RegData 2.0 provides a revolutionary way of quantifying regulation by industry, agency and restriction terms found in text of the Code of Federal Regulations.
This presentation accompanied this talk by Garett Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8S63Zq4IM
The full research on the effectiveness of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act can be found on Mercatus.org:
http://mercatus.org/publication/did-stimulus-dollars-hire-unemployed
http://mercatus.org/publication/no-such-thing-shovel-ready
“Permissionless Innovation” & the Grand Tech Policy Clash of Visions to ComeMercatus Center
Successful innovation, which is essential to better health, safety and security, requires freedom to experiment and develop. But there is an array of government rules and processes that increasingly prohibit “permissionless” innovation.
Social Security Reform and the Joint Budget Committee ProcessMercatus Center
The document discusses Social Security reform and whether the Joint Budget Committee should attempt reform. It provides arguments for and against the JBC taking on reform. Key details include the financial challenges Social Security faces, such as a projected 2036 trust fund exhaustion date. Reforms have different scoring impacts depending on whether they advantage or disadvantage a 10-year view.
Regulation University: The Consequences of Regulatory AccumulationMercatus Center
Government spending may be slowing but regulatory output is not. The number of regulations passed the one million mark in 2010, and their volume continues to rise. What does the continuing growth of so many rules mean for the U.S. economy and individual industries?
CFPB: Impact on Traditional Installment Lending Mercatus Center
This document discusses the potential impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on traditional installment lending. It provides an overview of a lending company, including its size, loan products, and practices. It then outlines key issues the CFPB may examine, such as loan costs, fees, and specific lending practices. It argues that the CFPB's approach could increase customer costs, reduce some customers' access to credit, and make lenders less flexible, responsive and profitable by questioning established loan structures and practices.
Keynote Speaker Scott Jacobs Presentation at the Mercatus Regulatory ConferenceMercatus Center
This document discusses challenges in regulatory reform and lessons that can be learned from other countries. It notes that when governments lose control of regulation, the rule of law erodes. Other countries have adopted reforms like inter-institutional cooperation, effective regulatory review of existing rules, and managing cumulative regulatory burdens. Tools for reforming existing regulations include independent reviews of rules and replacing old costs with new ones. South Korea saw success from its regulatory guillotine reform, deleting 49% of business regulations and creating over 1 million new jobs. The US can learn from approaches that address cumulative and interactive effects of regulations.
Agency Design and Policy-Based Evidence-Making at the Consumer Financial Prot...Mercatus Center
This document discusses issues with the structure and policymaking approach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It argues that the CFPB's structure as an independent agency headed by a single director and exempt from oversight makes it unconstrained. It also criticizes the CFPB's approach of using "policy-based evidence making" to justify regulations while ignoring alternative evidence. Specific rules and studies by the CFPB on mortgages, auto lending, payday lending, and overdraft protection are analyzed to show flaws in the CFPB's methods and use of evidence to support its policies.
This presentation accompanied this talk by Garett Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8S63Zq4IM
The full research on the effectiveness of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act can be found on Mercatus.org:
http://mercatus.org/publication/did-stimulus-dollars-hire-unemployed
http://mercatus.org/publication/no-such-thing-shovel-ready
“Permissionless Innovation” & the Grand Tech Policy Clash of Visions to ComeMercatus Center
Successful innovation, which is essential to better health, safety and security, requires freedom to experiment and develop. But there is an array of government rules and processes that increasingly prohibit “permissionless” innovation.
Social Security Reform and the Joint Budget Committee ProcessMercatus Center
The document discusses Social Security reform and whether the Joint Budget Committee should attempt reform. It provides arguments for and against the JBC taking on reform. Key details include the financial challenges Social Security faces, such as a projected 2036 trust fund exhaustion date. Reforms have different scoring impacts depending on whether they advantage or disadvantage a 10-year view.
Regulation University: The Consequences of Regulatory AccumulationMercatus Center
Government spending may be slowing but regulatory output is not. The number of regulations passed the one million mark in 2010, and their volume continues to rise. What does the continuing growth of so many rules mean for the U.S. economy and individual industries?
CFPB: Impact on Traditional Installment Lending Mercatus Center
This document discusses the potential impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on traditional installment lending. It provides an overview of a lending company, including its size, loan products, and practices. It then outlines key issues the CFPB may examine, such as loan costs, fees, and specific lending practices. It argues that the CFPB's approach could increase customer costs, reduce some customers' access to credit, and make lenders less flexible, responsive and profitable by questioning established loan structures and practices.
Keynote Speaker Scott Jacobs Presentation at the Mercatus Regulatory ConferenceMercatus Center
This document discusses challenges in regulatory reform and lessons that can be learned from other countries. It notes that when governments lose control of regulation, the rule of law erodes. Other countries have adopted reforms like inter-institutional cooperation, effective regulatory review of existing rules, and managing cumulative regulatory burdens. Tools for reforming existing regulations include independent reviews of rules and replacing old costs with new ones. South Korea saw success from its regulatory guillotine reform, deleting 49% of business regulations and creating over 1 million new jobs. The US can learn from approaches that address cumulative and interactive effects of regulations.
Agency Design and Policy-Based Evidence-Making at the Consumer Financial Prot...Mercatus Center
This document discusses issues with the structure and policymaking approach of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It argues that the CFPB's structure as an independent agency headed by a single director and exempt from oversight makes it unconstrained. It also criticizes the CFPB's approach of using "policy-based evidence making" to justify regulations while ignoring alternative evidence. Specific rules and studies by the CFPB on mortgages, auto lending, payday lending, and overdraft protection are analyzed to show flaws in the CFPB's methods and use of evidence to support its policies.
