OECD – Dirk Schoenmaker, Toon Peek – Duisenberg School of Finance, Netherlands. Jan 6, 2014. “This paper reviews the state of the banking sector in Europe. At the aggregate level, the empirical data suggest that the Baltics, Cyprus, Greece and Ireland, in particular, are hit by a strong decline in lending in the wake of the financial crisis.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2014
2014–15 Occupational Outlook Handbook
“The 2014–15 Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) was released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The OOH reflects BLS employment projections for the 2012–22 decade. The OOH is one of the nation’s most widely used sources of career information. It provides details on hundreds of occupations and is used by career counselors, students, parents, teachers, jobseekers, career changers,… Continue Reading
Gallup – Three in 10 in U.S. Own an Array of Consumer Electronics
“As electronics enthusiasts gather in Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, a new Gallup analysis finds Americans falling into four groups according to their ownership levels of the electronic devices already available. At one end of the spectrum, 31% are “Super Tech Adopters,” who report broad ownership of the major computing… Continue Reading
Trends in transition from classical censorship to Intenet censorship: selected country overviews
Dr Constance Bitso, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, South Africa; Prof Ina Fourie, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, South Africa; Prof Theo Bothma, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria “Censorship is no longer limited to printed media and videos. Its impact is felt much more strongly… Continue Reading
Determinants of European Bank CDS Spreads in Times of Crisis
Samaniego-Medina, Reyes and Trujillo‐Ponce, Antonio and Cardone-Riportella, Clara and Parrado-Martínez, Purificación, Determinants of European Bank CDS Spreads in Times of Crisis (December 1, 2013). WP Funcas, No. 736. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2375715 “Since the beginning of the financial crisis, the credit default swap (CDS) spreads of the European banks have severely increased. This paper empirically… Continue Reading
The Concentration of Wealth in New York City
Changes in the Structure of Household Income by Race/Ethnic Groups and Latino Nationalities 1990 – 2010 – Laird W. Bergad, Distinguished Professor, Department of Latin American, Latino and Puerto Rican Studies, Lehman College, Ph.D. Program in History, Graduate Center. “This study examines the concentration of wealth in New York City between 1990 and 2010 using data on household income from… Continue Reading
Net Loss: The Killing of Marine Mammals in Foreign Fisheries
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): “Few realize it, but nearly every foreign fish product sold in the United States enters the U.S. market in violation of federal law. from the cod and haddock that go into the fish sticks enjoyed by children to the sea bass served at fine restaurants, if it was imported, it probably entered this country… Continue Reading
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, December 17-18, 2013
“The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 17-18, 2013. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes. The minutes for each… Continue Reading
Public Report on the Independent Assessment Process for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo
“The Global Network Initiative today released a public report on the independent assessments of founding companies Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The assessments looked at cases of government requests implicating the rights of Internet users, and found that each company is making a good faith effort to implement GNI’s Principles on Freedom of Expression and Privacy, and to… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Government Support for Bank Holding Companies, InfoSec, James Webb Space Telescope
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR BANK HOLDING COMPANIES – Statutory Changes to Limit Future Support Are Not Yet Fully Implemented, GAO-14-174T, Jan 8, 2014: “GAO found that from 2007 through 2009, the federal government’s actions to stabilize the financial system provided significant funding support and other benefits to bank holding companies and their subsidiaries. The Board of Governors of… Continue Reading
Medical Debt Among People With Health Insurance
Kaiser Family Foundation: ” With one in three Americans reporting that they have difficulty paying their medical bills, this report looks at some of the reasons Americans encounter medical debt, even when they have insurance, by drawing insights from the experiences of nearly two dozen people who recently experienced such problems. This report identifies common causes and… Continue Reading
National Health Spending In 2012 Marks Fourth Year of Low Growth
“In 2012 U.S. health care spending increased 3.7 percent to reach $2.8 trillion, or $8,915 per person, the fourth consecutive year of slow growth. The share of the economy devoted to health spending decreased from 17.3 percent in 2011 to 17.2 percent in 2012, as the Gross Domestic Product increased nearly one percentage point faster… Continue Reading
