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The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women Are Faring Across the Nation – Center for American Progress. September 2013 “The role of women in the United States has changed dramatically over the past few decades. For one, more and more women have taken on new responsibilities outside the home by joining […]The post The State of Women in America appeared first on beSpacific.

Negative Equity and Housing Investment, Andrew Haughwout, Sarah Sutherland, and Joseph Tracy. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. September 2013 “Housing is a depreciating asset. The rate of depreciation depends on the degree to which households engage in housing investments. Housing investment expenditures economy-wide are sizable, averaging 45 percent of the value of new home construction over the […]The post Negative Equity and Housing Investment appeared first on beSpacific.

Dong Beom Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. September 2013 “This paper provides a model of systemic panic among financial institutions with heterogeneous fragilities. Concerns about potential spillovers from each other generate strategic interaction among institutions, triggering a preemption game in which one tries to exit the market before the others to avoid spillovers. Although […]The post Heterogeneity and Stability: Bolster the Strong, Not the Weak appeared first on beSpacific.

Household Income: 2012. By Amanda Noss, Issued September 2013. “This report presents data on median household income at the national and state levels based on the 2011 and 2012 American Community Survey (ACS). Estimates from the 2011 ACS and the 2012 ACS show no significant change in median household income at the national level and […]The post Household Income: 2012 appeared first on beSpacific.

“This compilation of data from 219 countries and areas on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths is updated to include new data for more than 100 countries. Major updates include new data for China, Ghana, Ethiopia, India and Cameroon. The database focuses on HIV/AIDS surveillance data for countries and areas with […]The post HIV/AIDS Database Update appeared first on beSpacific.

Stanley Lubman – “Internet usage – especially microblogging on Sina Weibo, China’s largest Twitter-like social media site – is presenting new challenges and new attempts to meet them from a government determined to maintain control.  In recent months Beijing has launched a multi-pronged offensive against online criticism of current policies and institutions that includes a […]The post Commentary – The ‘Legalization’ of China’s Internet Crackdown appeared first on beSpacific.

By Richard Fischer and Eric Rodriguez, September 2013: “This paper reviews the key actions and decisions that the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has undertaken since it was first created by law three years ago. The mandate of this new agency is to ensure consumer financial products and services and the markets for those products […]The post CFPB: Measuring the Progress of a New Agency appeared first on beSpacific.

News release: “At Elsevier, we have been busy scaling our open-access publishing program; we now publish 56 open-access journals and host a further 91 on behalf of our society and publishing partners. However, you may not know how to navigate to these journals and articles. Here are some tips to help you find this content […]The post A brief guide to discovering open access journals and articles on ScienceDirect appeared first on beSpacific.

“A new World Bank and IFC report finds legal and regulatory barriers to women’s economic inclusion have decreased over the past 50 years globally, but many laws still hinder women’s participation in the economy. Laws restricting women’s economic activity are currently most prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. […]The post Women, Business and the Law 2014: Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality appeared first on beSpacific.

News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued two interim final rules that clarify how companies should incorporate the Basel III regulatory capital reforms into their capital and business projections during the next cycle of capital plan submissions and stress tests. Rules to implement the Basel III capital reforms in the United States were […]The post Federal Reserve Board issues interim final rules clarifying how companies should incorporate Basel III reforms into capital and business projections appeared first on beSpacific.

Brookings - Elizabeth Kneebone and Jane Williams – “The release of the 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) census data on poverty and income underscores the effects of a sluggish recovery that has played out unevenly across the nation’s major metropolitan economies and, even amid improving employment numbers, has left millions of Americans behind. Using ACS data on individuals living […]The post New Census Data Underscore Metro Poverty’s Persistence in 2012 appeared first on beSpacific.

“A bipartisan group of Senators, including the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have called for a full-scale review of the use of surveillance authorities by the intelligence community. The Senators emphasized that the findings and conclusions of this review be made public to “help promote greater oversight, transparency, and public accountability.” […]The post Senators Call for Public Report by IC Inspector General on NSA Surveillance appeared first on beSpacific.

Protecting Vulnerable Data Subjects: Findings from a Survey of EU Data Protection Officials on the Use of Cloud Services in Organisations – September 23, 2013 “The use of commercial cloud services by public organisations in Europe is growing. While the benefits of cloud computing are indisputable, the public sector contains certain particularly sensitive or vulnerable […]The post UK – Protecting Vulnerable Data Subjects appeared first on beSpacific.

“This report examines workforce requirements for cybersecurity and the segments and job functions in which professionalization is most needed; the role of assessment tools, certification, licensing, and other means for assessing and enhancing professionalization; and emerging approaches, such as performance-based measures. It also examines requirements for the federal (military and civilian) workforce, the private sector, […]The post Professionalizing the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce? Criteria for Decision-Making appeared first on beSpacific.

Poverty Rate Remains High, Gender Poverty Gap Persists. Poverty Rate Fourth Highest In 45 Years. Highest Ever Number Of Poor People. Women’s Legal Defense Fund. “The poverty report for 2012 released today by the Census Bureau indicates that the poverty rate was 15.0% in 2012, the same as in 2011, but well above the 12.3% rate […]The post Women’s Poverty in the United States, 2012 appeared first on beSpacific.

“Starting October 1, 2013, you can enroll in health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Marketplace allows you to compare your options and find the one that best fits your needs and budget. Coverage goes into effect as early as January 1, 2014. Learn 4 steps to getting coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.” […]The post 4 steps to getting covered in the Health Insurance Marketplace appeared first on beSpacific.

Official Google Blog: “Constitutions are as unique as the people they govern, and have been around in one form or another for millennia. But did you know that every year approximately five new constitutions are written, and 20-30 are amended or revised? Or that Africa has the youngest set of constitutions, with 19 out of […]The post Explore the world’s constitutions with a new online tool appeared first on beSpacific.

AUTOMATIC IRAS - Lower-Earning Households Could Realize Increases in Retirement Income, GAO-13-699, Aug 23, 2013 CORPORATE TAX COMPLIANCE - IRS Should Determine Whether Its Streamlined Corporate Audit Process Is Meeting Its Goals, GAO-13-662, Aug 22, 2013 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM - Improved Budgeting Could Help FAA Better Determine Future Operations and Maintenance Priorities, GAO-13-693, Aug 22, 2013 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT - BLM […]The post New GAO Reports – Automatic IRAs, Corporate Tax Compliance, National Airspace System, Oil and Gas Development, ICBM Modernization appeared first on beSpacific.

William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Remarks at Fordham Wall Street Council, Fordham University Graduate School of Business, New York City, As prepared for delivery: “…This morning my remarks will focus on the U.S. economic outlook.  I am also going to discuss a new tool that […]The post Reflections on the Economic Outlook and the Implications for Monetary Policy appeared first on beSpacific.

“While the focus on Syria’s chemical weapons use, and the possibility of military action against Syrian government targets pushed aside, for a while, the issue of how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, the two situations have one thing in common — their reported reliance on underground facilities to shield the production and storage of […]The post U.S. Intelligence: Hiding of Military Assets by “Rogue Nations” and Other States a Major Security Challenge for 21st Century appeared first on beSpacific.