The FY 2015 "Budget": The Proposals and Real ReformMercatus Center
This document discusses the FY 2015 US budget and the need for budget process reform. It summarizes CBO projections of past, present, and future budget deficits and debt levels. It notes that autopilot spending on entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are driving unsustainable growth and squeezing other spending. The document concludes by observing various budget process reforms that have been proposed but not implemented, and suggests that fundamental entitlement reform may be needed to balance the budget long-term.
1) Between 1992-1993 and 2000-2001, Canada reduced federal spending as a percentage of GDP from 17.5% to 11.3% and spending on servicing federal debt from 5.6% to 4.3% of GDP through modest cuts in spending growth.
2) Similarly, in the US between 1990-2000, federal spending as a percentage of GDP declined from over 20% to 18% through keeping spending growth below GDP growth.
3) However, future spending growth is projected to come from entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security rather than discretionary spending.
The document summarizes a new survey on installment lending that examined the size, maturities, credit risk, rates, payments, borrower age, and regional variations of installment loans. The survey faced some difficulties in business, legal, and practical areas such as information technology and processing. The findings provide coverage on key aspects of the installment lending market that is sometimes overlooked despite ongoing debates about the implications of credit use and rate regulations.
The Fortress and the Frontier: The Divide Over American Health CareMercatus Center
Graboyes frames the real divide in health care policy as pitting Fortress (risk-averse and fearful of outsiders) versus Frontier (risk-tolerant and welcoming to outsiders). He argues that both ends of the American political spectrum have veered sharply toward the Fortress in recent decades-thereby stifling innovations that reduce costs and improve health.
Net Neutrality and the Future of the InternetMercatus Center
Net neutrality regulations would mandate that essentially all data on the Internet be treated the same by Internet service providers (ISPs), with many supporters calling on the FCC to prohibit “Internet fast lanes.” But are there situations in which different treatment of broadband traffic is good? What role should the government play in ever-changing broadband markets?
The document summarizes key points from President's FY13 budget including:
- Spending, taxes, deficits and debt projections through 2022 with the budget reducing the deficit by $4.3 trillion since 2011
- Overview of proposed spending reductions in Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security as well as revenue increases from expiring tax cuts and limiting tax expenditures
- Comparison of U.S. government debt to other countries, showing debt is projected to remain high as a percentage of GDP through 2022
Capitol Hill Campus: Drones, Bitcoin, and 3-D Printing: Regulating Emerging T...Mercatus Center
This document discusses the concepts of "permissionless innovation" and the "precautionary principle" as approaches to new technologies. It argues that permissionless innovation, which allows open experimentation, is important for driving progress and should be applied to both digital and physical innovations. The precautionary principle of requiring technologies to be pre-approved can stifle innovation and entrepreneurship. The document uses examples like commercial drones, Bitcoin, and 3D printing to show how permissionless innovation could benefit those technologies by allowing open-ended development, while precautionary rules could hamper their potential. It concludes that adopting a permissionless approach offline as well as online can help create new opportunities.
Identifying the Problem: The First Step in the Regulatory ProcessMercatus Center
The regulatory process consists of many stages, but the essential first step is answering the question “what’s the problem?” A thorough regulatory impact analysis should provide evidence that the regulation addresses a significant, systemic problem and trace that problem back to its root cause. A cursory or faulty analysis of the problem prevents regulators from devising an effective solution and considering realistic alternatives.
Sixty Years Since the Administrative Procedure Act: Necessary ImprovementsMercatus Center
Congress has a diverse array of proposed regulatory reforms vying for attention, from targeted reforms aimed at providing relief to small businesses to broad-based reforms of the rulemaking process. Though the proposals are diverse, they have a clear, shared objective: solving more problems at a lower cost with fewer regulations.
Capitol Hill Campus: Tax Reform: Simplification is Good PolicyMercatus Center
This document discusses the benefits of simplifying the US tax code. It contains several charts showing how federal tax revenues have remained steady even as tax rates have declined, suggesting lower rates may not reduce revenues. Simplification would reduce compliance costs estimated at $600 billion annually. Complexity also allows special interests to obscure their influence and turns honest citizens into inadvertent lawbreakers. Overall, simplification is good policy according to the author.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of over 200 small banks with $10 billion or less in assets regarding their experiences with the Dodd-Frank Act. Key findings include:
- Compliance costs have increased substantially for most small banks since Dodd-Frank.
- Small banks are very concerned about new mortgage rules and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Many small banks are considering cuts to products/services, staff reductions, and potential mergers/acquisitions in response to Dodd-Frank regulations.
- Small banks expect that consumers will see few if any benefits from Dodd-Frank regulations.
AIG: The Missing Piece of Its Failure Narrative & Why It MattersMercatus Center
The failure of American International Group Inc. was one of the main narratives from the financial crisis, prompting the push for greater financial market regulation and the adoption of Dodd-Frank. But what if the generally accepted account—that AIG’s supposedly unregulated derivatives activities sank the company—doesn’t actually tell the full story?
This document is part 2 of a report on analyzing NFC (Near Field Communication) patents using PatSeer software. Records from part 1 were added to a PatSeer project and categorized by application, operating mode, coding technique, and security aspect. Charts show trends in NFC applications like cellular and medical filing over time by region and company. Leaders in different application areas are identified, such as NXP and ZTE in cellular hardware and Samsung in overall cellular applications. The document concludes with an overview of PatSeer's patent search and analysis capabilities.
