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A Tale of Twin Tech: Bitcoin and the WWW

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Folkinshteyn, Daniel and Lennon, Mark M and Reilly, Timothy, A Tale of Twin Tech: Bitcoin and the WWW (February 1, 2015). Journal of Strategic and International Studies, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2601617

“Bitcoin is widely represented in the popular press, but far less so in serious academic inquiry. Researchers have analyzed Bitcoin from various discipline-specific perspectives using their own sets of theories and jargon. Yet cross-disciplinary research has been muddled by the inaccurate interpretation of terminology across fields of research. This results in polarized assessments. In an effort to examine the Bitcoin phenomenon in a more holistic and multidisciplinary manner, this paper compares Bitcoin with another innovative technology – the World Wide Web – as first envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee. By exploring the early development of the World Wide Web, we seek to compare and contrast its development with that of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. The goal of this study is to show similarities and differences in their historic development, in order to identify key success factors related to the adoption of these technologies. Through identification of these factors we seek to guide both academics and practitioners towards fruitful avenues of research and development.”

State of the News Media 2015

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“Call it a mobile majority. At the start of 2015, 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic to their sites and associated applications coming from mobile devices than from desktop computers, according to Pew Research Center’s analysis of comScore data. At the same time, though, desktop visitors to these sites tend… Continue Reading

The State & Local Finance Initiative’s State Economic Monitor

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“The State & Local Finance Initiative’s State Economic Monitor tracks and analyzes economic and fiscal trends at the state level. Its interactive graphics highlight particular differences across all 50 states and the District of Columbia in employment, wages, housing, and taxes. Each section is updated when new data are released. The US Bureau of Labor… Continue Reading

End-of-Life Finances for Older Americans and The Use of “Big Data” in Employee Benefits

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“New research by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that a large percentage of individuals who died recently had little or no assets. Those who died relatively younger were even more likely to be in this situation. “Households which lost family members at relatively younger ages were also the households with lower asset… Continue Reading

Attacking the Internet using Broadcast Digital Television

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From the Aether to the Ethernet – Attacking the Internet using Broadcast Digital Television. Yossef Oren, Angelos D. Keromytis, Columbia University 19th May 2014. “In the attempt to bring modern broadband Internet fea-tures to traditional broadcast television, the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) consortium introduced a specification called Hybrid Broadcast-Broadband Television(HbbTV), which allows broadcast streams to… Continue Reading

Potential Macroeconomic Impact of Unconventional Oil and Gas Boom in US

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The Potential Macroeconomic Impact of the Unconventional Oil and Gas Boom in the United States, Ben Hunt; Dirk Muir; Martin Sommer. May 1. 2015. WP/15/92. “This paper uses two of the IMF’s structural macroeconomic models to estimate the potential global impact of the boom in unconventional oil and natural gas in the United States. The… Continue Reading

Group of Twenty – Measures Which are Both Macroprudential and Capital Flow Management Measures

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Group of Twenty – Measures Which are Both Macroprudential and Capital Flow Management Measures: IMF Approach, April 30, 2015. “The global financial crisis underscored the costs of systemic instability at both the national and global levels and highlighted the importance of dedicated macroprudential and capital flow management policies. The IMF has been assisting its members… Continue Reading

Investor Reaction in Stock Market Crashes and Post-Crash Market Reversals

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Folkinshteyn, Daniel and Meric, Gulser and Meric, Ilhan, Investor Reaction in Stock Market Crashes and Post-Crash Market Reversals (December 15, 2014). International Journal of Business and Finance Research, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2601622 ‘We study investor overreaction using data for five major stock market crashes during the 1987-2008 period. We find some evidence… Continue Reading