on average, by releasing aging prisoners: over $66,000 per year per released prisoner.… Continue Reading
The World Bank and Governance: The Banks Efforts to Help Developing Countries Build State Capacity
The World Bank and Governance: The Banks Efforts to Help Developing Countries Build State Capacity. Alain de Janvry and Jean-Jacques Dethier, October 2012 “A proactive and effective state is essential for development: it is needed to create a favorable investment climate and to facilitate poor peoples empowerment and their participation in economic life.3 Governance and… Continue Reading
Infrastructure Policy: Basic Design Options
Infrastructure Policy: Basic Design Options, Michael Klein, November 1, 2012, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6274 The paper lays out basic design options for infrastructure policy. It first sketches mechanisms to asses demand. Then it sets out a hierarchy of issues starting with choice of market structure followed by conduct regulation. Ownership options… Continue Reading
Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach
“Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to discount long-term consequences, and heightened sensitivity to peers and other social influences. A key function of adolescence is developing an integrated sense of self, including individualization, separation from parents, and personal identity. Experimentation… Continue Reading
Independent Auditors Report on the DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund FY 2012 Basic Financial Statements
“DODIG-2013-016 Independent Auditors Report on the DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund FY 2012 Basic Financial Statements, November 7, 2012 (Project No. D2012-D000DD-0135.000). This audit report begins on page 49 of the Fiscal Year 2012 Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Audited Financial Statements. This file is hosted on the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)… Continue Reading
American Banker – Servicers Complete $21.9 Billion in Mortgage Aid to Borrowers
“The top five mortgage servicers have doled out $21.9 billion in consumer relief to more than 300,000 borrowers under the national mortgage settlement, and the independent monitor says there is a “reasonably good chance” that some of the servicers will have met the conditions of the deal by early next year. But Joseph A. Smith,… Continue Reading
Efficiency Measurement in Data Envelopment Analysis: Some Selected Applications
Efficiency Measurement in Data Envelopment Analysis: Some Selected Applications, Biresh K. Sahoo – Xavier Institute of Management, 2011. Saarbrücken (Germany), Lap Lambert Academic Publishing (2011) “In a competitive environment most of the business firms face an irritatingly limited supply of resources. This has led to a significant emphasis on the efficient utilization and allocation of… Continue Reading
EU Parliament Endorses Internet Openness, Transparency
CDT – “The European Parliament today approved a Joint Resolution calling on EU Member States to promote and protect Internet openness at the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The resolve of the Parliamentarians who drafted the resolution deserves recognition. The result is a strong statement of confidence in the civic and economic value… Continue Reading
BFS-Auto: High Speed Book Scanner at over 250 pages/min
YouTube: “BFS-Auto can achieve high-speed and high-definition book digitization at over 250 pages/min using the original media format. This performance is realized by three key points: high-speed fully-automated page flipping, real-time 3D recognition of the flipped pages, and high-accuracy restoration to a flat document image. This system is toward the practical use in 2013.” Continue Reading
This Thanksgiving, more than 42 million Americans are on food stamps
Follow up to posting, Census Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings, US News reports “More Americans Will Use Food Stamps for Thanksgiving Than Ever Before.” Continue Reading
Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2013 Corporate Equality Index
“Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2013 Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT employees. This year, the CEI saw the largest growth in the surveys history — with 54 new businesses opting in — proving that Corporate America is committed to LGBT equality. In addition, a record… Continue Reading
