The Skin In The Game Heuristic for Protection Against Tail Events – Constantine Sandis, Oxford Brooks; Nassim Nicholas Taleb, NYU-Poly; Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne – Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne (CES). July 30, 2013 “Standard economic theory makes an allowance for the agency problem, but not the compounding of moral hazard in the presence of informational opacity, particularly in what… Continue Reading
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Reducing Retirement Risk with a Rising Equity Glide-Path
Reducing Retirement Risk with a Rising Equity Glide-Path, Wade D. Pfau, The American College; Michael E. Kitces, The Kitces Report & Nerd’s Eye View; Pinnacle Advisory Group. September 12, 2013 “This study explores the issue of what is an appropriate default equity glide-path for client portfolios during the retirement phase of the life cycle. We find, surprisingly, that rising equity… Continue Reading
The International Court of Justice’s 2012 Jurisprudence
What a Difference a Year Makes: The International Court of Justice’s 2012 Jurisprudence. Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University – Law School, August 2013. Journal of International Dispute Resolution, 2013 (Forthcoming). GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-107 . GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-107 “An analysis of any particular decision of the International Court of Justice sometimes misses… Continue Reading
EPIC – Foreign Intelligence Court Releases Controversial Opinion on Domestic Telephone Records Program
“The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has released an Opinion, justifying the NSA’s telephone record collection program. In the Opinion, Judge Claire Eagan states that “there is no Fourth Amendment impediment to the collection” of all domestic call detail records. Judge Eagan also concluded that all domestic call detail records are “relevant” under Section 215 because “individuals associated… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Governor’s Speech on Macroprudential Regulation
Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the Yale Law School Conference on Challenges in Global Financial Services, New Haven, Connecticut September 20, 2013 – Macroprudential Regulation “Real world crises have a way of shaking up the intellectual foundations of policy disciplines. Elements of received wisdom are undermined, while certain heterodox or less mainstream views are seen as more valid… Continue Reading
Navy Commercial Access Control System Did Not Effectively Mitigate Access Control Risks
Navy Commercial Access Control System Did Not Effectively Mitigate Access Control Risks (Repot1 No. DODIG-2013-134), September 16, 2013 “FINDING A: NCACS Did Not Effectively Mitigate Access Control Risks for Contractors Entering Navy Installations – The Navy Commercial Access Control System, Rapidgate, did not effectively mitigate the access control risks of contractors accessing Navy installations. Specifically, numerous… Continue Reading
Harvard Magazine – New VP for Harvard Library Sees Opportunities Ahead
“SARAH THOMAS, the new vice president for the Harvard Library, shared her vision for the institution in an interview with Harvard Magazine during the second week of September, her fifth week on the job. The libraries have passed through a period of turmoil, but she emphasized that the renewed organization is now in a position of strength. (Transitions for Harvard’s libraries… Continue Reading
EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants
Agency takes important step to reduce carbon pollution from power plants as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: “he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants in order to combat climate change and improve public health. In addition, EPA has initiated broad-based… Continue Reading
Gallup – State of the American Workplace
Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders “The State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders report highlights findings from Gallup’s ongoing study of the American workplace from 2010 through 2012. This is a continuation of Gallup’s previous report on the U.S. workplace covering 2008 through 2010. This latest report provides… Continue Reading
EFF – Thirteen Principles Against Unchecked Surveillance Launched at United Nations
Privacy Advocates Call Upon UN Member States to End Mass Internet Spying Worldwide: “Geneva – At the 24th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, six major privacy NGOs, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), warned nations of the urgent need comply with international human rights law to protect their citizens from… Continue Reading
Report Ranks U.S. Cities’ Efforts to Save Energy
News release: “The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today released the 2013 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a report that ranks 34 of the most populous U.S. cities on policies to advance energy efficiency. The report includes recommendations and strategies for all cities to lower energy use. ACEEE also launched a new interactive infographic… Continue Reading
Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Statistics for States and Local Areas
“Income levels and poverty rates were not statistically different for most states and metro areas from 2011 to 2012, according to statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Incomes remained lower and poverty rates were higher in 2012 than in 2007, the year before the recession. The percentage of people without… Continue Reading
