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An, Xudong, Deng, Yongheng , Fisher, Jeffrey D. and Hu, Maggie Rong, Commercial Real Estate Rental Index: A Dynamic Panel Data Model Estimation (November 1, 2012). Available at SSRN “Based on the quarterly actual rental income of over 9,000 NCREIF commercial properties during 2001Q2-2010Q2, we construct a commercial real estate rental index using a dynamic …
Preis, Tobias, Kenett, Dror Y., Stanley, H. Eugene, Helbing, Dirk and Ben-Jacob, Eshel, Quantifying the Behavior of Stock Correlations Under Market Stress (2012). Scientific Reports, Vol. 2, 2012, DOI:10.1038/srep00752. Available at SSRN “Understanding correlations in complex systems is crucial in the face of turbulence, such as the ongoing financial crisis. However, in complex systems, such …
“The Open Budget Survey is a comprehensive analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information and opportunities to participate in the budget process at the national level. The Survey also assesses the capacity and independence of formal oversight institutions. The IBP works with civil society partners in 100 countries …
EPA – “Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is estimated to be responsible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon–it’s a radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water and gets …
Pino, Giorgio, Positivism, Legal Validity, and the Separation of Law and Morals (december 2012). Ratio Juris, 2013. Available at SSRN “The essay discusses the import of the separability thesis both for legal positivism and for contemporary legal practice. First, the place of the separability thesis in legal positivism will be explored, distinguishing between standard positivism …
Administration of Barack Obama, 2013. Inaugural Address, January 21, 2013
Library Services in the Digital Age – Patrons embrace new technologies and would welcome more. But many still want printed books to hold their central place, by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell “The internet has already had a major impact on how people find and access information, and now the rising popularity …
Federal Rulemaking – Agencies Could Take Additional Steps to Respond to Public Comments, GAO-13-21, Dec 20, 2012 Department of Energy – Better Information Needed to Determine If Nonmajor Projects Meet Performance Targets, GAO-13-129, Dec 19, 2012 Information Technology – OMB and Agencies Need to Fully Implement Major Initiatives to Save Billions of Dollars, GAO-13-297T, Jan …
BLS – “Over the year, 30 states experienced statistically significant changes in employment. The largest over-the-year jobs increase occurred in Texas, where employment increased from 10,643,200 to 10,904,000 from December 2011 to December 2012 (a change of +260,800), followed by California (+225,900) and New York (+123,600). Only West Virginias employment decreased (-13,900).”
Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues – Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney; Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney. January 17, 2013 “The term prosecutorial discretion is commonly used to describe the wide latitude that prosecutors have in determining when, whom, how, and even whether to prosecute apparent violations of the law. The Immigration and Naturalization Service …
The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework, Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney, January 10, 2013 “This report provides an overview of the relationship between executive and legislative authority over national security information, and summarizes the current laws that form the legal framework protecting classified information, including current executive orders and some agency regulations pertaining …
Follow-On Biologics: The Law and Intellectual Property Issues, Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy; John R. Thomas, Visiting Scholar, December 6, 2012 “The term biologics refers to a category of medical preparations derived from a living organism. These medicines have added notable therapeutic options for many diseases and impacted fields such as …
