“The Death Penalty Worldwide website was created by Professor Sandra Babcock in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The website and database are intended to fill a void in current information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty around the world. There is a great deal… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Distribution of Consumption
De Giorgi, Giacomo and Gambetti, Luca, Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Distribution of Consumption (March 1, 2015). FRB of New York Staff Report No. 716. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2574395 “This paper sheds new light on the interactions between business cycles and the consumption distribution. We use Consumer Expenditure Survey data and a factor… Continue Reading
A UK Exit from the EU: The End of the United Kingdom or a New Constitutional Dawn?
Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh, A UK Exit from the EU: The End of the United Kingdom or a New Constitutional Dawn? (March 5, 2015). Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2015; Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2574405 “Only recently, in September 2014, the UK survived one of the most serious threats… Continue Reading
Ecological Knowledge, Leadership, and the Evolution of Menopause in Killer Whales
News release: “A new study led by the Universities of Exeter and York has shown that female killer whales survive after menopause because they help their family members find food during hard times. This research provides insights into why women continue to live long after they can no longer have children. Menopause is one of… Continue Reading
Report – The Demolition of Workers’ Comp
The Demolition of Workers’ Comp Over the past decade, states have slashed workers’ compensation benefits, denying injured workers help when they need it most and shifting the costs of workplace accidents to taxpayers. by Michael Grabell, ProPublica, and Howard Berkes, NPR March 4, 2015. “Over the past decade, state after state has been dismantling America’s workers’ comp… Continue Reading
Unclassified Version of March 6, 2015 Message to the Workforce from CIA Director John Brennan
Unclassified Version of March 6, 2015 Message to the Workforce from CIA Director John Brennan: Our Agency’s Blueprint for the Future, March 6, 2015 “Colleagues, Last September I asked an outstanding group of officers from across the Agency to examine our organization—particularly its people, processes, and structure—and to provide a report on how to ensure… Continue Reading
Using Open Data to Protect the Food Supply
GovLab – A Roundtable with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 2015. “Roundtable Insights and Recommendations – The discussions covered seven key areas where USDA can further develop its open data strategy and increase both USDA and its data users’ ability to leverage data to improve food resilience. These areas for improvement mirror the findings… Continue Reading
Freedom of Information Act Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by- Side Analysis
CRS Report – Freedom of Information Act Legislation in the 114th Congress: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Analysis. Daniel J. Richardson, Research Assistant, Wendy Ginsberg, Analyst in American National Government. February 26, 2015. “Both the House and Senate are currently considering legislation that would make substantive changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA was… Continue Reading
Credit Scarcity in Developing Countries: An Empirical Investigation Using Brazilian Firm-Level Data
Sant Anna, Andre A and ambrozio, antonio and De Sousa, Felipe Lage and Faleiros, Joao Paulo, Credit Scarcity in Developing Countries: An Empirical Investigation Using Brazilian Firm-Level Data (November 2014). Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 372. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2567328 “The aim of this paper is investigating whether Brazilian industrial firms… Continue Reading
‘Lost’ Clerks of the White Court Era
Cushman, Clare, ‘Lost’ Clerks of the White Court Era (March 4, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2573926 “While studies of early Supreme Court clerks have focused on the scholarly Justices (Horace Gray, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo) who hired clerks from elite law schools and mentored them on to successful careers after… Continue Reading
Federal Student Aid – Financial Responsibility Composite Scores
“Section 498(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires for-profit and non-profit institutions to annually submit audited financial statements to the Department to demonstrate they are maintaining the standards of financial responsibility necessary to participate in the Title IV programs [158 private college colleges failed]. One of many standards, which the Department… Continue Reading
Is Your School Spending Less Than Your Neighbor’s?
NY Fed – Is Your School Spending Less Than Your Neighbor’s? Ravi Bhalla and Rajashri Chakrabarti , March 6, 2015. “This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a set of interactive visuals that present school spending and its various components—such as instructional spending, instructional support, leadership support, and building services spending—across all… Continue Reading
