Monthly archives: November, 2012

NY Fed – Nudging Inflation Expectations: An Experiment

Nudging Inflation Expectations: An Experiment – Basit Zafar, Olivier Armantier, Scott Nelson, Giorgio Topa, and Wilbert van der Klaauw “Managing consumers’ inflation expectations is of critical importance to central banks in the conduct of monetary policy. But managing inflation expectations requires more than just monitoring expectations; it also requires an understanding of how these expectations …

Subjects: Government Documents

The United States Government Manual – Searchable Database

“The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the Federal Government. This special edition of the Federal Register is currently updated to provide comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of the programs and activities of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Government Manual also includes information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, …

Subjects: E-Government

Research – Mountain meadows dwindling in the Pacific Northwest

Yale University, environment 360: “Some mountain meadows in the U.S. Northwest are steadily disappearing as the effects of climate change have allowed trees to invade the ecosystems in recent decades, a new study says. In an analysis of Jefferson Park, a 330-acre subalpine meadow complex in grasses, shrubs and wildflowers, researchers found that tree occupation …

Subjects: Government Documents

NARA FAQs on the Electoral College

The NARA U.S. Electoral College website provides a range of reliable information on topics that include: the Electoral College, the 2012 Presidential Election Electoral College Maps, Historical Election Results, Responsibilities of the States in the Presidential Election, U.S. Voting & Election Resources.

Subjects: Government Documents

Institutional Investors and Stock Market Liquidity: Trends and Relationships

Institutional Investors and Stock Market Liquidity: Trends and Relationships, Marshall E. Blume and Donald B. Keim. This draft: August 21, 2012. First draft: March, 2008 “In this paper we show that institutional participation in the U.S. stock market in recent decades has played an ever increasing role in explaining cross-sectional variation in stock market illiquidity. …

Subjects: Government Documents

New on LLRX – Employment Resources on the Internet

Via LLRX.com, Employment Resources on the Internet – Web research guru Marcus P. Zillman’s guide is a comprehensive listing of employment resources available on the Internet. Zillman identifies links, search engines and resume writing sources from across many professional sectors which will help you discover, review, leverage and incorporate actionable information into a successful job …

Subjects: Internet

Employment and wages in community and social service occupations

BLS – “People who work in community and social service occupations are concerned with improving society and the lives of individuals. These workers perform a diverse array of duties that may include counseling individuals with substance abuse and behavioral problems, providing social assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of families, and offering spiritual …

Subjects: Government Documents

Non profit website provides wide range of information to inform voters

“Get your customized sample ballot and evaluate your candidates and ballot measures. Pictures, bios, YouTube videos, social media links and, most importantly, the candidates’ positions on the issues are all presented side-by-side for easy comparison. And, all information is candidate authored or obtained from the candidates’ websites. Vote-USA has no political agenda. We can also …

Subjects: Government Documents

Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future

CRS – Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future, Robert Meltz, Legislative Attorney, October 25, 2012 This report surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto. At the threshold of many climate-change-related …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Presidential Appointments, the Senate’s Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress

CRS – Presidential Appointments, the Senate’s Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress. Maeve P. Carey, Analyst in Government Organization and Management, October 9, 2012 “The responsibility for populating top positions in the executive and judicial branches of government is one the Senate and the President share. The President nominates an individual, the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

Monthly Labor Review Online: October 2012

Projections of the labor force to 2050: a visual essay, Mitra Toossi Which layoffs—and which laid-off workers—are in the Mass Layoff Statistics?, Elizabeth Weber Handwerker and Lowell G. Mason Unemployment Insurance participation by education and by race and ethnicity, Alix Gould-Werth and H. Luke Shaefer Current Employment Statistics seasonal adjustment and the 2007–2009 recession, Jurgen …

Subjects: Government Documents