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Pew Research Center FactTank Posting: “There were more 24-year-olds in the U.S. than people of any other age in 2015. But for white Americans, 55 was the most common age, according to Census Bureau data. In this histogram, which shows the total number of individuals of each age last year, non-Hispanic whites tend to skew toward …
Oxford University Press blog, Harinder S. Kohli: “Before looking forward to 2050, we must first look back at the key economic and social developments during the past half a century, and perhaps look even further back than that. The rapid rise of emerging economies during the last 50 years is truly astounding in the long-term …
Robertson, Christopher T. and Cohen, I. Glenn and Lynch, Holly Fernandez, Introduction to Nudging Health: Health Law and Behavioral Economics (July 6, 2016). Nudging Health: Health Law and Behavioral Economics, Forthcoming; Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 16-20. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2805664 “This introductory chapter to the edited volume “Nudging Health: Health Law …
Via EIA: ” U.S. coal production is projected to decline by about 26%, or 230 million tons, between 2015 and 2040 in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case, which assumes the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). In a scenario that assumes the CPP is never implemented (No CPP case), U.S. coal …
The FDIC’s Process for Identifying and Reporting Major Information Security Incidents, July 2016. “Our audit focused on the FDIC’s processes for addressing one particular type of information security incident—a breach of sensitive information—because the incident we selected for detailed review (i.e., the Florida Incident) was a breach. The Florida Incident involved a former FDIC employee …
A Multi-Level Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings at the County-Level in the United States, 2011–2014, Ross CT (2015) A Multi-Level Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings at the County-Level in the United States, 2011–2014. PLoS ONE 10(11): e0141854. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141854. “A geographically-resolved, multi-level Bayesian model is used to analyze the data …
“Gallup’s new State of Local and State Government Workers’ Engagement report shows current employee engagement and disengagement figures for the state and local governments in 43 states. The findings illustrate the need for these governments to find strategies to help curb disengagement. Leaders have the chance to more effectively help government employees understand how they …
“The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 14-15, 2016. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes. The minutes for …
Compact of Free Association: Proposed U.S. Assistance to Palau for Fiscal Years 2016 to 2024, GAO-16-788T: Published: Jul 6, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 6, 2016. Federal Real Property: Actions Needed to Enhance Information on and Coordination among Federal Entities with Leasing Authority, GAO-16-648: Published: Jul 6, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 6, 2016. Federal Real Property: …
“Researchers from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) and the Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York (SUNY) have released a study evaluating New York State’s planning efforts to reduce the state’s vulnerability to future disasters. Such efforts form part of the state’s adaptations to climate change. The study analyzed …
Bennett, L. & Flanagan, D., (2016). Measuring the impact of digitized theses: a case study from the London School of Economics. Insights. 29(2), pp.111–119. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.300. Published 5 July 2016. “This study tests the assertion that the online dissemination of theses has a positive impact on the research profile of the institution and sets out …
“The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published the Guidance on cyber resilience for financial market infrastructures (“Cyber Guidance”). This builds on an earlier version of the report that underwent a three-month public consultation. The safe and efficient operation of financial market infrastructures (FMIs) is …
