The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey --...
The Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) is a new survey at the Bureau of Labor Statistics which collects data on the educational, cognitive, and physical requirements of jobs, as well as the...
View ArticleMultifaceted Aid for Low-Income Students and College Outcomes: Evidence from...
Launched in 2004, the Carolina Covenant combines grant-heavy financial aid with an array of non-financial supports for low-income students at an elite public university. We find that the program...
View ArticleNewer Need Not be Better: Evaluating the Penn World Tables and the World...
Nighttime lights data are a measure of economic activity whose error is plausibly independent of the measurement errors of most conventional indicators. Therefore, we can use nighttime lights as an...
View ArticleLabor Supply in the Past, Present, and Future: a Balanced-Growth Perspective...
What explains how much people work? Going back in time, a main fact to address is the steady reduction in hours worked. The long-run data, for the U.S. as well as for other countries, show a striking...
View ArticleNigerian Stock Exchange Set To Implement Compliance Status Indicator Codes On...
As part of efforts to further improve market transparency and integrity, provide timely information for investment decisions as well as enhance the protection of investors in the capital market, The...
View ArticleLombard Risk Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Lombard Risk Management plc (AIM:LRM.L), a leading provider of integrated collateral management and regulatory reporting solutions for the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that Mike...
View ArticleIndustry Collaboration Is Necessary For The Successful Application Of...
New research published by the SWIFT Institute investigates the practical application of blockchain (or mutual distributed ledger) technologies in securities markets. read more...
View ArticleTOM MTF Statistics Week 19, 2016
Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 19, 2016. In week 19 a total of 360,483 equity and index option contracts were traded resulting in a TOM MTF market share versus...
View ArticleWeekly Top 5 Papers â May 13, 2016
1. Chilling Effects: Online Surveillance and Wikipedia Use by Jon Penney (University of Oxford â Oxford Internet Institute)read more...
View ArticleNigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 13 May 2016
A turnover of 1.826 billion shares worth N14.468 billion in 20,058 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 910.659 million shares valued at...
View ArticleDame Helen Alexander To Be Appointed Chairman Of Thomson Reuters Founders...
The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company today announced that Dame Helen Alexander will become Chairman of its Board, effective January 1, 2017.read more...
View ArticleWhy Do We Stick with Poor Hiring Practices?
Iris Bohnet wrote in Harvard Business Review last month about the hiring process. She asked the question: Why do employers continue to use unstructured interviews as their primary method of evaluating...
View ArticleSEC Charges Two Attorneys With Defrauding Escrow Clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against two attorneys accused of making undisclosed risky investments and in some instances outright stealing money they obtained in...
View ArticleDisclosure Of Total London Stock Exchange Group Plc Shares In Issue Pursuant...
In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), London Stock Exchange Group plc confirms that it has 348,541,231 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each in issue and...
View ArticleESMA Closed For Public Holiday On 16 May
ESMA's office will be closed for public holiday on Monday 16 May.read more...
View ArticleThe Netherlands EU Presidency 2016: State Secretary Dijkhoff Opens High-Level...
With a view to enhancing cybersecurity, the Netherlands is using its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to foster dialogue not only between governments, but also with the broader IT...
View ArticleSEC: Whistleblower Earns $3.5 Million Award For Bolstering Ongoing Investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $3.5 million to a company employee whose tip bolstered an ongoing investigation with additional evidence of...
View ArticleThe Netherlands EU Presidency 2016 - Recap: High-Level Meeting On Cybersecurity
As part of the Netherlands Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a two-day meeting of senior civil servants was held on the subject of cybersecurity. On Thursday, State Secretary for...
View ArticleFINRA Offers What Investors Should Know About Crowdfunding
Starting on Monday, May 16, investors will be able to buy securities in early-stage companies through crowdfunding. Investors interested in taking this step should first take time to consider the risks...
View ArticleCFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update
The current reports for the week of May 10, 2016 are now available.read more...
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