Near field communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless technology that allows data exchange between devices over short distances. The document details a search conducted using PatSeer to analyze NFC patent trends. The search returned over 4,500 unique patent records related to NFC. Analysis found that NFC patent publications have been steadily increasing, with Sony, NXP and RIM having the most publications. Most NFC research is conducted in the US, China, Korea, France and Japan. Common applications include payments and ticketing.
Using RegData to Answer Questions About RegulationMercatus Center
Nearly every congressional staffer deals with regulations in some capacity – to respond to constituent questions, to brief a member before a meeting, or to advise a member before a vote. To help understand which agency regulates which industries, how recent acts of Congress have affected the pace of rulemaking, and other questions about regulation, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Omar Al-Ubaydli, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University developed RegData, an innovative way of measuring the size and scope of US federal regulations.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of standards and best practices used to ensure successful information resource projects. The survey examined practices in the public sector, including federal and state governments, and private sector organizations. Commonly used standards identified include the Capability Maturity Model, Project Management Body of Knowledge, software engineering standards, and ISO 9000 quality standards. State usage of these standards varies, with some states explicitly using standards more than others. Critical success factors for information resource projects identified in research include clear goals and support, detailed planning, stakeholder involvement, adequate resources and expertise, and monitoring progress. The survey findings can help organizations better apply standards and practices to deliver projects on time and on budget.
This document discusses how software asset management (SAM) tools can provide organizations with visibility into their software usage and lead to savings. It notes that Gartner clients that mature their SAM processes using tools typically report up to 30% spending reductions within one year. The document then discusses how SAM is evolving into its "4th generation" with increased automation, management of SaaS/PaaS/IaaS software and analytics of user behavior. It suggests areas of SAM processes that can be automated and the benefits of automation. Finally, it briefly outlines the new GDPR regulations around data protection and privacy that take effect in 2018, and how SAM tools can help identify risks by providing an inventory of applications
The document provides an overview of the RNA (Real Time Sentiment Data) product, including that it scores over 1.9 million news items annually using statistical, syntactical and semantic dimensions, covering over 32,000 companies and 43 commodities from 49 news sources. It also describes the types of data available in RNA outputs.
ECON 339, January 2017 Assignment 2 Economics 339 (A01),.docxSALU18
ECON 339, January 2017
Assignment 2
Economics 339 (A01), CRN 20951
Assignment 2
L. Welling Due: March 9, 2017
February 27, 2017 Total value: 40 marks
Notes:
1. Assignment is due by the beginning of class on March 9
th
. It may be
submitted in class, or dropped into the assignment box for 339 by that
time. Students are encouraged to work together on assignments, but must
write up answers individually.
2. Please use at least one-half page for any diagram required. Marks will be
deducted if diagrams are not labeled and explained.
3. Show all calculations.
1. (10 marks) Recall the diagram for question 2 from the recent midterm. On the
midterm you considered an increase in the market wage, all else equal. For this
question, suppose that the market wage decreased. Starting with the initial
optimal choice of (L, C+G) at point B, redo part (e).
2. (15 marks) Consider the household head model from class. Assume that
individual A is the altruistic household head, with a utility function defined over
A’s own consumption, denoted by ,
A
x and individual B’s consumption, denoted
by :
B
x
, ln lnA B A BU x x x x
where is the altruism parameter.
a) (1) What does the “altruism parameter” measure?
Let A’s initial annual income be $70,000, and B’s initial annual income be
$30,000. The unit price of private consumption is $1.00
b) (1) What is total household income?
c) (5) In a diagram with B’s consumption on the vertical axis, sketch the
household budget constraint. What is the slope of the budget line? How do you
know this?
d) (1) Identify the point on the budget constraint where each individual has
consumption equal to their own income; label this bundle C.
ECON 339, January 2017
Assignment 2
Suppose that 2 / 3 . With this utility function, it can be shown that the
household head will always choose to allocate income such that individual B’s
consumption is equal to 0.4 of total household income.
e) (1) Given the initial incomes of the two individuals, label the
consumption bundle chosen by the household head as D on your diagram in (c).
f) (2) Does individual B prefer their consumption at point D, or
consumption equal to their own income? Briefly explain how you determined this.
Suppose now that the household must decide to take one of the following two
options:
i) Individual B increases market work so that B’s annual income increases
to $40,000, while individual A’s income is unchanged;
ii) individual B decreases market work so B’s annual income decreases to
$20,000; this will free up time for individual A to increase market work and earn a
new annual income equal to $100,000.
f) (2) In a new diagram, sketch the household budget lines for these two
options, and identify the consumption bundles chosen by t ...
The document summarizes requirements for companies related to reporting on conflict minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding countries. Key points:
- The SEC rule requires publicly traded companies to report on conflict minerals like tin, tantalum, and tungsten used in their products.
- Companies must conduct due diligence on their supply chains to determine if conflict minerals originate from covered countries. Additional reporting and auditing is required if they do originate from those areas.
- Industry groups have developed tools and templates to help companies comply with reporting requirements and identify conflict-free smelters and refiners. Collaborating with suppliers like contract manufacturers can also help companies meet requirements.
