December 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and Their Monetary Policy Implications, Olivier J. Blanchard, Eugenio Cerutti & Lawrence H. Summers, HKS Working Paper No. 070. Real Estate Value Impacts from Fracking: Industry Response and Proper Analytical Techniques, Richard Roddewig & … Continue reading
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November 20, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
According to an October 2015 Department of Labor report, 271,000 jobs were added to the US economy in the month of October and the unemployment rate decreased to 5% from 5.1% in September. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released … Continue reading
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November 16, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Following SCOTUS’s March Omnicare decision, a pension fund is claiming that the Second Circuit failed to take into account said decision in failing to revive Bank of America mortgage suit. The plaintiff requests SCOTUS’s review. U.S. District Court judge dismisses … Continue reading
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November 11, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Value of Manufactured Housing Communities: A Dual-Ownership Model, Charles Becker & Ashley Yea, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 196. Liquidity Provision, Credit Risk and the Bond Spread: New Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market, Xudong … Continue reading
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November 6, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research released its most recent issue of Cityscape, featuring research from a symposium about affordable housing and neighborhood qualities. The HOME Coalition released “Building HOME: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program’s Impact on America’s Families … Continue reading
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November 4, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
2015 Trying Times: Important Lessons to Be Learned from Recent Federal Tax Cases, Nancy A. McLaughlin & Stephen J. Small, Presented at Land Trust Alliance Rally 2015, Sacramento, CA, Friday October 9, 2015. Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities … Continue reading
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November 2, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Federal judge grants the SEC request for appointment of a receiver for the $136 million EB-5 fraud case involving Path America LLC and its two subsidiaries to monitor the companies to ensure their assets are not lost during the proceedings. … Continue reading
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