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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth
“Childbirth is the leading cause of hospital admission in the United States, yet there has been little research on variation in hospital costs associated with childbirth. Using data from the 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we characterized the variation in estimated facility costs of hospitalizations for low-risk childbirth across US hospitals. We found that the average… Continue Reading
Monetary Policy, Hot Housing Markets and Leverage
Ungerer, Christoph, Monetary Policy, Hot Housing Markets and Leverage (May 22, 2015). FEDS Working Paper No. 2015-048. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2628295 “Expansionary monetary policy can increase household leverage by stimulating housing liquidity. Low mortgage rates encourage buyers to enter the housing market, raising the speed at which properties can be sold. Because lenders… Continue Reading
Improving Program Management in the Federal Government
A White Paper by a Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration sponsored by the Project Management Institute July 2015 Improving. Program Management in the Federal Government. PANEL – Peter Marshall, Chair; Dan Chenok; Joseph Wholey. “…The recent high-profile failure of the Healthcare.gov launch is just one example from a long list of troubled… Continue Reading
Pew – Parents and Social Media
July 16, 2015 – Parents and Social Media, By Maeve Duggan, Amanda Lenhart, Cliff Lampe and Nicole B. Ellison Summary of Findings: Social media networks have become vital channels for Americans’ daily interactions. Users rely on these platforms to keep in touch with family and friends, gather information and share what is important to them.… Continue Reading
International report confirms: 2014 was Earth’s warmest year on record
NOAA, Climate markers continue to show global warming trend – July 16, 2015: “In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth’s changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several markers such as rising land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases ─ setting new records. These key findings and others… Continue Reading
Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2015
UK Institute for Fiscal Studies – Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2015. Chris Belfield, Jonathan Cribb, Andrew Hood, Robert Joyce.July 2015. “Average incomes are edging up slowly after falling sharply after the Great Recession. Income inequality has fallen back to levels last seen one or two decades ago. Relative poverty is lower… Continue Reading
Optimal Design and Defense of Networks Under Link Attacks
“Bravard, Christophe and charroin, liza, Optimal Design and Defense of Networks Under Link Attacks (July 1, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2631443 “Networks facilitate the exchange of goods and information and create benefits. We consider a network composed of complementary nodes, i.e., nodes that need to be connected to generate a positive payoff. This… Continue Reading
NY Fed – The Effect of the Strong Dollar on U.S. Growth
Liberty Street Economics – Mary Amiti and Tyler Bodine-Smith – “The recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar has raised concerns about its impact on U.S. GDP growth. The U.S. dollar has appreciated around 12 percent since mid-2014, rising against almost all of our trading partners, with the largest gains against Japan, Mexico, Canada, and the euro area. There was… Continue Reading
Library Trifecta: Collaboration, Innovation, and Empowerment
OCLC – “In this presentation, Senior Program Officer Roy Tennant discusses how collaboration with other institutions, innovation in both technologies and services, and empowerment of the communities libraries serve are necessary for libraries to succeed. Roy gave this presentation at the 2015 GIL Users Group Meeting on 14 May. GALILEO Interconnected Libraries, or GIL, is… Continue Reading
UK surveillance report affirms privacy concerns
The Guardian: “Privacy campaigners have secured significant concessions in a key report into surveillance by the British security agencies published on Tuesday. The 132-page report, A Democratic Licence To Operate, which Nick Clegg commissioned last year in the wake of revelations by the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, acknowledges the importance of privacy concerns. “Privacy is… Continue Reading
Digital help filing your FOIA request
Storybench: “A recent Gallup poll reaffirmed what we already know-the public’s trust in the media keeps sinking. So what’s a committed reporter to do? One answer is to take advantage of the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, to request public records to bolster one’s story. Agencies at the local, state and federal level produce thousands of records every day, most… Continue Reading
