Category «Financial System»

Barclays UK Prosperity Map – new research that uses factors including average annual pay, business survival rates, the percentage of households

“A Prosperity Index score has been calculated by Opinium for each UK city and region, helping to explain the data on millionaire numbers calculated by Wealth-X. The index uses third party figures on the factors listed below: Factors used in regional Prosperity Index score: Median household wealth GDP per capita Unemployment rate Average weekly household …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Global dollar credit and carry trades: a firm-level analysis

Bank for International Settlements – Global dollar credit and carry trades: a firm-level analysis by Valentina Bruno and Hyun Song Shin, Working Papers No 510 August 2015. “We conduct a firm-level analysis of borrowing in US dollars by non-financial corporates from outside the United States. The dataset combines bond issuance data with firm-level financial information. …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Capital Inflows, Credit Growth, and Financial System

Capital Inflows, Credit Growth, and Financial Systems. Author/Editor: Deniz Igan; Zhibo Tan. IMF. August 19, 2015. “Exploiting a granular panel dataset that breaks down capital inflows into FDI, portfolio and other categories, and distinguishes between credit to the household sector and to the corporate sector, we investigate the association between capital inflows and credit growth. …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette

August 26, 2015, Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette ‘Always on’ mobile connectivity poses new challenges for users about when to be present with those nearby or engaged with others on their screens. By Lee Rainie and Kathryn Zickuhr “Cellphones and smartphones have become a mainstay in the lives of many Americans, and this has introduced …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Wireless Web

Income and Earnings Estimates: First Quarter 2013

“Using the two later waves (14 and 15) from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation panel, this table package presents income and earnings estimates at the individual, family and household level for the first quarter (January, February and March) 2013. Estimates are provided by selected demographic characteristics, such as gender, race/ethnicity, age, marital status and …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, August 2015

“The debt limit—commonly referred to as the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the Treasury can issue to the public and to other federal agencies. That amount is set by law and has been increased over the years in order to finance the government’s operations. In March, the debt ceiling …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025

“According to the Congressional Budget Office’s estimates, this year’s deficit will be noticeably smaller than what the agency projected in March, and fiscal year 2015 will mark the sixth consecutive year in which the deficit has declined as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) since it peaked in 2009. Over the next 10 years, …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Incentive Pay and Gender Compensation Gaps for Top Executives

New York Fed – “Stefania Albanesi, Claudia Olivetti, and Maria Prados, August 2015: “The persistence of a gender gap in wages is shaping the debate over women’s equality in the workplace and underscores the challenge facing policymakers as they consider their potential role in closing it. While the disparity affects females at all income levels, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management

CRS – Effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act

The Effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act, Darryl E. Getter, Specialist in Financial Economics, January 7, 2015. “This report informs the congressional debate concerning the CRA’s effectiveness in incentivizing bank lending and investment activity to LMI borrowers. After a discussion of the CRA’s origins, it presents the CRA’s examination process and bank activities that are …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Housing, Legal Research, Legislation

FDIC Publication Focuses on the Critical Role of Corporate Governance

News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released the summer 2015 issue of Supervisory Insights. The lead article, “Strategic Planning in an Evolving Earnings Environment,” highlights the critical role of corporate governance and strategic planning in navigating a challenging operating environment. “Although the financial performance of banks is steadily improving, the operating environment …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Report – Defining Financialization

Mike Konczal – Roosevelt Institute: “Following the well-received Disgorge The Cash, this is really the foundational paper that outlines a working definition of financialization, some of the leading concerns, worries, and research topics in each area, and a plan for future research and action. Since this is what we are building from, we’d love feedback. …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Do We Know What We Owe? Consumer Debt as Reported By Borrowers And Lenders

News release: “A new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study finds a striking level of accuracy in the correspondence between debt-holding patterns implied by the borrower-reported Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) and the lender-reported Consumer Credit Panel (CCP). Some exceptions do exist, and chief among them is credit card debt, which appears to be …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

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