Category «Economy»

Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking

“Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation and national security threat, the Departments of State, Justice, and the Interior today unveiled the Implementation Plan for the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The agencies are Co-Chairs of the President’s Task Force on Combating Wildlife Trafficking, which comprises 17 federal agencies and offices. The …

Subjects: Economy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research

Helping Families Involved in the Child Welfare System Achieve Housing Stability

Urban Institute Report – Mary K. Cunningham, Mike Pergamit, Abigail Baum, Jessica Luna. February 11, 2015. “The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‘s Family Unification Program (FUP) provides low-income families involved in the child welfare system with housing vouchers. FUP is an important vehicle for understanding three issues: (1) the overlap between the child welfare system, …

Subjects: Economy, Housing, Poverty

Why CBO Pro Why CBO Projects That Actual Output Will Be Below Potential Output on Average jects That Actual Output Will Be Below Potential Output on Average

“Overall economic activity often is measured as the market value of the economy’s total output of goods and services—the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). For many reasons, GDP rises in some periods and falls in others, but those fluctuations occur around a rising path that is determined by growth in three particular factors in the …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Motion Picture and Video Industry Receipts Exceed $80 Billion

“The U.S. Census Bureau released data today from the 2012 Economic Census showing that receipts for the nation’s motion picture and video industry (NAICS 5121) – covering the entire process from production to projection − increased $1.2 billion (1.5 percent), from $79.8 billion in 2007 to $81.0 billion in 2012. These receipt totals include ticket …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

Using ESPCs to Finance Federal Investments in Energy-Efficient Equipment

CBO Report – “A variety of laws and executive orders require federal agencies to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and to pursue a range of other energy-related goals. Because the availability of annual appropriations is limited, the Administration encourages federal agencies to use other types of financing—such as energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs)—to …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents

CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Frustration Around Reverse Mortgages

“Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report highlighting the top complaints for reverse mortgages. According to the report, consumers are frustrated with their loan terms, servicer runarounds, and foreclosure problems. To help consumers who already have a reverse mortgage, the CFPB is issuing an advisory with tips on how to plan ahead …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Housing

Consumers Report Stable Inflation Expectations, Lower Spending Growth Expectations

“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released results from its January 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE), which provides insight into Americans’ views on inflation, prices, the labor market and household finance. Median consumer inflation expectations were largely unchanged at both the one-year and the three-year ahead horizons at 2.9 percent and 3.0 …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Speech by Governor Powell on Audit the Fed and other proposals

Governor Jerome H. Powell At the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C. February 9, 2015 – “Audit the Fed” and Other Proposals: “It has been a little more than six years since the fall of 2008, when the peak of a severe financial crisis presented the very real threat of a …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

The Philanthropy 50

The Chronicle of Philanthropy – “America’s biggest donors gave $9.8-billion to nonprofits in 2014, with foundations and higher education receiving the most money. A number of donors are focused on scientific research, and some tech entrepreneurs are giving while they’re still building their businesses.”

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet

2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series: Utilities

“This is a series of national-, state-, county-, place-, and metro area-level data files with statistics for all industries in the utilities sector down to the six-digit North American Industry Classification System level. These include statistics for electric power generation, transmission and distribution; natural gas distribution; and water, sewage, and other systems. The files provide statistics on …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

US Postal Service Losses $754 Million

UNITED STATES POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20268 – 0001 FORM 10-Q, For the Quarterly Period Ended DECEMBER 31, 2014. “Liquidity Concerns – The Postal Service continues to suffer from a lack of liquidity. Cash balances remain insufficient to support an organization with approximately $73 billion in annual operating expenses. The Postal Service’s average daily …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents

Role of Debt in Developing Resolution Strategies in U.S., U.K., and European Union

Krimminger, Michael, Shadows and Mirrors: The Role of Debt in the Developing Resolution Strategies in the U.S., U.K., and European Union (December 30, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2560982 “In response to the 2008-10 financial crisis, international standard setters and national authorities have sought to create a more resilient financial system while fashioning statutory …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

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