INFORMATION RESELLERS: Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and the Marketplace, GAO-14-251T, Dec 18, 2013 “No overarching federal privacy law governs the collection and sale of personal information among private-sector companies, including information resellers. Instead, laws tailored to specific purposes, situations, or entities govern the use, sharing, and protection of personal information. For example,… Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Monthly Archives: January 2014
New GAO Reports – Compacts of Free Association, Defense Infrastructure, Iranian Commercial Activities
COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION – Actions Needed to Improve Oversight and Accountability of U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, GAO-14-243T, Jan 7, 2014 DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE – Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by Analyses, but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process, GAO-14-76, Dec 11, 2013 IRANIAN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES – Foreign Firms Reported to Have Engaged in Certain Activities… Continue Reading
Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction: Workshop Summary (2014)
“Natural gas extraction from shale formations, which includes hydraulic fracturing, is increasingly in the news as the use of extraction technologies has expanded, rural communities have been transformed seemingly overnight, public awareness has increased, and regulations have been developed. The governmental public health system, which retains primary responsibility for health, was not an early participant… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports Almost One in Three Americans Were Poor at Least Two Months from 2009 to 2011
“According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 31.6 percent of Americans were in poverty for at least two months from 2009 to 2011, a 4.5 percentage point increase over the prerecession period of 2005 to 2007. Poverty was a temporary state for most people; however, 3.5 percent of Americans were in poverty for the entire three-year… Continue Reading
Infographics Highlight the History and Measurement of Poverty
“A new infographic, “Poverty: The History of a Measure,” presents a timeline of major milestones in the Census Bureau’s effort to measure poverty since President Johnson’s January 1964 declaration of his “War on Poverty” 50 years ago. A companion infographic, “How Census Measures Poverty,” examines differences between the nation’s official poverty measure and the supplemental poverty… Continue Reading
Statistics on payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries – Figures for 2012
“This is an annual publication that provides data on payments and payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries. This version of the statistical update contains data for 2012 and earlier years. There are detailed tables for each individual country as well as a number of comparative tables. A preliminary version was published in September 2013.” Full publication… Continue Reading
BIS – Property price statistics
“The property price statistics bring together data from different countries. The BIS, with the assistance of its member central banks, 1 has obtained approval of various national data providers to disseminate the statistics as long as the original national sources are clearly indicated. The sources and any relevant disclaimers are listed separately (sources of data). Copyright in these data must… Continue Reading
Books that Shaped Work in America
“In honor of its Centennial this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) — in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress — is developing a list of Books that Shaped Work in America. The idea for this list derived from the Books that Shaped America exhibition sponsored by the Library of… Continue Reading
CRS – In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney, December 27, 2013. “Practical and legal hurdles, including the difficulty of locating hidden al Qaeda members and the infeasibility of enforcing judgments in terrorism cases, hinder victims’ attempts to establish liability in U.S. courts against, and… Continue Reading
Exclusion, Competition, and Regulation in the Retail Loan Market
Melnik, Arie and Shy, Oz, Exclusion, Competition, and Regulation in the Retail Loan Market (October 31, 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2374975 “Exclusion of borrowers from credit markets became a primary concern for regulators during the recovery from the recent recession. We analyze market for loans where loan-making institutions set both interest rates and minimum credit… Continue Reading
State Profiles: How Will the Uninsured Fare Under the Affordable Care Act?
Kaiser Family Foundation searchable database: “The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to extend coverage to many of the 47 million nonelderly uninsured people nationwide. Learn how the ACA could expand coverage to the uninsured in your state.” Continue Reading
The ‘Ignored’ Third Dimension of Corporate Governance
McCahery, Joseph A. and Vermeulen, Erik P. M., The ‘Ignored’ Third Dimension of Corporate Governance (January 5, 2014). Lex Research Topics in Corporate Law & Economics Working Paper No. 2014-1. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2374810 “The separation of ownership and control has always been central in corporate governance debates. A large body of literature has sought… Continue Reading
