Category «Economy»

Study – Social Media for Selection?

Social Media for Selection? Validity and Adverse Impact Potential of a Facebook-Based Assessment. Chad H. Van Iddekinge, Florida State University; Stephen E. Lanivich, Old Dominion University; Philip L. Roth, Clemson University; Elliott Junco, Accenture. Journal of Management published online 16 December 2013, DOI: 10.1177/0149206313515524. “Recent reports suggest that an increasing number of organizations are using information from social media platforms such as Facebook.com to screen job applicants. Unfortunately, …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing

Does high public debt consistently stifle economic growth?

Does high public debt consistently stifle economic growth? A critique of Reinhart and Rogoff. Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash and Robert Pollin. Camb. J. Econ. (2013)doi: 10.1093/cje/bet075 First published online:December 24, 2013 “We replicate Reinhart and Rogoff (2010A and 2010B) and find that selective exclusion of available data, coding errors and inappropriate weighting of summary statistics lead to serious miscalculations that inaccurately represent the relationship between …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Speech by Chairman Bernanke on the Federal Reserve: looking back, looking forward

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 3, 2014 – The Federal Reserve: Looking Back, Looking Forward “In less than a month my term as Fed Chairman will end. Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful–for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally. I thought …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Job-Related Education, Training, and Other Resources

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Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Education

NYT – Unemployed in Europe Stymied by Lack of Technology Skills

Liz Alderman: “Week after week, newspapers issue a stream of hopeful headlines: Microsoft, PayPal, Fujitsu and scores of other companies are expanding their investments in Ireland, creating thousands of jobs as unemployment hovers near record highs. There is just one hitch: Not enough people are qualified to fill all the jobs. In some cases, the companies have …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

CRS – Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain

Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain. Marc Humphries, Specialist in Energy Policy. December 16, 2013. “The concentration of rare earth elements (REEs) production in China raises the important issue of supply vulnerability. REEs are used for many commercial applications including new energy technologies, electronic devices, automobiles, and national security applications. Is the U.S. vulnerable to supply disruptions? Are these elements …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents

CRS – U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues, James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance. December 11, 2013. “According to balance of payments data, U.S. direct investment abroad dropped in 2012 compared with 2011 as a result of a sharp reduction in net equity investment that overshadowed increases in reinvested earnings and intercompany debt investment. Equity capital fell …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Environmental Disclosure and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Environmental Disclosure and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Pietro Bonetti, University of Padova; Charles H. Cho, ESSEC Business School; Giovanna Michelon; University of Exeter; University of Padova; Yuki Tanaka, Hosei University, December 1, 2013. “Our study is motivated by the lack of overall consensus in the debate about whether and how capital market participants capture and value the disclosure …

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

Net Effects: The Past, Present & Future Impact of Our Networks – History, Challenges and Opportunities

Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman: “Almost a month into my new job, the fact that I’ve always been a “network guy” and an intrepid history buff should come as no surprise. Reading history has reinforced the central importance networks play and revealed the common themes in successive periods of network-driven change. Now, at the FCC, I …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Labor IG – Controls Over the Release of UI Weekly Claims Report Need Improvement

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Report Number 17-14-001-03-315, issued to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. Controls Over the Release of the UI Weekly Claims Report Need Improvement, (January 2, 2014) “Within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) is responsible …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis

“In the United States, approximately 14 million people have had cancer and more than 1.6 million new cases are diagnosed each year. However, more than a decade after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first studied the quality of cancer care, the barriers to achieving excellent care for all cancer patients remain daunting. Care often is …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Health Care, Medicine

Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger

“Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger is the summary of that workshop, convened in Fall 2012 to examine research gaps and opportunities to advance understanding of the causes and consequences of child hunger in the United States. This report reviews the adequacy of current knowledge, identifies substantial research gaps, …

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

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