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Economic Growth in the 21st Century: Perspectives, Role of Governmental Policies, Potential and Constraints

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Global Financial crisis that led to the Great Recession resulted in differing levels of economic turmoil across developed industrialised economies, with particularly acute implications for eurozone countries where it triggered a sovereign debt crisis given their fundamental lack of economic cohesion and appropriate policy tools. This book discusses the foreign direct investment and economic…
Payday Loans: Analyses of Consumers’ Use

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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During the past year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has engaged in an in-depth review of short-term small dollar loans, specifically payday loans extended by non-depository institutions and deposit advance products offered by a small, but growing, number of depository institutions to their deposit account customers. This book summarizes the initial findings of the…
Federal Minimum Wage and Earnings Supplements: Policy Impacts

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Career Development, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal legislation that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered workers. In general, the FLSA mandates broad general minimum wage coverage. It also specifies certain categories of workers who are not covered by FLSA wage standards, such as workers…
Data Brokers and the Need for Transparency and Accountability

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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This book is the result of a study of nine data brokers, representing a cross-section of the industry, undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shed light on the data broker industry. Data brokers obtain and share vast amounts of consumer information, typically behind the scenes, without consumer knowledge. Data brokers sell this information…
Cybersecurity Workforce: Staffing Needs, Skills Requirements and Coding Procedures

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Special Topics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The security of federal information systems and data is critical to the nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. However, federal systems and networks are inherently at risk because of their complexity, technological diversity, and geographic dispersion. Further, threats to federal information technology (IT) infrastructure continue to grow in number and sophistication, posing a risk to the…
Panama Canal Expansion: Issues and Potential Effects

Trade Issues, Policies and Laws, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Panama Canal is an important link in global trade and its expansion, which will allow passage of much larger ships, and could have significant impacts on U.S. ports and inland infrastructure. This book describes ways that shipping patterns and industry costs could change when the Panama Canal expansion is complete, assesses the potential shifts…
Money, Economics, and Finance: Developments, Analyses and Research. Volume 3

Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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In this third book of the series “Money, Economics, and Finance: Developments, Analyses, and Research”, topics discussed include bitcoin; current debates over exchange rates; recent trends in consumer retail payment services delivered by depository institutions; financial condition of depository banks; government assistance for AIG; and investment advisers. (Imprint: Nova)
Risk Management: Strategies for Economic Development and Challenges in the Financial System

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Effective risk management is considered to be a leading competitive advantage that determines the survival and success of a company in an uncertain global environment. The global financial crisis has focused attention on the proper identification, analysis and management of key corporate risks, as inadequate risk assessment and management have been identified as one of…
Business Cycles in Economics: Types, Challenges and Impacts on Monetary Policies

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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This anthology presents papers that challenge conventional viewpoints and ideas about business cycles and monetary policy. Some of the selections bring fresh thinking to customary topics, such as business cycle models in perfectly competitive markets, the cyclicality of research and development expenditures, and the effect of uncertainty shocks on consumer spending. Others address concerns that…
Trade Reforms, Poverty and Inequality in Bangladesh

Trade Issues, Policies and Laws, Foreign Relations, American Government and Politics, Politics, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Trade liberalisation reforms in Bangladesh have been accompanied by impressive economic growth and substantial reductions in poverty. Nevertheless, there is concern that increasing inequality has limited the poverty-reducing impact of economic growth. Against this backdrop, the present study uses a multi-sectoral, multi-factor and multi-household computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate the short-run and long-run…
The Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers programs to support small businesses, including several loan guaranty programs designed to encourage lenders to provide loans to small businesses “that might not otherwise obtain financing on reasonable terms and conditions.” The SBA’s 504 Certified Development Company (504/CDC) loan guaranty program is administered through non-profit Certified Development Companies (CDC).…
Reform of Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets: International Efforts

Financial Institutions and Services, Financial Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Derivatives, or financial instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset, played a key role in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Congress directly addressed the governance of the derivatives markets through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This Act, in Title VII, sought to bring the largely unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives…
International Financial Reform: Implementation and Implication

