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Bank for International Settlements: “Statistics at end-June 2012 are preliminary and subject to change. Large movements in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Data are available via the BIS WebStats interactive query tool, in PDF format and CSV files on the BIS website (locational and consolidated banking statistics), and as a single …
“A new two-year Foresight study The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets – An International Perspective, sheds new light on technological advances which have transformed market structures in recent years. The independent and international study has involved 150 leading experts from more 20 countries to provide the best possible analysis on computer trading to …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission released a staff report Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies for the increasing number of companies using facial recognition technologies, to help them protect consumers privacy as they use the technologies to create innovative new commercial products and services…Facial recognition also has raised a …
Presentation on Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways, Senior Advisor for Microeconomic Studies Division Perry Beider’s presentation to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “This report focuses on fuel and VMT taxes; uses facts and estimates from literature; provides an economic framework.”
Why I’d Still Choose Paper Books Over Digital Books, by Nancy Perkins, October 16, 2012. “I love used books because you never know what youll find inside. Aside from a well-crafted tale (and the rare author/illustrator signature), you can discover another persons thoughts and bookmarks. It is a journey into another mind. I shy away …
The Chicago Plan Revisited, Jaromir Benes and Michael Kumhof, August 2012. “At the height of the Great Depression a number of leading U.S. economists advanced a proposal for monetary reform that became known as the Chicago Plan. It envisaged the separation of the monetary and credit functions of the banking system, by requiring 100% reserve …
“In anticipation of worldwide Open Access Week, the Harvard Open Access Project is pleased to release version 1.0 of a guide to good practices for university open-access policies. Gathering together recommendations on drafting, adopting, and implementing OA policies, the guide is based on policies adopted at Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and a couple of dozen other …