Conflict Minerals: Understanding Dodd-Frank 1502 and Its Affect on Your Suppl...Optimum Design Associates
On August 22, 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that requires publicly-traded companies in the United States to report the use of “Conflict Minerals”. Under the rule, Conflict Minerals are cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold woframite and their derivatives which have been limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (collectively known as the 3Ts), that are sourced from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or surrounding countries (collectively known as the “Covered Countries”.)
While the reporting requirements only apply to publicly traded companies, it also impacts any company supplying a company that is required to report since publicly-traded companies are requiring their suppliers to support their due diligence efforts.
This paper looks at Conflict Minerals regulations from the perspective of a company in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) in terms of the processes necessary to support disclosure requirements and the likely support services needed over time.
For more whitepapers and articles on PCBA design and manufacturing, visit http://blog.optimumdesign.com
Legal Markup Generation in the Large: An Experience ReportLionel Briand
1. SCL is tasked with publishing all Luxembourgish legislation through the Legilux portal, which contains over 91,000 documents. Previously these documents were in PDF format but SCL is transitioning to digital resources with legal metadata.
2. Generating legal metadata for such a large corpus of documents is challenging due to variations in structure, drafting practices, and human errors across documents. No scalable solutions existed for SCL to generate metadata for the complete legislative framework.
3. The researchers developed an automated framework to extract structural metadata from legal texts at scale. It was tested on 5 major codes, generating over 21,000 metadata elements with 91% accuracy. The approach balanced automation with limited manual review
The FY 2015 "Budget": The Proposals and Real ReformMercatus Center
This document discusses the FY 2015 US budget and the need for budget process reform. It summarizes CBO projections of past, present, and future budget deficits and debt levels. It notes that autopilot spending on entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are driving unsustainable growth and squeezing other spending. The document concludes by observing various budget process reforms that have been proposed but not implemented, and suggests that fundamental entitlement reform may be needed to balance the budget long-term.
1) Between 1992-1993 and 2000-2001, Canada reduced federal spending as a percentage of GDP from 17.5% to 11.3% and spending on servicing federal debt from 5.6% to 4.3% of GDP through modest cuts in spending growth.
2) Similarly, in the US between 1990-2000, federal spending as a percentage of GDP declined from over 20% to 18% through keeping spending growth below GDP growth.
3) However, future spending growth is projected to come from entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security rather than discretionary spending.
The document summarizes a new survey on installment lending that examined the size, maturities, credit risk, rates, payments, borrower age, and regional variations of installment loans. The survey faced some difficulties in business, legal, and practical areas such as information technology and processing. The findings provide coverage on key aspects of the installment lending market that is sometimes overlooked despite ongoing debates about the implications of credit use and rate regulations.
The Fortress and the Frontier: The Divide Over American Health CareMercatus Center
Graboyes frames the real divide in health care policy as pitting Fortress (risk-averse and fearful of outsiders) versus Frontier (risk-tolerant and welcoming to outsiders). He argues that both ends of the American political spectrum have veered sharply toward the Fortress in recent decades-thereby stifling innovations that reduce costs and improve health.
Net Neutrality and the Future of the InternetMercatus Center
Net neutrality regulations would mandate that essentially all data on the Internet be treated the same by Internet service providers (ISPs), with many supporters calling on the FCC to prohibit “Internet fast lanes.” But are there situations in which different treatment of broadband traffic is good? What role should the government play in ever-changing broadband markets?
The document summarizes key points from President's FY13 budget including:
- Spending, taxes, deficits and debt projections through 2022 with the budget reducing the deficit by $4.3 trillion since 2011
- Overview of proposed spending reductions in Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security as well as revenue increases from expiring tax cuts and limiting tax expenditures
- Comparison of U.S. government debt to other countries, showing debt is projected to remain high as a percentage of GDP through 2022
Capitol Hill Campus: Drones, Bitcoin, and 3-D Printing: Regulating Emerging T...Mercatus Center
This document discusses the concepts of "permissionless innovation" and the "precautionary principle" as approaches to new technologies. It argues that permissionless innovation, which allows open experimentation, is important for driving progress and should be applied to both digital and physical innovations. The precautionary principle of requiring technologies to be pre-approved can stifle innovation and entrepreneurship. The document uses examples like commercial drones, Bitcoin, and 3D printing to show how permissionless innovation could benefit those technologies by allowing open-ended development, while precautionary rules could hamper their potential. It concludes that adopting a permissionless approach offline as well as online can help create new opportunities.
Identifying the Problem: The First Step in the Regulatory ProcessMercatus Center
The regulatory process consists of many stages, but the essential first step is answering the question “what’s the problem?” A thorough regulatory impact analysis should provide evidence that the regulation addresses a significant, systemic problem and trace that problem back to its root cause. A cursory or faulty analysis of the problem prevents regulators from devising an effective solution and considering realistic alternatives.
Sixty Years Since the Administrative Procedure Act: Necessary ImprovementsMercatus Center
Congress has a diverse array of proposed regulatory reforms vying for attention, from targeted reforms aimed at providing relief to small businesses to broad-based reforms of the rulemaking process. Though the proposals are diverse, they have a clear, shared objective: solving more problems at a lower cost with fewer regulations.
Capitol Hill Campus: Tax Reform: Simplification is Good PolicyMercatus Center
This document discusses the benefits of simplifying the US tax code. It contains several charts showing how federal tax revenues have remained steady even as tax rates have declined, suggesting lower rates may not reduce revenues. Simplification would reduce compliance costs estimated at $600 billion annually. Complexity also allows special interests to obscure their influence and turns honest citizens into inadvertent lawbreakers. Overall, simplification is good policy according to the author.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of over 200 small banks with $10 billion or less in assets regarding their experiences with the Dodd-Frank Act. Key findings include:
- Compliance costs have increased substantially for most small banks since Dodd-Frank.
