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Postal Regulatory Commission Annual Compliance Determination Report Fiscal Year 2015 March 28, 2016 “This report reviews the Postal Service’s performance in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, fulfilling the Commission’s responsibility to produce an annual assessment of Postal Service rates and service mandated by Title 39 , section 3653, of the United States Code. It is based …
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. M arch 29, 2016 Abstract: “To monitor trends in alternative work arrangements, we conducted a version of the Contingent Worker Survey as part of the RAND American …
“Since 2011, the Federal Reserve Board has conducted a survey of how consumers use their mobile phones to interact with financial institutions, make payments, and manage their personal finances. The Survey of Consumers’ Use of Mobile Financial Services is launched in November of each year, and a corresponding report is released the following March. All …
The causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and mortgage supply: evidence from Switzerland by Christoph Basten and Catherine Koch. Working Papers No 555, March 2016. “We identify the causal effect of house prices on mortgage demand and supply in Switzerland by exploiting exogenous shocks to immigration and thereby to house prices. Detailed micro …
What drives the short-run costs of fiscal consolidation? Evidence from OECD countries by Ryan Niladri Banerjee and Fabrizio Zampolli. Working Papers No 553, March 2016 “In a panel of OECD countries, we investigate the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on output and employment, and how these vary with the state of the business cycle, monetary …
[March 11, 2016] “the National Archives announced its first opening of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) records, along with a detailed 1,400-page online finding aid. The records are available via DropBox. These records complement the material previously released by the FCIC online. Newly available FCIC records include: Minutes and notes of commissioner meetings, including internal …
Weinberg, Daniel H., Changes in Neighborhood Inequality, 2000-2010 (March 1, 2016). US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 16-18. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2754332 “Recent work has suggested that higher income inequality may be a desirable attribute of a neighborhood in that it represents diversity, even though high (and rising) inequality …
DeSalvo, Bethany and Limehouse, Frank and Klimek, Shawn D., Documenting the Business Register and Related Economic Business Data (March 01, 2016). US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 16-17. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2755723 “The Business Register (BR) is a comprehensive database of business establishments in the United States and provides resources for …
“This report by CBO presents an analysis of the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2017. The analysis is based on CBO’s economic projections and estimating models, rather than on the Administration’s, and the estimates of the effects of the President’s tax proposals were prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). …
“The percentage of Asians in the U.S. with a bachelor’s degree or higher rose to 54 percent in 2015, up from 38 percent in 1995, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, Asians and non-Hispanic whites were more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher when compared with blacks …
Federal Protective Service: Enhancements to Performance Measures and Data Quality Processes Could Improve Human Capital Planning, GAO-16-384: Published: Mar 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016. HUBZone Program: Actions Taken on February 2015 GAO Recommendations, GAO-16-423R: Published: Mar 24, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016. IRS Referral Programs: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Controls and Increase …
Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center Research Report – March 2016 – Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners: “This research report, the second in a series, reviews 2015 consumer credit data from a major credit bureau and 2015 public property record data, supplemented with 2014 American Community Survey’s (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample …
