“A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Marking progress against child labour, says that the global number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million. But even the latest improved rate of decline is not enough to achieve the goal of eliminating the worst forms of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
The Value of Cash Trapped Overseas: Evidence from U.S. Multinational Corporations
Harford, Jarrad and Wang, Cong and Zhang, Kuo, The Value of Cash Trapped Overseas: Evidence from U.S. Multinational Corporations (August 3, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2475562 “U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) hold significant amounts of cash abroad. Using a hand-collected sample of large U.S. MNCs, we find that the percentage of cash trapped overseas has… Continue Reading
Why Is the Economy Still Weak? Blame These Five Sectors – NYT
Neil Irwin: “The economy keeps underperforming. Yes, new G.D.P. data last week were better than expected. But the United States is still producing around $800 billion a year less in goods and services than it would if the economy were at full health, and as a result millions of people aren’t working who would be if… Continue Reading
Bee-Killing Pesticides Found in Midwest Rivers – Wired
Brandon Keim: “Pesticides linked to declining bee and bird populations have been found in streams across the upper Midwest, raising yet more concerns about these chemicals’ environmental effects. Researchers from the United States Geological Survey tested waters at nine sites in Iowa and Nebraska. They found neonicotinoids in each, frequently at levels that may harm insects… Continue Reading
Google News Publisher Center
Google News Blog: “If you are a news publisher, your website has probably evolved and changed over time. Until now, when you made changes to the structure of your site, we might not have discovered them unless you told us. And that meant they might not have shown up in Google News, which in turn… Continue Reading
Integrating Approaches to Privacy across the Research Lifecycle: Long-term Longitudinal Studies
“The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to announce a new publication from its Privacy Tools for Sharing Research Data project team, titled Integrating Approaches to Privacy across the Research Lifecycle: Long-term Longitudinal Studies [available for download at SSRN]. This paper explores interdisciplinary approaches to privacy in long-term longitudinal studies of human subjects.… Continue Reading
James S. Brady, Reagan’s press secretary and survivor of 1981 shooting, dies at 73
Jon Thurber, Washington Post: “James S. Brady, the often-irreverent press secretary to President Ronald Reagan who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt on his boss in 1981 and who became an enduring symbol of the fight against unfettered access to guns in American society, died Aug. 4 at a retirement community in Alexandria,… Continue Reading
Rise Seen in Asylum Denial Rates
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “The odds of an asylum claim being denied in Immigration Court has risen to 50.2 percent during the first nine months of 2014. While this is the highest denial rate since FY 2009, it is still much lower than ten years ago when nearly two out of three (62.6%) of those… Continue Reading
DOE Public Access Plan
[Via Tim Byrne – DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information] DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information] “The U.S. Department of Energy has released its Public Access Plan in response to the OSTP Memorandum of February 22, 2013, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.” The Plan outlines the Department’s approach to implementing the objectives of… Continue Reading
The importance of bees – BBC
The importance of bees – Presented by Chris Packham – Naturalist and presenter / in Association with the British Beekeepers Association: “Ever wondered where all the food that you eat comes from? Well it might surprise you that a significant proportion is provided by bees one way or another. If you look at the plate of food on your… Continue Reading
Developing the Cyber Experts of the future – GCHQ certifies Master’s Degrees in Cyber Security
News release: “The certification of six Master’s degrees in Cyber Security was announced by Rt.Hon Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he visited GCHQ today. This marks another significant step in the development of the UK’s knowledge, skills and capability in all fields of Cyber Security as part of the National Cyber Security Programme. The National Cyber… Continue Reading
Exploring and (Re)Defining the Boundaries of the Cohan Rule
Soled, Jay A., Exploring and (Re)Defining the Boundaries of the Cohan Rule (August 1, 2007). Temple Law Review, Vol. 79, p. 939, 2007. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2475192 “Year in and year out, courts repeatedly adjudicate taxpayer substantiation issues. These are cases in which taxpayers make assertions relating items such as business deductions, the amount… Continue Reading