- Small banks are very concerned about new mortgage rules and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Many small banks are considering cuts to products/services, staff reductions, and potential mergers/acquisitions in response to Dodd-Frank regulations.
- Small banks expect that consumers will see few if any benefits from Dodd-Frank regulations.
AIG: The Missing Piece of Its Failure Narrative & Why It MattersMercatus Center
The failure of American International Group Inc. was one of the main narratives from the financial crisis, prompting the push for greater financial market regulation and the adoption of Dodd-Frank. But what if the generally accepted account—that AIG’s supposedly unregulated derivatives activities sank the company—doesn’t actually tell the full story?
This document is part 2 of a report on analyzing NFC (Near Field Communication) patents using PatSeer software. Records from part 1 were added to a PatSeer project and categorized by application, operating mode, coding technique, and security aspect. Charts show trends in NFC applications like cellular and medical filing over time by region and company. Leaders in different application areas are identified, such as NXP and ZTE in cellular hardware and Samsung in overall cellular applications. The document concludes with an overview of PatSeer's patent search and analysis capabilities.
Near field communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless technology that allows data exchange between devices over short distances. The document details a search conducted using PatSeer to analyze NFC patent trends. The search returned over 4,500 unique patent records related to NFC. Analysis found that NFC patent publications have been steadily increasing, with Sony, NXP and RIM having the most publications. Most NFC research is conducted in the US, China, Korea, France and Japan. Common applications include payments and ticketing.
Using RegData to Answer Questions About RegulationMercatus Center
Nearly every congressional staffer deals with regulations in some capacity – to respond to constituent questions, to brief a member before a meeting, or to advise a member before a vote. To help understand which agency regulates which industries, how recent acts of Congress have affected the pace of rulemaking, and other questions about regulation, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Omar Al-Ubaydli, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University developed RegData, an innovative way of measuring the size and scope of US federal regulations.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of standards and best practices used to ensure successful information resource projects. The survey examined practices in the public sector, including federal and state governments, and private sector organizations. Commonly used standards identified include the Capability Maturity Model, Project Management Body of Knowledge, software engineering standards, and ISO 9000 quality standards. State usage of these standards varies, with some states explicitly using standards more than others. Critical success factors for information resource projects identified in research include clear goals and support, detailed planning, stakeholder involvement, adequate resources and expertise, and monitoring progress. The survey findings can help organizations better apply standards and practices to deliver projects on time and on budget.
This document discusses how software asset management (SAM) tools can provide organizations with visibility into their software usage and lead to savings. It notes that Gartner clients that mature their SAM processes using tools typically report up to 30% spending reductions within one year. The document then discusses how SAM is evolving into its "4th generation" with increased automation, management of SaaS/PaaS/IaaS software and analytics of user behavior. It suggests areas of SAM processes that can be automated and the benefits of automation. Finally, it briefly outlines the new GDPR regulations around data protection and privacy that take effect in 2018, and how SAM tools can help identify risks by providing an inventory of applications
The document provides an overview of the RNA (Real Time Sentiment Data) product, including that it scores over 1.9 million news items annually using statistical, syntactical and semantic dimensions, covering over 32,000 companies and 43 commodities from 49 news sources. It also describes the types of data available in RNA outputs.
ECON 339, January 2017 Assignment 2 Economics 339 (A01),.docxSALU18
ECON 339, January 2017
Assignment 2
Economics 339 (A01), CRN 20951
Assignment 2
L. Welling Due: March 9, 2017
February 27, 2017 Total value: 40 marks
Notes:
1. Assignment is due by the beginning of class on March 9
th
. It may be
submitted in class, or dropped into the assignment box for 339 by that
time. Students are encouraged to work together on assignments, but must
write up answers individually.
2. Please use at least one-half page for any diagram required. Marks will be
deducted if diagrams are not labeled and explained.
3. Show all calculations.
1. (10 marks) Recall the diagram for question 2 from the recent midterm. On the
midterm you considered an increase in the market wage, all else equal. For this
question, suppose that the market wage decreased. Starting with the initial
optimal choice of (L, C+G) at point B, redo part (e).
2. (15 marks) Consider the household head model from class. Assume that
individual A is the altruistic household head, with a utility function defined over
A’s own consumption, denoted by ,
A
x and individual B’s consumption, denoted
by :
B
x
, ln lnA B A BU x x x x
where is the altruism parameter.
a) (1) What does the “altruism parameter” measure?
Let A’s initial annual income be $70,000, and B’s initial annual income be
$30,000. The unit price of private consumption is $1.00
b) (1) What is total household income?
c) (5) In a diagram with B’s consumption on the vertical axis, sketch the
household budget constraint. What is the slope of the budget line? How do you
know this?
d) (1) Identify the point on the budget constraint where each individual has
consumption equal to their own income; label this bundle C.
ECON 339, January 2017
Assignment 2
Suppose that 2 / 3 . With this utility function, it can be shown that the
household head will always choose to allocate income such that individual B’s
consumption is equal to 0.4 of total household income.
e) (1) Given the initial incomes of the two individuals, label the
consumption bundle chosen by the household head as D on your diagram in (c).
f) (2) Does individual B prefer their consumption at point D, or
consumption equal to their own income? Briefly explain how you determined this.
