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The Atlanta Fed’s macroblog [Dave Altig, Senior vice president and research director at the Atlanta Fed]: “In Atlanta, we have been monitoring a newer core inflation measure, called the “sticky-price CPI,” jointly developed by Mike Bryan and Brent Meyer (of the Atlanta and Cleveland Feds, respectively). As described by Bryan and Meyer: “Some of the …
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill via the NYT: Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours: “Interviews, sworn testimony and statements from crew members show that the oil rig should have weathered the well blowout, but it didn’t because every one of its defenses failed.” Video and graphic and Photo slideshow – Firestorm Aboard …
“The fallout from the recession has cut deeply into the housing security, employment and income of many Americans. But some parts of the country are clearly faring better than others. Here, three interactive maps – Foreclosure Rates | Unemployment Rates | Median Household Income | show foreclosure and jobless rates as well as household income …
Principles and Guidelines for Deficit Reduction, Joseph E. Stiglitz | The Roosevelt Institute, December 2010 “Median income has declined by some 5% over the past decadeand was even in decline before the recession. Poverty has increased from 11.9% in 1999 to 14.3% in 2009.1 Median income of males with only a high school education has …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury [December 22, 2010] released the December edition of the Obama Administrations Housing Scorecard. The latest housing figures show continued home affordability in the housing market, with interest rates near record lows, but the market remains fragile, as …
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: “Senior financial supervisors from ten countries collectively, the Senior Supervisors Group (SSG) issued a report on December 23, 2010 that evaluates how financial institutions have progressed in developing formal risk appetite frameworks and in building out highly developed IT infrastructures and firm wide data aggregation capabilities. The …
Urban Institute – Human Service Nonprofits and Government Collaboration – Findings from the 2010 National Survey of Nonprofit Government Contracting and Grants, Elizabeth T. Boris, Erwin de Leon, Katie L. Roeger, Milena Nikolova, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, October 2010: “The recession crippled the budgets of many nonprofits just as demand for their services rose. …
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Changes to the Regulation of Derivatives and their Impact on Agribusiness, By Michael K. Adjemian and Gerald E. Plato, Outlook Report No. (AIS-89) 21 pp, November 2010 “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act makes significant changes to Federal regulation of the U.S. over-the-counter …
“The current official poverty rate does not provide adequate information about who is poor or whether key programs are helping to make progress against poverty. According to a new PPI Fact Sheet, Impact of Modernizing the American Poverty Measure on the Poverty Status of Older Persons, by Ke Bin Wu of the AARP Public Policy …
Government Book Talk: “Examining the Filibuster: Hearings before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate [666 pages, PDF]: “Apparently the filibuster was not erected by the founding fathers as a way to safeguard the rights of the minority and guarantee careful deliberation of legislation. Originally, both Houses of Congress included a previous question …
News release: “The United States is spending considerably less on networking and information technology research than is suggested by official tallies and would benefit from both a larger investment and improved long-term strategic planning in this crucial field of research, according to an independent report released today by the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a new web-based tool that will enable the public to search for and have easy access to health and safety studies on industrial chemicals. As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jacksons continued efforts to enhance EPA’s chemical management program and increase transparency, the chemical data access …