Financial Institutions and Services, Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Financial Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The United States has played an active role in helping to reform financial regulations to address weaknesses revealed by the 2007-2009 financial crisis. According to Treasury officials, during the acute phase of the crisis, the United States proposed elevating the Group of Twenty (G20) forum – representing 19 countries (including the United States) and the…
Freight Mobility and Connectivity in China and U.S. Trade Issues

Trade Issues, Policies and Laws, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Trade growth between the United States and China has increased U.S. interest in how the Chinese transportation system handles exports. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study to identify how China provides intermodal access to its ports and uses investment…
Current Issues in International Trade: Methodologies and Development Implications for the World Economy

Trade Issues, Policies and Laws, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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With the boons of technological progress spreading to every nook and corner of the globe, globalization has been a dominant force for several decades. Globalization has winners and losers. International trade, foreign direct investment, and trans-boundary flow of goods, services, and capital are few of the many facets that characterize the process of globalization. Thus,…
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Economic Impact Five Years Later

Laws and Legislation, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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In February 2009, in response to significant weakness in the economy, lawmakers enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The legislation’s numerous spending and revenue provisions can be grouped into several categories according to their focus, which include, providing funds to states and localities; supporting people in need; purchasing goods and services; and providing…
Ethical Issues in the Context of Earnings Management

Ethical Issues in the 21st Century, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Ethical issues in the context of earnings management have been increasingly recognized as an important and controversial topic in accounting research. Prior literature has largely focused on this topic in Anglo-American countries. This research monograph focuses specifically on Germany, a country in which ethical issues in accounting have not been rigorously examined. Based on an…
Progress in Economics Research. Volume 29

Progress in Economics Research, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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This series spans the globe presenting leading research in economics. International applications and examples of economic progress are invaluable in a troubled world with economic booms bursting like so many penny balloons. Topics discussed include an assessment of the econometric methods for program evaluation; bank market power and economic volatility; mineral resources governance, the U.K.…
Qualitative and Quantitative Economics (Q2E): Making Economics into a Science

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Clark and Fast invented and created Qualitative Economics because people need to know what they are doing through interactions in their daily life. Economics is not just about statistics, data and numbers, but more about the meaning of this information. We provide everything from the definition of Qualitative Economics (QE) to the use of it…
The Target Store Data Breaches: Examination and Insight

Defense, Security and Strategies, Investments and Securities, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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In November and December of 2013, cyber-criminals breached the data security of Target, one of the largest U.S. retail chains, stealing the personal and financial information of millions of customers. On December 19, 2013, Target confirmed that some 40 million credit and debit card account numbers had been stolen. On January 10, 2014, Target announced…
Student Loans: Borrower Default, Rehabilitation, Federal Terms and Conditions

Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World, Special Topics, Education, Personal Finance, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Department of Education (Education) relies on collection agencies to assist borrowers in rehabilitating defaulted student loans, which allows borrowers who make nine on-time monthly payments within 10 months to have the default removed from their credit reports. Education works with 22 collection agencies to locate borrowers and explain repayment options, including rehabilitation. From fiscal…
Partnerships and S Corporations: Misreporting Income and Tax Compliance Issues

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Since 1980, partnerships’ and S corporations’ share of business receipts increased greatly. These entities generally do not pay income taxes. Instead, income or losses (hundreds of billions of dollars annually) flow through to partners and shareholders to include on their income tax returns. GAO has previously reported that the misreporting of income by partners and…
Mobile Apps and Banking: Investigations of Shopping, Payment and Financial Services

Banks and Banking Developments, Banks and Banking, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Through a variety of new mobile applications (“apps”), technology is rapidly changing the way consumers shop. Today’s mobile apps offer new beneficial services designed to enhance the consumer shopping experience. These apps allow smartphone users to compare competing products and retailers in real-time, seek out the best deals, and pay for their purchases by waving…
Cramming and Third Party Billing on Mobile Phones: Analyses and Perspectives

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Finance and Investments, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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For several decades, phone companies have allowed third-party vendors to charge consumers on their phone bills for goods and services unrelated to phone service, such as photo storage, voicemail, and faxes. This practice began with landline phone bills and continued on wireless phone bills as consumer use of mobile phones increased. Throughout this period, the…

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