CRS – U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues. Amy F. Woolf, Specialist in Nuclear Weapons Policy. March 18, 2015. “Even though the United States plans to reduce the number of warheads deployed on its long-range missiles and bombers, consistent with the terms of the New START Treaty, it also plans to develop new… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Introduction: Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863-1945
Batlan, Felice, Introduction: Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863-1945 (2015). F. Batlan, Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863-1945, Cambridge University Press, 2015; Chicago-Kent College of Law Research Paper. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2605584 “Challenging our assumptions about the history of the legal… Continue Reading
Freedom to Tinker
Samuelson, Pamela, Freedom to Tinker (May 11, 2015). Theoretical Inquiries in Law, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2605195 “People tinker with technologies and other human-made artifacts for a variety of reasons: to have fun, to be playful, to learn how things work, to discern their flaws or vulnerabilities, to build their skills, to become… Continue Reading
Oceanic and atmospheric forcing of Larsen C Ice-Shelf thinning
Citation: Holland, P. R., Brisbourne, A., Corr, H. F. J., McGrath, D., Purdon, K., Paden, J., Fricker, H. A., Paolo, F. S., and Fleming, A. H.: Oceanic and atmospheric forcing of Larsen C Ice-Shelf thinning, The Cryosphere, 9, 1005-1024, doi:10.5194/tc-9-1005-2015, 2015. “The catastrophic collapses of Larsen A and B ice shelves on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have caused their tributary glaciers to accelerate, contributing to sea-level rise and freshening the… Continue Reading
Financial Innovation: The Origins of the Tri-Party Repo Market
Financial Innovation: The Origins of the Tri-Party Repo Market, Antoine Martin and Susan McLaughlin First in a two-part series. “The conventional wisdom about financial innovation is that it is typically undertaken as a way to increase profits. However, financial innovation can also occur as a response to the need to reduce risk. Tri-party repo is… Continue Reading
New Reports from Office of Financial Research
The Influence of Systemic Importance Indicators on Banks’ Credit Default Swap Spreads by Jill Cetina and Bert Loudis. “This paper examines credit default swap (CDS) spreads in a sample of international banks for evidence of a benefit related to possible measures of systemic importance. The authors find a consistent, statistically significant negative relationship between five-year… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Aviation Security, Border Security, Indian Affairs, Medicaid Demonstrations, North Korea Sanctions
Aviation Security: TSA Has Taken Steps to Improve Oversight of Key Programs, but Additional Actions Are Needed, GAO-15-559T: Published: May 13, 2015. Publicly Released: May 13, 2015. Border Security: Progress and Challenges in DHS’s Efforts to Implement and Assess Infrastructure and Technology, GAO-15-595T: Published: May 13, 2015. Publicly Released: May 13, 2015. Indian Affairs: Further… Continue Reading
Appropriations for LC and CRS – no public access to CRS reports
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016 – spotlight on LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [via FAS]: “The Committee recommends $591,431,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress. This is $33,071,000 below the budget request and is $510,000 above the current level. In addition to the appropriation, the Committee recommends offsetting collections of $42,127,000. Established by Congress in… Continue Reading
Pew – Checks and Balances 2015 update
“Checking accounts are a vital financial tool, utilized by 9 in 10 American households. This report provides the third annual evaluation of disclosure, overdraft, and dispute resolution policies and practices of 45 of the nation’s 50 largest retail banks, totaling 66 percent of all domestic deposit volume. Pew’s Model Summary Disclosure Box for Checking Accounts… Continue Reading
American Bicyclists 2015 rankings of the most bicycle-friendly states
“Every year, the League ranks all 50 states on their bikeability. We do this based on a mutli-faceted Bicycle Friendly State questionnaire that is answered by each state’s Bicycle Coordinator. We look at five categories: Legislation & Enforcement, Policies & Programs, Infrastructure & Funding, Education & Encouragement, and Evaluation & Planning. Click here to download… Continue Reading
Insights from Accenture Strategy 2015 U.S. College Graduate Employment Study
“The Accenture Strategy 2015 U.S. College Graduate Employment Study finds that new college graduates are well prepared as they enter the workforce. They’re responding to the growing need for STEM degrees. They’re thinking about potential jobs before choosing a major field of study. They’re pursuing internships and ongoing training opportunities. And colleges are doing their… Continue Reading
Mortgage Borrowing Among Most Creditworthy Abates
Liberty Street Economics – New York Fed – Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, Joelle Scally, and Wilbert van der Klaauw: “Today’s release of the New York Fed’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit for the first quarter of 2015 reports a flattening in household debt balances. The slow growth in debt balances has left many… Continue Reading
