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News release [includes database with links to data on individual countries, regions, and rank] “There are 40 names on this years list of Predators of Press Freedom 40 politicians, government officials, religious leaders, militias and criminal organisations that cannot stand the press, treat it as an enemy and directly attack journalists. They are powerful, …
Follow up to Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the following news release: “NOAA is restricting fishing for a minimum of ten days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Floridas Pensacola Bay …
Huffington Post/SkyTruth: “The Gulf Coast spill will have eclipsed the Exxon Valdez in terms of total gallons of oil before the weekend is over — making it the largest oil spill in U.S. history — according to calculations made by oceanographer Ian MacDonald after studying aerial Coast Guard photos taken earlier in the week.”
The Credit Market Consequences of Job Displacement, Benjamin J. Keys, Federal Reserve Board, 2010-24. April 29, 2010 “Abstract: This paper demonstrates the important role of job displacement in the household bankruptcy decision. I develop a dynamic, forward-looking model of unemployment and bankruptcy where persistent negative income shocks increase a household’s likelihood of filing for bankruptcy …
Financial Statistics for the United States and the Crisis: What Did They Get Right, What Did They Miss, and How Should They Change?, Matthew J. Eichner, Donald L. Kohn, and Michael G. Palumbo, 2010-20. Federal Reserve Board, April 19, 2010. “Abstract: Although the instruments and transactions most closely associated with the financial crisis of 2008 …
Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Delaware Valley Financially Hers Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 1, 2010 – Women and Money: Challenging the Myths “I firmly believe that, first, all women need financial education and,second, that once armed with that education, all women are capable of making good, sound financial …
Issue Brief: The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013, by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Laura Quinby, Center for State and Local Government Excellence “The financial crisis reduced the value of equities in state and local defined benefit pensions and hurt the funding status of these plans. The impact will become evident only …
News release: “In keeping with the president’s memorandum on open government, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. The data is comprised of measurements taken by OSHA compliance officers during the course of inspections. It includes exposure levels to …
