Monthly archives: December, 2012

The ECB and the Interbank Market

Giannone, Domenico, Lenza, Michele, Pill, Huw and Reichlin, Lucrezia, The ECB and the Interbank Market (November 20, 2012). ECB Working Paper No. 1496. Available at SSRN “We analyse the impact on the euro area economy of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) non-standard monetary policy measures by studying the effect of the expansion of intermediation of …

Subjects: Government Documents

New GAO Reports: James Webb Space Telescope, DHS Strategic Workforce Planning, Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

James Webb Space Telescope – Actions Needed to Improve Cost Estimate and Oversight of Test and Integration, GAO-13-4, Dec 3, 2012 DHS Strategic Workforce Planning – Oversight of Departmentwide Efforts Should Be Strengthened, GAO-13-65, Dec 3, 2012 The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, Fall 2012 Update, GAO-13-148SP, Dec 3, 2012

Subjects: Government Documents

Research, response for future oil spills: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon

NOAA – “A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the unprecedented response effort by the government, academia, and industry. Papers present a behind-the-scenes look at the extensive scientific and engineering effort — teams, data, information, and advice from within …

Subjects: Government Documents

EIA – Natural Gas Monthly

“The November Natural Gas Monthly, featuring data for September 2012, has been released. While monthly dry production for September decreased slightly to 1,973 billion cubic feet (Bcf), the daily rate of 65.8 Bcf per day represented a 0.5 Bcf/day increase over August. Continuing a trend over the past several months, total consumption of 1,790 Bcf …

Subjects: Government Documents

Are Japanese Households Financially Healthy, and If so, Why? A Group of Seven (G7) Comparison

Horioka, Charles Yuji, Are Japanese Households Financially Healthy, and If so, Why? A Group of Seven (G7) Comparison (November 27, 2012). The Japanese Economy, Vol. 39, No. 4, 2012; ISER Discussion Paper No. 859. Available at SSRN “In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using data on household …

Subjects: Government Documents

CRS — Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (Updated)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress. September 20, 2012 “Members of Congress last received a pay adjustment in January 2009. At that time, their salary was increased 2.8%, to $174,000 from $169,300. A provision in the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act prohibited any pay adjustment …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

New on LLRX – New Economy Web Guide 2013 Under Obama

Via LLRX – New Economy Web Guide 2013 Under Obama – Internet research guru Marcus P. Zillman’s new guide is an essential resource for researchers in all sectors for whom identifying and leveraging economic data, news and scholarly publications is a requirement. It identifies comprehensive, accurate knowledge available through reliable and current sources from government, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management