Preliminary Conference Draft – The Political Foundations of Scarce and Unstable Credit, by Charles W. Calomiris and Stephen Haber, March 2013 – presented April 9, 2013 With respect to banking crises, economists have constructed models capable of explaining such events despite their undesirable consequences but those models cannot explain why the influences they… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Paper – The Downfall of Extroverts and the Rise of Neurotics – The Dynamic Process of Status Allocation in Task Groups
Paper – The Downfall of Extroverts and the Rise of Neurotics – The Dynamic Process of Status Allocation in Task Groups, by Corrine Bendersky and Neha Parikh Shah, Academy of Management Journal, AMJ-2011-0316.R3. “We advance previous research that has associated extraversion with high status and neuroticism with low status in newly-formed task groups by examining… Continue Reading
How Other Companies Manage Social Media (Infographic)
Entrepreneur: “We asked 2,714 communicators how their companies use social media in our Ragan/NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions survey, and Go-Gulf.com highlighted some of the findings in an infographic.” Continue Reading
Book review – The Invisible Playground: Phone Phreaking and the Criminalization of Curiosity
LA Times Book Review by Jason Brown of Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell by Phil Lapsley “Lapsleys book is the definitive history of the Golden Age of phone phreaking in the 1960s and 70s, when these quirks in the system were the basic tools used… Continue Reading
Commentary – As housing market heals, its time to hasten the foreclosure process
As housing market heals, its time to hasten the foreclosure process, by Mark Zandi. March 22, 2013 “Its time to pull the band age off Americas foreclosure problem. The economy is ready to emerge from its recent dark period, but to make it happen soon we need to speed the resolution of millions of troubled… Continue Reading
Interview explores topic of new book – Givers vs. Takers: The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead
Givers vs. Takers: The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead. April 10, 2013. Knowledge@Wharton “A colleague asks you for feedback on a report. A LinkedIn connection requests an introduction to one of your key contacts. A recent graduate would like an informational interview. New research from Wharton management professor Adam Grant reveals that how you… Continue Reading
Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on monitoring implementation of Basel III regulatory reform
“Full, timely and consistent implementation of Basel III remains fundamental to building a resilient financial system, maintaining public confidence in regulatory ratios and providing a level playing field for internationally active banks. This report updates G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on progress in adoption of the Basel III regulatory reforms since the Basel… Continue Reading
Authorities' access to trade repository data – consultative report
Bank for International Settlements: “The consultative report Authorities’ access to trade repository data was published for public comment on 11 April 2013. Trade repositories (TRs) are entities that maintain a centralised electronic record of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transaction data. TRs will play a key role in increasing transparency in the OTC derivatives markets by improving… Continue Reading
Georgetown Law Library Equal Justice Film Festival Presents Gideons Army
Gideons Army Produced and directed by Georgetown Law graduate Dawn Porter: “A 2013 Sundance award winning documentary, Gideon’s Army follows the personal stories of three young public defenders in the Deep South challenging the assumptions that drive a criminal justice system strained to the breaking point. As of this spring, it has been 50 years… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports State Government Tax Collections Reach High of Nearly $800 Billion in FY 2012
News release: “Overall state government tax collections increased $34.3 billion from fiscal year 2011 to a record $794.6 billion in 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. The previous high for overall state tax collections was $779.7 billion in 2008. State tax revenue is up 13.0 percent from $703.4 billion in 2010, which was the… Continue Reading
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal
CRS – Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal. James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance. April 8, 2013 This report provides an overview of the role foreign investment plays in the U.S. economy and an assessment of possible actions a foreign investor or a group of foreign investors might… Continue Reading
"Subcommittee Affirms United States Commitment to Internet Freedom"
News release: “The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today advanced legislation to promote a global Internet free from government control. The bill, approved by voice vote, contains the same language that unanimously passed the House and Senate last year, elevating it to official U.S policy rather than merely a… Continue Reading
