Category «Economy»

Commentary – Why we still need to keep books in our campus libraries

Ann E. Michael is writing coordinator at DeSales University, and a poet. She blogs on poetry, nature, philosophy — and sometimes libraries — at www.annemichael.wordpress.com. “..Like many avid readers, I’ve been engaging with texts since I teethed on my first book of nursery rhymes. So I admit to a strong bias toward the presence of …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Pew – Middle East’s Migrant Population More Than Doubles Since 2005

“Between 2005 and 2015, the number of migrants living in the Middle East more than doubled, from about 25 million to around 54 million, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from United Nations agencies. Some of this growth was due to individuals and families seeking economic opportunities. But the majority of the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Government Documents

The Effects of Increasing Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Capital

“In this report, CBO analyzes a policy that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase their capital by reducing their payments to the government and discusses the effects that it would have on the budget and the mortgage market…Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that help finance the majority of …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Brookings – Black-white disparity in student loan debt more than triples after graduation

Brookings – “The moment they earn their bachelor’s degrees, black college graduates owe $7,400 more on average than their white peers ($23,400 versus $16,000, including non-borrowers in the averages). But over the next few years, the black-white debt gap more than triples to a whopping $25,000. Differences in interest accrual and graduate school borrowing lead …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System

Report – Empowering Inspectors General: Supporting the IG Community Could Save Billions for American Taxpayers

News release: “Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a joint majority staff report this week, “Empowering Inspectors General: Supporting the IG Community Could Save Billions for American Taxpayers.” The report is a result of information …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Economist – Which countries are most generous to new parents?

Which countries are most generous to new parents?  Oct 18th 2016, by The Data Team – “Consensus is widespread that new parents should receive some form of time off work or financial aid in order to stay at home with their babies. But statutory parental-leave packages vary widely across the OECD, a club of mostly …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

What Caused the Decline in Interstate Migration in the United States?

NY Fed Liberty Street Economics: “Geographic mobility is thought to be important both for economic mobility and for the efficiency of a labor market in allocating the right people to the right jobs. Accordingly, the willingness of the U.S. workforce to move is a factor behind the greater dynamism of the U.S. labor market compared …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management