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“The MIS Report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI captures the level of ICT developments in 166 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year. The MIS 2014 highlights the relationship between ICT …
Broz, J. Lawrence, The Politics of Rescuing the World’s Financial System: The Federal Reserve as a Global Lender of Last Resort (November 20, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2531108 “During the financial crisis of 2007-10, the Federal Reserve (Fed) served as a global lender of last resort by establishing currency swap agreements with 14 …
Aneja, Abhay and Donohue, John J. and Zhang, Alexandria, The Impact of Right to Carry Laws and the NRC Report: The Latest Lessons for the Empirical Evaluation of Law and Policy (September 4, 2014). Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 461. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2443681 “For over a decade, there has …
Graham, Benjamin A. T. and Miller, Michael K. and Strom, Kaare, Powersharing and Democratic Development (November 26, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2531118 “Which institutions best promote democratic development? Does this differ in post-conflict settings? Many scholars recommend powersharing institutions that guarantee stakes in power for distinct groups, but this can conflict with electoral …
“Over the past few months, many people have been challenging one another to share on Facebook the things for which they are most grateful. So, for example, one friend might challenge another to “write 3 things you are thankful for over the next 5 days.” In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we thought we would see …
“Symantec has established the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight™ Threat Management System, …
“Thingful® is a search engine for the Internet of Things, providing a unique geographical index of connected objects around the world, including energy, radiation, weather, and air quality devices as well as seismographs, iBeacons, ships, aircraft and even animal trackers. Thingful’s powerful search capabilities enable people to find devices, datasets and realtime data sources by …