Suppose now that the household must decide to take one of the following two
options:
i) Individual B increases market work so that B’s annual income increases
to $40,000, while individual A’s income is unchanged;
ii) individual B decreases market work so B’s annual income decreases to
$20,000; this will free up time for individual A to increase market work and earn a
new annual income equal to $100,000.
f) (2) In a new diagram, sketch the household budget lines for these two
options, and identify the consumption bundles chosen by t ...
The document summarizes requirements for companies related to reporting on conflict minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding countries. Key points:
- The SEC rule requires publicly traded companies to report on conflict minerals like tin, tantalum, and tungsten used in their products.
- Companies must conduct due diligence on their supply chains to determine if conflict minerals originate from covered countries. Additional reporting and auditing is required if they do originate from those areas.
- Industry groups have developed tools and templates to help companies comply with reporting requirements and identify conflict-free smelters and refiners. Collaborating with suppliers like contract manufacturers can also help companies meet requirements.
Conflict Minerals: Understanding Dodd-Frank 1502 and Its Affect on Your Suppl...Optimum Design Associates
On August 22, 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new rule pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that requires publicly-traded companies in the United States to report the use of “Conflict Minerals”. Under the rule, Conflict Minerals are cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold woframite and their derivatives which have been limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (collectively known as the 3Ts), that are sourced from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or surrounding countries (collectively known as the “Covered Countries”.)
While the reporting requirements only apply to publicly traded companies, it also impacts any company supplying a company that is required to report since publicly-traded companies are requiring their suppliers to support their due diligence efforts.
This paper looks at Conflict Minerals regulations from the perspective of a company in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) in terms of the processes necessary to support disclosure requirements and the likely support services needed over time.
For more whitepapers and articles on PCBA design and manufacturing, visit http://blog.optimumdesign.com
Legal Markup Generation in the Large: An Experience ReportLionel Briand
1. SCL is tasked with publishing all Luxembourgish legislation through the Legilux portal, which contains over 91,000 documents. Previously these documents were in PDF format but SCL is transitioning to digital resources with legal metadata.
2. Generating legal metadata for such a large corpus of documents is challenging due to variations in structure, drafting practices, and human errors across documents. No scalable solutions existed for SCL to generate metadata for the complete legislative framework.
3. The researchers developed an automated framework to extract structural metadata from legal texts at scale. It was tested on 5 major codes, generating over 21,000 metadata elements with 91% accuracy. The approach balanced automation with limited manual review
Stefano Cancellara “Score More with Network Powered Sourcing”Elemica
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This document provides an overview of a custom research report on NFC patents from the first quarter of 2015. The report analyzes patents held by leading NFC product manufacturers and innovators. It searches patents from the USPTO database issued in 1Q 2015, reviews them for essentiality to NFC standards and applications, and provides the results in an Excel file with details of assignees, patent numbers, and relevant standards and applications.
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Benchmark – Impact AnalysisPart 1 Information Acquisition .docxtangyechloe
Benchmark – Impact Analysis
Part 1: Information Acquisition
3.1: Examine the laws, regulations, and standards that organizations use to align with
government requirements around cybersecurity best practices within
their industry.
Select an industry of your choice and review its compliance requirements.
Then, using a fictitious company that is just starting out, identify the essential elements of what is required to attain compliance or successful cybersecurity resilience. Within a report to the CIO, present this information from a legal standpoint making sure to address the following:
1.Identify any industry-specific compliances that must be met (i.e., HIPAA, COPPA, DOD). Determine what overarching guidance they must comply with. Determine what overarching laws they must comply with.
2.Examine the requisite set of standards, frameworks, policies, and best practices most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.
3.Identify the organization’s critical data infrastructure assets (i.e., network, telecom, utilities, applications, computers, and client data categories).
4.Identify human resources for technical, management and legal operations.
5.Identify requisite law enforcement entities required for reporting breaches to
(i.e., local, state, and federal areas of compliance)
.
Benchmark – Impact Analysis Part 1 Information Acquisition .docxtangyechloe
Benchmark – Impact Analysis Part 1: Information Acquisition
3.1: Examine the laws, regulations, and standards that organizations use to align with government requirements around cybersecurity best practices within their industry.
Select an industry of your choice and review its compliance requirements. Then, using a fictitious company that is just starting out, identify the essential elements of what is required to attain compliance or successful cybersecurity resilience. Within a report to the CIO, present this information from a legal standpoint making sure to address the following:
1. Identify any industry specific compliances that must be met (i.e., HIPAA, COPPA, DOD). Determine what overarching guidance they must comply with. Determine what overarching laws they must comply with.
2. Examine the requisite set of standards, frameworks, policies, and best practices most helpful in the development and implementation of the organizations objectives.
3. Identify the organization's critical data infrastructure assets (i.e., network, telecom, utilities, applications, computers and client data categories).
4. Identify human resources for technical, management and legal operations.
5. Identify requisite law enforcement entities required for reporting breaches to (i.e., local, state, and federal areas of compliance).
Performance Level Ratings
.
The WiFi as a Service Market is expected to grow at a significant growth rate, and the analysis period is 2022-2028, considering the base year as 2021.
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This document discusses challenges and methods for standardized legal compliance management in electronics production. It provides the following key points:
- Legal frameworks governing substance usage in electronics have become increasingly complex, creating challenges for companies. Standardization of reporting and data exchange is needed.
