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Emerging Economies Affect Global Financial Changes IMF Survey, April 4, 2016. Changes in global asset prices increasingly reflect financial developments in emerging economies Financial integration main force for changes Policymakers must take into account emerging economies’ economic, policy developments Changes in emerging market asset prices explain over a third of the rise and fall in …
“Economic activity requires sensible rules that encourage firm start-up and growth and avoid creating distortions in the marketplace. Doing Business focuses on the rules and regulations that can help the private sector thrive—because without a dynamic private sector, no economy can provide a good, and sustainable, standard of living for people. Doing Business measures the …
“The hidden wealth of some of the world’s most prominent leaders, politicians and celebrities has been revealed by an unprecedented leak of millions of documents that show the myriad ways in which the rich can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. The Guardian, working with global partners, will set out details from the first tranche of …
BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey 2014. “This survey is an annual exploration into how consumers read & use online reviews. It seeks to quantify the value that users place on the reviews they read & how this impacts their opinions & actions when seeking a local business to use. The survey is specifically concerned with the reviews & purchase …
Via Metrocosm – “Through most of its history, the federal government did not have the power to tax incomes. How was it funded before the income tax? Today’s national debt is big by historical standards, but it has been bigger. When was the country’s deepest debt, and how long did it take to pay back? …
The Role of the Federal Reserve—Lessons from Financial Crises – March 31, 2016 – William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer – Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Economists, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia As prepared for delivery: “…The crisis showed that the regulatory community did not fully grasp the …
“Americans are now more positive about the job opportunities available to them than they have been since the economic meltdown, when views of the job market took a nosedive. Today’s more upbeat views rank among some of the best assessments of the job market in Pew Research Center surveys dating back 15 years. In a …
2012 Economic Census Subject Series: Educational Services-Establishments and Firm Size Reports – April 1, 2016 – “These reports present receipts, payroll and employment data for the United States at the two- through seven-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) level. For establishments, the categories are receipts size, employment size and legal form of organization. For firms, the categories are receipts …
Presentation by Julie Topoleski, Chief of the Long-Term Analysis Unit in CBO’s Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis Division, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. “CBO uses a variety of demographic data. Those data underlie CBO’s budget and economic projections, and some cost estimates for legislation. Demographic data played an important …
Via Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) – Clean Jobs America – A comprehensive analysis of clean energy jobs in America. “In a comprehensive analysis of clean energy and clean transportation jobs, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has found that more than 2.5 million Americans now work in clean energy at businesses across all 50 states. These are workers who …
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published its perspective on responsible innovation in the federal banking system and solicited feedback on what more it could do to support innovation that better serves consumers, businesses, and communities. In Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System: An OCC Perspective , …
Pew Research Center – “The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues. But these divisions go well beyond the issues and extend to fundamentally different visions of the way that life in the United States has changed. Overall, 46% of …
