Category «Economy»

New GAO Reports – Broadcast TV and Radio, FSOC, Land Use Agreements

BROADCAST TELEVISION AND RADIO: Disclosure Requirements for Broadcasted Content, GAO-14-738: Published: Sep 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014. FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL: Status of Efforts to Improve Transparency, Accountability, and Collaboration, GAO-14-873T: Published: Sep 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014. LAND-USE AGREEMENTS: Department of Veterans Affairs Needs to Improve Data Reliability and Monitoring, GAO-14-501: Published: Aug 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet

The New Climate Economy Report 2014

Better Growth Better Economy – The New Climate Economy – The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate – The Synthesis Report “All over the world, people want to achieve better lives for themselves and for their children. Governments want to secure economic growth, improve living standards, create jobs and reduce poverty. Businesses want to expand and become …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Education

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2013

“The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006, while there was no statistically significant change in either the number of people living in poverty or real median household income. In addition, the poverty rate for children under 18 declined from …

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

BIS Quarterly Review September 2014

The BIS Quarterly Review for September 2014 says volatility stirs, markets unshaken. Press Release 14 September 2014 Related information – Notations used in the Quarterly Review Statistical data Statistical data behind all September 2014 Quarterly Review graphs (xls) Statistical annex: summary tables (PDF, 20 pages) Statistical annex: detailed tables (PDF, 152 pages) International banking statistics

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Basel III Monitoring Report as of 31 December 2013

“This report presents the results of the Basel Committee’s Basel III monitoring exercise. The study is based on the rigorous reporting process set up by the Committee to periodically review the implications of the Basel III standards for banks. The results of previous exercises in this series were published in March 2014, September 2013, March 2013, September 2012 and April 2012. A total …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

New GAO Reports – 8(a) subcontracting, Healthcare.gov, Health Insurance Exchanges, IRAs

8(A) SUBCONTRACTING LIMITATIONS: Continued Noncompliance with Monitoring Requirements Signals Need for Regulatory Change, GAO-14-706: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTHCARE.GOV: Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in Information Security and Privacy Controls, GAO-14-730: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES: Coverage of Non-excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans, GAO-14-742R: Published: Sep 15, 2014. Publicly Released: …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Medicine

Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

“A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment. While the global recovery continues at a moderate rate, the outlook is uneven across …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Presentations about the Budget Outlook – CBO

Doug Elmendorf, CBO Director, at the Macroeconomic Advisers’ 24th Annual Washington Policy Seminar: “I was very pleased to speak last week at Macroeconomic Advisers’ Washington Policy Seminar and at Cornell University. (See my slides for the first talk and my slides for the second talk.) In both presentations I described CBO’s updated outlook for the federal budget under current law …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Education, Financial System, Health Care, Housing

Bridging the Disconnect – New York City is facing a youth unemployment crisis

“New York City is facing a youth employment crisis, with unprecedented numbers of young people reaching adulthood without the skills or experiences to secure career-track jobs that pay a living wage. Since 2000, the percentage of 16 to 24 year olds across the five boroughs participating in the labor market has fallen from 45 percent …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents

An Energy and Sustainability Roadmap for West Virginia

Van Nostrand, James M, An Energy and Sustainability Roadmap for West Virginia (2013). West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 115, No. 3, 2013. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2495555 “This article explores the measures that West Virginia policymakers can take to position the state for a more sustainable energy future. Throughout its history, energy resources have been …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Legal Research

The Astonishing Story of the Federal Reserve on 9-11

Daily Koz, ‘Arliss Bunny‘: “It is impossible for me to begin to write anything about the events of 9-11 without first bowing my head and taking a moment of silence in remembrance of all those who died and the grief which still lives on in the soul of our nation. Since I will be writing …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Financial System

Fund Flow Betas and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns

Duan, Yaxin, Fund Flow Betas and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns (August 8, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2478033 “I document a robust new fact about the cross-section of stock returns: stocks whose returns co-vary more with flows into the entire mutual fund sector earn significantly higher average returns. I consider three potential explanations for …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

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