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An Easy Checkoff for Global Competitiveness: The Case for a U.S. Innovation Box – Robert D. Atkinson – November 30, 2015. “Taxing corporate revenues from innovation-based activities less will not only boost U.S. global competitiveness it will help bring back IP-based corporate profits now overseas. “Within the last decade a growing number of countries have …
“The IMF has released results of the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) on December 9, 2015, the worldwide survey of bilateral direct investment positions, with 100 economies reporting 2014 data, compared to 90 economies last year. 66 percent of the total inward direct investment position is concentrated in 10 economies.” IMF eLibrary Data
Kaiser Health News – “The federal government is penalizing 758 hospitals with higher rates of patient safety incidents, and more than half of those places had also been fined last year, Medicare records released late Wednesday show. Among the hospitals getting punished for the first time are some well-known institutions, including Stanford Health Care in …
Holmberg, Par and Wolak, Frank, Electricity Markets: Designing Auctions Where Suppliers Have Uncertain Costs (December 17, 2015). IFN Working Paper No. 1099. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2705568 “We analyse how the market design influences the bidding behaviour in multi-unit auctions, such as wholesale electricity markets. It is shown that competition improves for increased market …
Via LLRX.com – Solitary Confinement: Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Ken Strutin’s article surveys notable legal developments, new scholarship, and recent scientific research concerning the administration and effects of solitary confinement. Strutin describes solitary confinement as punishment’s punishment. He states that solitary is where the mind is worn out by pacing the same …
“The Office of Financial Research (OFR) unveiled its first annual Financial Stability Report today, saying threats to the stability of the U.S. financial system have edged higher over the past year… In the Financial Stability Report, the OFR assessed vulnerabilities and resilience in the financial system, highlighting these areas of concern: Credit risks are elevated …
Department of the Treasury – U.S. National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment 2015, December 15, 2015. “After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States adopted a preventive approach to combating all forms of terrorist activity. Efforts to combat the financing of terrorism (CFT) are a central pillar of this approach. Cutting off financial support …
Business Insider – This amazing Goldman Sachs chart shows how tech companies have come to dominate the world – Goldman Sachs released a huge note full of great charts for clients, including an end-of-year financial crossword. One of the more eye-catching graphics is of the top 20 companies by size, charted for the past 10 …
