Day archives: August 22nd, 2009

American Time Use Survey

New York Times “Sunday Business analyzed new data from the American Time Use Survey to compare the 2008 weekday activities of the employed and unemployed. The comparison may seem obvious, but differences in time spent by these two groups can be striking.” Graphic: How Different Groups Spend Their Day – “The American Time Use Survey …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

European Central Bank: Monetary policy strategy in a global environment

Monetary policy strategy in a global environment, by by Philippe Moutot and Giovanni Vitale. European Central Bank, ECB, Occasional Paper Series No 106. August 2009. “This paper discusses the structural implications of real and financial globalisation, with the aim of drawing lessons for the conduct of monetary policy and, in particular, for the assessment of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Consumer Reports: Patient satisfaction with PPOs driven down by administrative hassles

American Medical News staff. Posted Aug. 17, 2009: “The latest health plan ratings by Consumer Reports shows PPO members less satisfied than those who belong to HMOs, primarily because of poor scores for PPOs’ customer service and billing practices. Overall, 64% of the 37,481 readers surveyed said they were “very” or “completely” satisfied with their …

Subjects: Knowledge Management