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Economic Effects of Policies Contributing to Fiscal Tightening in 2013. November 8, 2012 “Substantial changes to tax and spending policies are scheduled to take effect in January 2013, significantly reducing the federal budget deficit. According to CBOs projections, if all of that fiscal tightening occurs, real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by 0.5 …
Financial Audit – Bureau of the Public Debt’s Fiscal Years 2012 and 2011 Schedules of Federal Debt, GAO-13-114, Nov 8, 2012 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation – Redesigned Premium Structure Could Better Align Rates with Risk from Plan Sponsors, GAO-13-58, Nov 7, 2012 Fiscal Year 2012 Agreed-Upon Procedures – Excise Tax Distributions to the Airport and …
De Zwart, Melissa , Lindsay, David F., Henderson, Michael and Phillips, Michael, Randoms vs Weirdos: Teen Use of Social Networking Sites and Perceptions of Legal Risk (2011). (2011) 36(3) Alternative Law Journal 153.; Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 44. Available at SSRN This article reports on research to identify the …
“According to the latest statistics from NOAAs National Climatic Data Center, October 2012 ended the 16-month streak of above-average monthly temperatures for the contiguous Unites States, with an average temperature of 53.9° Fahrenheit, 0.3° Fahrenheit below the long-term average. The maps show where October 2012 (top) and year-to-date (bottom) temperatures were different from the 19812010 …
Altering the approach: Mobile operators and online consumers, by Eric Hazan, Florent Illat, and Piero Trivellato “What are Europes iConsumers thinking? To find out, McKinsey & Company studied the digitally-based purchasing behavior of 40,000 Europeans in eight countries for the second year in a row. This study sheds light on future threats and opportunities by …
Michael Zimmer, PhD: “In the five years since its launch, the social networking and microblogging service Twitter has quickly grown to over 300 million users, generating over 300 millions tweets each day. By providing a simple platform for users to explain whats happening in 140 characters or less, Twitter has become the Internets de facto …
News release: [Effective October 17, 2012], every visitor to the www.direct.gov.uk and www.businesslink.gov.uk has been directed to www.gov.uk. Under the promise to be ‘simpler, clearer, faster’ the site is billed as the new online home of government services and information. The Cabinet Office’s Government Digital Services says GOV.uk is the first phase in the creation …
Telecommunications data retention – an overview, October 24, 2012: “By drawing on information related to similar proposals introduced in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2012, this Background Note outlines the types of communications data generated by use of the Internet, email and phones, why law enforcement agencies want it retained, and what existing access …
Report to the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation – IFRS Foundation staff analysis of the SEC Final Staff Report – Work Plan for the consideration of incorporating IFRS into the financial reporting system for US issuers. October 22, 2012. “While acknowledging the challenges, the analysis conducted by the IFRS Foundation staff shows that there are …
CRS – Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis. James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, October 26, 2012 “Foreign direct investment in the United States has rebounded slowly after falling from the $310 billion recorded in 2008, a record surpassed only by the $320 billion invested in 2000 in …
CRS – The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Title VII, Derivatives,November 6, 2012 “The Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203) sought to remake the OTC market in the image of the regulated futures exchanges. Crucial reforms include a requirement that swap contracts be cleared through a central counterparty regulated by one or more federal …
“The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has released a new report, An Analysis of Chinese Investments in the U.S. Economy, detailing sectoral and regional patterns of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI), economic benefits for the U.S. economy, and U.S. regulation and oversight. The report finds that Chinese investment in U.S. companies is rising sharply, …