- Relevant regulations including REACH, RoHS, and TSCA are outlined. Standards like IPC-175x and IEC-62474 have emerged to help standardize material declarations and data exchange.
- A software-based compliance management system called iPoint Compliance Agent is introduced. It allows automated data collection, checks, integration with other systems, and report generation to help streamline the compliance process.
Similar to REGDATA 2.0: Quantifying Regulation (20)
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The document discusses the 6 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and provides information on 2016 exchange enrollment, the makeup of the risk pool, and what has been learned. It notes that 12.7 million people signed up for exchange plans in 2016, slightly higher than the 11 million projected. However, the risk pool skewed older and poorer than expected. Many healthy and young individuals did not find the plans attractive without subsidies. The individual mandate also did not work as intended to increase coverage as many found ways to take advantage of ACA rules. Large attrition in enrollment occurred during 2016.
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The Affordable Care Act fundamentally changed the landscape of the U.S. health care system. With more than five years since the law’s passage, questions remain about how to fix a system that remains broken despite recent reform efforts. Did the Affordable Care Act adequately reform a failing health system, or did that prescription only treat the symptoms of a much larger illness?
The document summarizes wireless spectrum policy in the United States in 2016 and discusses potential future policy directions. It provides an overview of spectrum characteristics, increasing demand but constrained supply, the history of spectrum policy, current federal and non-federal allocation and management, recent auctions that generated billions for the Treasury, and proposals to repurpose underutilized federal spectrum through incentive auctions, geographic sharing, and overlay license auctions. The goal is to increase commercial access and use of spectrum to spur innovation while balancing federal needs.
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This document discusses how changes in demographics and labor markets affect eligibility criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). It notes that SSDI outlays and participation have doubled in recent decades. While the aging workforce partly explains this, disability rates have remained flat. The document also discusses how a growing share of SSDI awards are decided based on vocational factors like age, education, and experience rather than medical conditions alone. However, it argues these vocational criteria are outdated and no longer reflect today's labor market which has shifted away from manual work to more sedentary, service jobs. The document recommends eliminating or modifying vocational criteria in SSDI eligibility determinations to better align with modern labor market realities.
How Can Policymakers and Regulators Better Engage the Internet of Things? Mercatus Center
The world today is seemingly always plugged into the Internet and technologies are constantly sharing data about our personal and professional lives. Device connectivity is on an upward trend with Cisco estimating that 50 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Collection and data sharing by these devices introduces a host of new vulnerabilities, raising concerns about safety, security, and privacy for policymakers and regulators.
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Tools for Tracking the Economic Impact of LegislationMercatus Center
Laws passed by Congress impact the economy, but Congress has no systematic way to comprehensively track and assess the economic impact of legislative actions. This is especially difficult when laws empower federal agencies to regulate. While the current budget process scores and tracks the economic impact of spending and taxes, it does not account for the economic consequences of regulation.
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The document discusses the sharing economy, how it works, and implications for policymakers. It explains that the sharing economy involves taking assets one owns and making them available to others for a fee via platforms like Uber and Airbnb. This allows individuals to earn income from underutilized assets. However, it poses challenges for policymakers accustomed to traditional employment models. The document argues that policymakers must adapt regulations to 21st century sharing platforms rather than try to apply outdated 20th century frameworks.
Sustaining Surface Transportation: Overview of the Highway Trust Fund and Ide...Mercatus Center
This document summarizes a presentation about reforming the federal highway transportation funding system. It outlines that the presentation covers:
1) The basics of the current federal Highway Trust Fund and issues with disconnect between revenues and system performance.
2) Areas for improvement like strategies to reduce congestion being inadequate and more efficient allocation of funds.
3) Options for reform like tolls, public-private partnerships, and charging drivers for vehicle miles traveled with considerations for implementing VMT charges.
Stephen C. Goss Presentation for Mercatus Center SSDI PanelMercatus Center
The Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund’s projected 2016 depletion will require Congress to act soon to prevent large, sudden benefit cuts.
Experts on both sides of the aisle have noted that a “quick fix” of simply shifting payroll taxes from Social Security’s much larger retirement trust fund (OASI) into DI, without further reform, could cost Congress its last chance to solve Social Security’s broader financing problems before it is too late. What more responsible reform options are available?
The Mercatus Center and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a discussion on May 12 on how best to respond to SSDI’s financing crisis.
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The Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund’s projected 2016 depletion will require Congress to act soon to prevent large, sudden benefit cuts.
Experts on both sides of the aisle have noted that a “quick fix” of simply shifting payroll taxes from Social Security’s much larger retirement trust fund (OASI) into DI, without further reform, could cost Congress its last chance to solve Social Security’s broader financing problems before it is too late. What more responsible reform options are available?
The Mercatus Center and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a discussion on May 12 on how best to respond to SSDI’s financing crisis.
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The Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund’s projected 2016 depletion will require Congress to act soon to prevent large, sudden benefit cuts.
Experts on both sides of the aisle have noted that a “quick fix” of simply shifting payroll taxes from Social Security’s much larger retirement trust fund (OASI) into DI, without further reform, could cost Congress its last chance to solve Social Security’s broader financing problems before it is too late. What more responsible reform options are available?
The Mercatus Center and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a discussion on May 12 on how best to respond to SSDI’s financing crisis.
Orchestrating the Future: Navigating Today's Data Workflow Challenges with Ai...Kaxil Naik
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The ever-growing demands of AI and ML applications have ushered in an era where sophisticated data management isn't a luxury—it's a necessity. Airflow's innate flexibility and scalability are what makes it indispensable in managing the intricate workflows of today, especially those involving Large Language Models (LLMs).
