“Adults who are deciding whether to return to college or to enroll for the first time have numerous sources of information and other support available to inform their decisions. But they’re not using those resources and may not even know about them, according to a new report – Is College Worth It for Me? How… Continue Reading
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Intelligence Briefings of Presidential Candidates, 1952-2004
“Getting To Know the President by John Helgerson describes the important process of information sharing between the Intelligence Community and the chief executive. First published in 1996 and now revised and updated to include accounts of intelligence support to candidates and presidents-elect in the three elections between then and 2004, Helgerson’s study provides unique insights… Continue Reading
Why Lung Cancer Strikes Nonsmokers
Stacy Simon, American Cancer Society – “Most people know that smoking causes cancer, but may not realize how many nonsmokers get lung cancer, too. Every year, about 16,000 to 24,000 Americans die of lung cancer, even though they have never smoked. In fact, if lung cancer in nonsmokers had its own separate category, it would… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DHS, Native American Veterans, Small Business Innovation Research
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – Opportunities Exist to Enhance Visibility over Collaborative Field Mechanisms, GAO-13-734, Sep 27, 2013 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS – DOL Needs a Clear Plan to Improve Employment and Training Services on Tribal Lands, GAO-13-664, Sep 26, 2013 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH – Data Rights Protections, GAO-14-116R, Nov 4, 2013 Continue Reading
CDC – Hypertension Among Adults in the United States
Hypertension Among Adults in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012 – National Center for Health Statistics, October 2013 ‘The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension among U.S. adults aged 18 and over was 29.1% in 2011–2012, similar to the prevalence in 2009–2010. The prevalence of hypertension was similar for men and women at… Continue Reading
The Legislative Attack on American Wages and Labor Standards, 2011–2012
Economic Policy Institute: The Legislative Attack on American Wages and Labor Standards, 2011–2012 – By Gordon Lafer | October 31, 2013 “Over the past two years, state legislators across the country have launched an unprecedented series of initiatives aimed at lowering labor standards, weakening unions, and eroding workplace protections for both union and non-union workers. This… Continue Reading
The October 2013 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices
“The October 2013 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. Domestic banks, on balance, reported having eased their lending standards and having experienced little change in loan demand, on average, over… Continue Reading
How do individual sectors respond to macroeconomic shocks? A structural dynamic factor approach applied to Swiss data
How do individual sectors respond to macroeconomic shocks? A structural dynamic factor approach applied to Swiss data – Gregor Baurle and Elizabeth Steiner, September 5, 2013 “Surprisingly little empirical work is available on how individual production sectors respond to macroeconomic shocks. The model developed in this paper quantifies the impact of monetary policy, exchange rates… Continue Reading
The Effects of Policy Guidance on Perceptions of the Fed’s Reaction Function
Katherine Femia, Steven Friedman, and Brian Sack. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, November 1, 2013. “In the past few years, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been using forward guidance about the federal funds rate in a more explicit way than ever before. This paper explores the market reaction to the forward guidance, with particular focus… Continue Reading
Is an Aging Workforce Less Productive? No!
Brookings – Gary Burtless: “As the population grows older an increasing percentage of the workforce will be past age 60. Older workers are ordinarily thought to be less productive than younger ones, raising the question of whether an aging workforce will also be a less productive one. In new research funded by the Social Security… Continue Reading
CRS – Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies
Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress, Rebecca M. Nelson – Analyst in International Trade and Finance. October 28, 2013 “High levels of sovereign debt in advanced economies are of interest to Congress for a number of reasons. First, the IMF has identified advanced economy debt as a possible threat to the global economic recovery, as countries… Continue Reading
NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework
Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity – Executive Order 13636 – Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework – November 1, 2013 [snipped] “The Framework Core is a set of cybersecurity activities and references that are common across critical infrastructure sectors organized around particular outcomes. The Core presents standards and best practices in a manner that allows for communication of cybersecurity risk across the organization… Continue Reading
