Category «Economy»

GAO Reports – Defense Inventory, Littoral Combat Ship, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, DOD Small Business Contracting

Defense Inventory: Further Analysis and Enhanced Metrics Could Improve Service Supply and Depot Operations, GAO-16-450: Published: Jun 9, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2016. Littoral Combat Ship: Need to Address Fundamental Weaknesses in LCS and Frigate Acquisition Strategies, GAO-16-356: Published: Jun 9, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2016. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Enhanced Detection Tools …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Health Care, Housing, Medicine

The State of Small Business in America 2016

“Helping existing small businesses scale offers enormous, and largely untapped, potential in creating new jobs and generating economic development in the United States—this according to a new report, The State of Small Business in America (pdf) issued by Babson College. “This Babson Small Business report shows that we all benefit if we are able to foster …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2013

“In 2013, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s estimates, average household market income—a comprehensive income measure that consists of labor income, business income, capital income (including capital gains), and retirement income—was approximately $86,000. Government transfers, which include benefits from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment insurance, averaged approximately $14,000 per household. The sum …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Big Data and the recency bias

Via BBC – Tom Chatfield 5 June 2016 – “You may be familiar with the statistic that 90% of the world’s data was created in the last few years. It’s true. One of the first mentions of this particular formulation I can find dates back to May 2013, but the trend remains remarkably constant. Indeed, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management

E-Stats 2014 Report: Measuring the Electronic Economy

“This report summarizes 2014 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from four sectors of the economy: manufacturing, wholesale, services and retail. The report and tables can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau’s website at www.census.gov/econ/estats/.”

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Distribution of Performance Ratings Across the Federal Government, 2013

Federal Workforce: Distribution of Performance Ratings Across the Federal Government, 2013, GAO-16-520R: Published: May 9, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 8, 2016. “In calendar year 2013 (the most recent data available at the time of our review), of approximately 1.2 million permanent, non-Senior Executive Service (SES) employees at the 24 Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act agencies, …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Pew British crave more autonomy from EU as Brexit vote nears

“The United Kingdom may soon become the first country to leave the European Union, pending the results of a June 23 referendum. As the vote nears, a new Pew Research Center survey highlights a key British complaint about the EU: Nearly two-thirds of Britons say they want the EU to return certain powers to national …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Latinos Increasingly Confident in Personal Finances, See Better Economic Times Ahead

Pew – “Latinos have become considerably more upbeat about their personal finances and optimistic about their financial future since the Great Recession, according to newly released results from a national survey of Latino adults. The survey also shows that Latinos have pulled even with the general U.S. population in their views of their personal finances …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

OECD Economic Outlook Volume 2016 Issue 1

“The OECD Economic Outlook is the OECD’s twice-yearly analysis of the major economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, prices, fiscal and current account balances.”

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Is Health Insurance Good for Your Financial Health?

Federal Reserve New York: Is Health Insurance Good for Your Financial Health? – “In this blog post, we discuss the results of a research project that examines the effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on personal financial indicators. We find suggestive evidence that after the implementation of the ACA in the first quarter …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care

Monthly Budget Review for May 2016

“The federal budget deficit was $408 billion for the first eight months of fiscal year 2016, the Congressional Budget Office estimates—$41 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year. Outlays were 3 percent higher than they were at this time last year, and receipts were 2 percent higher. Total Receipts: Up …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

A Macroeconomic Analysis of the President’s 2017 Budget

“Each year, after the President releases the Administration’s budget request, the Congressional Budget Office analyzes the proposals in that request. Using its own economic projections and estimating procedures, CBO projects what the federal budget would look like over the next 10 years if the President’s proposals were adopted. CBO provides that information in two reports. …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

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