When capital adequacy and interest rate policy are substitutes (and when they are not) by Stephen G Cecchetti and Marion Kohler, Working Papers No 379, May 2012 “Prudential instruments are commonly seen as the tools that can be used to deliver the macroprudential policy goals of reducing the frequency and severity of financial crises. And… Continue Reading
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IG Audit – Virtual Server Technology at Has Been Successfully Implemented at IRS
Virtual Server Technology Has Been Successfully Implemented, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Further Reduce the Number of Servers and Increase Savings, March 30, 2012 Reference Number: 2012-20-029 “As of the end of Fiscal Year 2011, the IRS estimated that server virtualization had saved approximately $10.2 million in equipment costs, and it expects to save… Continue Reading
Study: Wikipedia Appears On Googles Page One 46% of theTime, Compared to 31% on Bing
Conductor: “We recently published a study on the frequency Wikipedia appears in the search engine results pages (SERPs) that was covered by both Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Land. We broke a 2,000 keyword set into informational vs. transactional keywords, and our distribution of length of keywords was based on Hitwises keyword query length… Continue Reading
NOAA near-term weather forecasts get powerful boost from new computer model
News release: “NOAA is [now] using a sophisticated new weather forecast computer model to improve predictions of quickly developing severe weather events including thunderstorms, winter storms and aviation hazards such as clear air turbulence. The Rapid Refresh now provides NOAA’s most rapidly updated weather forecast, replacing an older model that served a similar function. The… Continue Reading
CBO – Monthly Budget Review
Monthly Budget Review – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for March and the Daily Treasury Statements for April, 2012 “The federal government incurred a budget deficit of $721 billion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2012, CBO estimates$149 billion less than the shortfall reported during the same period last year. Without shifts… Continue Reading
The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it?
London School of Economics: “Eager to find out what impact blogging and social media could have on the dissemination of her work, Melissa Terras took all of her academic research, including papers that have been available online for years, to the web and found that her audience responded with a huge leap in interest in… Continue Reading
UK Guardian – Open access scientific publishing – Wikipedia founder to help in government's research scheme
Academic spring campaign aims to make all taxpayer-funded academic research available for free online: “The government has drafted in the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to help make all taxpayer-funded academic research in Britain available online to anyone who wants to read or use it. The initiative, which has the backing of No 10 and should… Continue Reading
LLRX.com – Pet Overpopulation Infographic
Via LLRX.com – Pet Overpopulation Infographic – Spencer Belkofer’s Infographic documents the critical importance of spaying and neutering cats and dogs to saves lives, promote health and to facilitate adoption. For all the readers who are involved in “rescue”, and those who are considering this option, Spencer brings us key facts to help support our… Continue Reading
New U.S. Survey Indicates Majority Support for Addressing Climate Change
Worldwatch Research Intern Meera Bhaska: “Over the past year, national polling data has pointed toward a growing sense of public skepticism on the credibility of climate science and the truth of global warming. According to a 2009 poll by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the share of Americans who believe that… Continue Reading
Number of New Firms Continues to Slide According to New Census Bureau Data
“This Census Bureau brief highlights the most recent update to the Business Dynamics Statistics, which found that U.S. business startups have been declining since the 1980s and especially during the 2008-2009 recession. The report concludes that the U.S. has become less entrepreneurial as a result of the decline in startups and the lack of activity… Continue Reading
BIS – Fundamental review of the trading book – consultative document
Fundamental review of the trading book – consultative document, May 2012: “This consultative document sets out a revised market risk framework and proposes a number of specific measures to improve trading book capital requirements. These proposals reflect the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s increased focus on achieving a regulatory framework that can be implemented consistently… Continue Reading
The National Global Change Research Plan: 2012-2021
“The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is pleased to release the new National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research Program. The development of this plan is mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (GCRA, P.L. 101-606) and will serve as the guiding document… Continue Reading
