Day archives: October 30th, 2011

BLS Spotlight on Statistics – Automobiles

Data brief: “The U.S. automobile industry can be viewed as both a barometer and beneficiary of American growth and economic achievement. Supporting that view is the fact that the automobile industry affects industries that manufacture steel, glass, plastics, and rubber, as well as those that refine and sell gasoline, build roads, and maintain, repair, and …

Subjects: Government Documents

2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey – Preliminary Microdata

2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey – Preliminary Microdata, October 28, 2011 See also Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook, October 12, 2011: “EIA projects average household heating expenditures for natural gas, propane, and heating oil will increase by 3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent, respectively, this winter (October 1 to March 31) compared with …

Subjects: Government Documents

Privacy and Security in the Implementation of Health Information Technology: U.S. and EU Compared

Privacy and Security in the Implementation of Health Information Technology (Electronic Health Records): U.S. and EU Compared, B.U. J. SCI. & TECH. L., Vol. 17, Winter 2011. “The importance of the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the associated cost savings cannot be ignored as an element in the changing delivery of health care. …

Subjects: E-Records, EU Data Protection, Legal Research, Privacy

Housing and the Macroeconomy: The Role of Bailout Guarantees for Government Sponsored Enterprises

Housing and the Macroeconomy: The Role of Bailout Guarantees for Government Sponsored Enterprises. Karsten Jeske, Dirk Krueger, Kurt Mitman, October 12, 2011. “This paper evaluates the macroeconomic and distributional effects of government bailout guarantees for Government Sponsored Enterprises (such as Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac) in the mortgage market. In order to do so we …

Subjects: Government Documents