This talk isn't just a rundown of Airflow's features; it's about harnessing these capabilities to turn your data workflows into a strategic asset. Together, we'll explore how Airflow remains at the cutting edge of data orchestration, ensuring your organization is not just keeping pace but setting the pace in a data-driven future.
Session in https://budapestdata.hu/2024/04/kaxil-naik-astronomer-io/ | https://dataml24.sessionize.com/session/667627
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#SQL #Views #Privacy #Compliance #DataLake
Codeless Generative AI Pipelines
(GenAI with Milvus)
https://ml.dssconf.pl/user.html#!/lecture/DSSML24-041a/rate
Discover the potential of real-time streaming in the context of GenAI as we delve into the intricacies of Apache NiFi and its capabilities. Learn how this tool can significantly simplify the data engineering workflow for GenAI applications, allowing you to focus on the creative aspects rather than the technical complexities. I will guide you through practical examples and use cases, showing the impact of automation on prompt building. From data ingestion to transformation and delivery, witness how Apache NiFi streamlines the entire pipeline, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience.
Timothy Spann
https://www.youtube.com/@FLaNK-Stack
https://medium.com/@tspann
https://www.datainmotion.dev/
milvus, unstructured data, vector database, zilliz, cloud, vectors, python, deep learning, generative ai, genai, nifi, kafka, flink, streaming, iot, edge
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Harness the power of AI-backed reports, benchmarking and data analysis to predict trends and detect anomalies in your marketing efforts.
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Watch the video recording at https://youtu.be/5vjwGfPN9lw
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3. RegData – New Metrics of
Regulation
1. Based on actual regulatory text
2. Measures regulation by year,
industry, and regulator
3. Permits policy analysis and insight
4. Research tool
4. Units of Analysis
CFR Division Granularity Typical Contents
Mean Annual
Observations
Mean Word
Count
Title Least
Broad subject area of
regulations
48 1,200,000
Chapter
Rules of an individual
agency
410 150,000
Subchapter
Rules of a subagency or
subdivision of an agency
n/a n/a
Part
Rules on a single
program/function
8,100 7,500
Subpart
Rules on a particular
aspect of a single
program/function
n/a n/a
Section
One provision of a
program/function
190,000 310
Paragraph Most
Detailed requirement(s)
related to the provision
1,600,000 39
8. Restrictions: quantify the binding
constraints
Created programs that find binding constraints
in CFR text
• E.g., “shall” or “must”
• Proxy for how restrictive text is
• Not comprehensive of all restrictions
11. One sentence from 29 CFR Part 1926
Section 416
Before work is begun the employer shall
ascertain by inquiry or direct observation,
or by instruments, whether any part of an
energized power circuit, exposed or
concealed, is so located that the
performance of the work may bring any
person, tool, or machine into physical or
electrical contact with the electric power
circuit.
12. Top 10 words, one title, one year
Word Hits Rank
the 73760 1
of 46912 2
and 35523 3
to 25699 4
a 23423 5
or 21492 6
shall 17692 7
in 17641 8
be 17348 9
for 14172 10
TOTAL WORDS: 1,078,251
13. Top 10 words, one title, one year
Word Hits Rank
the 73760 1
of 46912 2
and 35523 3
to 25699 4
a 23423 5
or 21492 6
shall 17692 7
in 17641 8
be 17348 9
for 14172 10
TOTAL WORDS: 1,078,251
14. Top 10 words, only nouns and verbs (except
part, FR, and section)
Word Hits Rank
shall 17692 1
be 17348 2
is 7650 3
are 3990 4
mining 3784 5
coal 3705 6
surface 3423 7
mine 3387 8
requirements 3294 9
state 3195 10
17. Look for the right words
Word Hits Rank
shall 17692 1
be 17348 2
is 7650 3
are 3990 4
mining 3784 5
coal 3705 6
surface 3423 7
mine 3387 8
requirements 3294 9
state 3195 10
18. Sample NAICS 3-digit Classifications
3-Digit
Code Description
111 Crop Production
211 Oil and Gas Extraction
212 Mining (except Oil and Gas)
221 Utilities
236 Construction of Buildings
315 Apparel Manufacturing
316 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
321 Wood Product Manufacturing
322 Paper Manufacturing
334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
19. Regulation by Industry (NAICS)
Paper
Manufacturing
Paper
Manufacturer
Paper
Manufacturers
25. Most Mentioned 2-Digit
Industries in 2012
2-Digit NAICS Classification Search Term Count
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 45,083
Transportation and Warehousing 44,712
Manufacturing 44,452
Finance and Insurance 28,683
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 27,301
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26,282
Construction 22,261
Utilities 14,120
Educational Services 10,355
Retail Trade 4,311
26. Virginia - Sample Industries &
Most Relevant Regulator
4-Digit NAICS Classification
Total
Employment
Most Relevant Regulator
Elementary and secondary schools 239,927
Office of Postsecondary Education,
Department of Education
General medical and surgical
hospitals
105,467
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services
Colleges and universities 76,865
Internal Revenue Service, Department
of the Treasury
Grocery stores 67,076
Internal Revenue Service, Department
of the Treasury
National security and
international affairs
66,677 Office of the Secretary of Defense
Offices of physicians 63,519
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services
Building equipment contractors 53,371
Occupational Safety and Health