Although this article is specific to a group of professionals in geoscience, the research about this bias is reflective of experiences across a range of professions, Nature Geoscience – Gender differences in recommendation letters forpostdoctoral fellowships in geoscience, published online 3 October 2016. “Gender disparities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Additional START Datasets Now Available
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism – “Utilizing the Dataverse Network Project, START has created its own repository of datasets and databases on terrorism, conflict, and preparedness. This collection includes research funded by START as well as research for which START has been given permission to release. Users can read… Continue Reading
Paper – Using metadata actively
Using metadata actively, Colin Bird, Simon Coles, Iris Garrelfs, Tom Griffin, Magnus Hagdorn, Graham Klyne, Mike Mineter, Cerys Willoughby 2016, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 76-85 doi:10.2218/ijdc.v11i1.412 “Almost all researchers collect and preserve metadata, although doing so is often seen as a burden. However, when that metadata can be, and is, used actively during an… Continue Reading
Technological Neutrality: Recalibrating Copyright in the Information Age
Craig, Carys J., Technological Neutrality: Recalibrating Copyright in the Information Age (October 14, 2016). Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 5/2017. Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2852385 “This Article aims to draw the connection between how we conceptualize legal rights over information resources and our capacity to develop technologically neutral legal norms in the information… Continue Reading
Pew – The State of American Jobs
“Tectonic changes are reshaping U.S. workplaces as the economy moves deeper into the knowledge-focused age. These changes are affecting the very nature of jobs by rewarding social, communications and analytical skills. They are prodding many workers to think about lifetime commitments to retraining and upgrading their skills. And they may be prompting a society-wide reckoning… Continue Reading
ABA launches Free Legal Answers
“Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic. Qualifying users post their civil legal question to their state’s website. Users will then be emailed when their question receives a response. Attorney volunteers, who must be authorized to provide pro bono assistance in their state, log in to the website, select questions to answer, and… Continue Reading
Paper – The Returns to Knowledge Hierarchies
The Returns to Knowledge Hierarchies [subscription req’d] Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization”> J Law Econ Organ(2016) doi:10.1093/jleo/eww008 “Hierarchies allow individuals to leverage their knowledge through others’ time. This mechanism increases productivity and amplifies the impact of skill heterogeneity on earnings inequality. This article analyzes the earnings and organization of US lawyers and uses an… Continue Reading
Paper – Earnings Inequality and Coordination Costs: Evidence from U.S. Law Firms
Earnings Inequality and Coordination Costs: Evidence from U.S. Law Firms – Thomas Hubbard, professor of strategy at the Kellogg School and Professor Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics. February 2016. “Earnings inequality has increased substantially since the 1970s. Using evidence from confidential Census data on U.S. law offices on lawyers’ organization and earnings,… Continue Reading
NY Fed releases Economic Research Tracker App
“The Economic Research Tracker is designed to increase the visibility and accessibility of the Bank’s research. Aggregating posts from the Liberty Street Economics blog, this app features the insights and analysis of New York Fed economists in an easy-to-use interface that can be customized according to a user’s preferences. Users can search the full catalog… Continue Reading
Rutgers library announces new incentive to reduce textbook costs
This video report highlights the consistently increasing costs of text books in both print and e-format and the struggles of many students to to fund their purchase. Continue Reading
EFF – Copyright Law Shouldn’t Punish Research and Repair
EFF: “…As part of an ongoing study, [the Copyright Office is] asking for comments (PDF) on whether it should recommend that Congress enact a series of permanent exemptions to the law for several important and useful activities, including security research and repair. On the one hand, any such recommendation may be too little and too… Continue Reading
IMF World Economic Outlook October 2016
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2016: Subdued Demand: Symptoms and Remedies “Global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017. The forecast, revised down by 0.1 percentage point for 2016 and 2017 relative to April, reflects a more subdued outlook for advanced economies following the… Continue Reading
