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“This is Eurasia Group’s annual forecast of the political risks that are most likely to play out over the course of the year. This year’s report was published on 3 January, 2017.” Readers may watch the associated video, and read point by point summary. “It’s been six years since we first wrote about the coming …
Julie Ray – “In 2016, Gallup published global reports and articles on what people in more than 140 countries are thinking and feeling. Through its World Poll, Gallup systematically tracks and reports on well-being, leadership approval ratings, confidence in national institutions, employment rates and other important issues affecting people’s daily lives. The following list includes …
McGaughey, Ewan, Social Rights and the Function of Employing Entities (October 28, 2016). Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming; King’s College London Law School Research Paper No. 2017-03. Available for download at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2860685 “In The Concept of the Employer (2015) Jeremias Prassl develops an elegant model to find who bears labour and employment law …
New technologies are impacting a wide range of Americans’ commercial behaviors, from the way they evaluate products and services to the way they pay for the things they buy: “Americans are incorporating a wide range of digital tools and platforms into their purchasing decisions and buying habits, according to a Pew Research Center survey of …
Securities and Exchange Commission: Actions Needed to Address Limited Progress in Resolving Long-Standing Personnel Management Challenges, GAO-17-65: Published: Dec 29, 2016. Publicly Released: Dec 29, 2016. “Employee views on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) organizational culture have generally improved since 2013. Employees GAO surveyed cited improved levels of morale and trust within the agency …
Dodd-Frank Regulations: Agencies’ Efforts to Analyze and Coordinate Their Recent Final Rules, GAO-17-188: Published: Dec 29, 2016. Publicly Released: Dec 29, 2016. “Federal financial regulators reported conducting the required regulatory analyses for rules issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) as part of the rulemaking process. For example, …
The Best Time to Retune Your Career? It’s Probably Right Now, By Kevin Granville. December 31, 2016. “Thinking about asking for a raise, or changing jobs, or just want to be more happy at work? Here’s advice on how to get started.”
“Caring is one of the most intimate and human ways to connect with others. And it can be expressed in multiple ways — from helping an elderly person cross the street to fighting a house fire. But certain parts of America practice this virtue more than others. In order to identify those areas, WalletHub’s analysts …
Podcast and Transcript via Wharton – “The incoming Trump administration has made job creation a national priority. But here is a sobering prediction: No matter which political party holds the White House or Congress, over the next 25 years, 47% of jobs will likely be eliminated by technology and globalization, according to WorkingNation. It’s a …
Sarah Lazare – Salon.com. December 30, 2016: “Flint’s lead-poisoned water crisis, which erupted in 2014, shined a global spotlight on the dangerous confluence of austerity, poverty and environmental racism. A new in-depth investigation by Reuters finds that Flint is far from alone, with nearly 3,000 areas nationwide facing lead poisoning rates “at least double those …
ABC News – Obama Issues Sanctions for Alleged Russian Hacking – “President Obama has expelled 35 Russian nationals and sanctioned five Russian entities and four individuals for an alleged cyber assault on Democratic political organizations during the 2016 presidential campaign, the White House announced today. “I have ordered a number of actions in response to …
The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015. Lawrence F. Katz, Harvard University and NBER and Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University and NBER. First Draft: March 29, 2016 This Draft: September 13, 2016 Abstract: “To monitor trends in alternative work arrangements, we conducted a version of the Contingent Worker Survey …
