Daily Policy Digest
Economic Issues
| Fiscal Health of States Shows Growing Divergence Ten states are expected to finish fiscal 2012 with surpluses of 10 percent or more; but states like California will likely end the fiscal year with a deficit... |
| Federal Reserve's QE3 Policy Costs Seniors People ages 35 to 44 receive less than 3 percent of their income from interest-rate dependent sources; people age 65 and older receive 6 percent from these sources... |
| Reforming the Housing Transaction If title laws change and the recording process modernizes, the cost of purchasing a home would decrease by hundreds of dollars... |
| Why Washington Has It Wrong on Small Business The global economy necessitates a new approach to helping small businesses, which involves helping high-potential startups... |
| America's Most Competitive Metros Since 2010 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California had job growth of 3.5 percent as a result of an increase in economic competitiveness from 2010-2012... |
| "Fiscal Cliff" Could Trigger Recession The fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession next year and result in a jump in the jobless rate to 9.1 percent by the end of 2013... |
| Future Storms Like Superstorm Sandy Could Bankrupt States Low cost insurance in coastal areas encourages people to build property in natural disaster-prone areas by reducing the costs of insuring against risks such as floods and storm damage... |
| Does Stock Market Performance Influence Retirement Intentions? It isn't clear whether there is any correlation between stock market performance and retirement decisions of those in the labor force... |
| Home Prices Climb Across Country The S&P's/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index rose 2 percent in August compared to a year ago -- a 1.2 percent annual increase in July and the fastest pace in two years... |
| Who Needs Home Ownership? A democratic distribution of wealth and development can be achieved without the need for widespread home ownership... |
