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The 12 most important research and central bank articles of the past week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 1/27 – 1/31

Posted on February 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Astronomy’s carbon footprint is shocking: Let’s reduce it with some green sky thinking l New Scientist http://ow.ly/t9CJI

Stand back Earth. The star next door – Alpha Centauri B – may host a ‘superhabitable’ world l New Scientist http://ow.ly/t9CVb

The amazing inside story of the Texas library with no books l NetworkWorld http://ow.ly/t9DyE

How do flame retardants affect children’s health? l US EPA Research http://ow.ly/t9DTR

A Cryptocurrency Backed By Solar Energy l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4qKPNG

Watch HIV spread inside a mouse’s gut l New Scientist http://youtu.be/eT0mQEjepLs (related story http://ow.ly/t9Eg0 )

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Volatility of household income increased about 30%, on average, between 1970s and 2000s l Richmond Fed http://ow.ly/t9Etd

Half the world cooks with solid fuels and faces health risks. l World Bank http://wrld.bg/t86X2

Mexico holds rate, but keeps eye on inflationary pressures l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/4qJryG

Notes from the Field: Wealth Building–Keeping it Local l Cleveland Fed http://ow.ly/t9F73

Global economic growth acceleration tempered by deflation risks l Dallas Fed http://bit.ly/1edoI9o

In last 30 years, world lost $3.8 trillion to natural disasters. l World Bank http://wrld.bg/t6UwM

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 1/20 – 1/24

Posted on January 26, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Why yes, your laptop is watching you. What you need to know to protect yourself l CSOonline http://ow.ly/sW0Qy

Gmail Goes Down, Google Investigating the Cause l CIOonline http://trib.al/IPvck6J

Microsoft lawyer: Let customers decide country where cloud data is stored l NetworkWorld http://ow.ly/sW1kl

Research hints that nanotech could protect against heat in electronics, boosting computing power l Sandia Labs http://bit.ly/1htdnQR

Paradigm whiplash, anyone? “Stephen Hawking: ‘There are no black holes'” l Nature News http://bit.ly/1g9HgJj

Tech and telecom vendors spend millions on lobbying in DC l Computerworld http://ow.ly/sW1NP

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Small towns’ survival may require borrowing a few ideas from the big city l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/KVnjHR

Chart shows number of jobs created by sector in Texas in 2013 l Dallas Fed http://bit.ly/1aTbngs

Video: How are students dealing with the growing burden of student loans? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/19namMS

Fed continues to worry about banks that could crash the system l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/4mp6Ww

Why getting accurate data on global hunger poses a challenge l World Bank http://wrld.bg/sTjgc

How do we encourage entrepreneurship? We surveyed more than 1,000 entrepreneurs l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/i3CXS

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 1/13 – 1/17

Posted on January 19, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Verizon Most Expensive, T-Mobile Cheapest – but What About Quality? l CIOonline trib.al/6Dzwqxq

Obama invokes history for context in surveillance reform speech l Computerworld ow.ly/sHDb2

10 IT Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2014 l CIOonline trib.al/ihEnjNv

Surviving on the Foods & Water of Alaska’s Southern Shores” is back in stock. l Alaska Sea Grant eepurl.com/KwcnX

Using Cutting-Edge Science to Achieve NetZero Waste, Water and Energy l EPA Research ow.ly/sHDyS

The hottest Chinese Internet firms you’ve never heard of l Networkworld ow.ly/sHDLM

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

5 secrets to winning online property auctions l Housing Wire hwi.re/4kCsXT

Inflation decline may be due to cheaper durable goods and slower growth in the cost of services l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/JZACab

The costs of crime & violence to the #privatesector amount to significant losses in terms of GDP l World Bank wrld.bg/sGyty

Local economies in central states are seeing modest labor gains from a boom in natural gas production l KC Fed ow.ly/sHEcX

Does Greater Inequality Lead to More Household Borrowing? New Evidence from Household Data l Richmond Fed bit.ly/1gWevMm

21 states routinely prepare formal debt affordability studies or similar analyses l Boston Fed ow.ly/sHEoe

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 1/6 – 1/10

Posted on January 12, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Sleepy sun: a recent slowdown in solar activity gives clue to a period of dramatic behaviour 350 years ago l New Scientist

Cambridge Consulting Shows Off the Next Step in Fit Tech: Finding Meaning in Data l CIOonline

Why Android PCs are doomed to fail l Computerworld

Mystery ‘Hand of God’ stars in celestial visual feast l New Scientist

BMW Shows Off Self-Driving LIDAR-Enabled Cars At CES l Clean Technica

Amazon Makes it Easier to Submit Mobile Apps with New Developer Portal l CIOonline

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

2014 global central bank calendar – updates with Peru l Central Bank News

Decline in employee compensation costs indicates low risk of and soft market l Cleveland Fed

Urban & rural service providers in NE predict decrease or no change in financial well-being of lower income folks l Boston Fed

Why private companies should be involved in adaptation. l World Bank

Job creation crashes and burns l Housing Wire

Compare U.S. recoveries and recessions. Charts updated with Dec. 2013 employment data from the BLS l Minn Fed

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/30 – 1/3

Posted on January 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

 

Research

Judge Rules Solar Power A Better Deal For Minnesota Than Natural Gas l Clean Technica

Electricity use drops as the UK passes ‘peak light bulb’. The timing couldn’t be better l New Scientist

Collapsing backpack uses a new type of nano-generator to charge your gadgets as you walk l New Scientist

Apple, Cisco, Dell Unhappy Over Alleged NSA Back Doors in Their Gear l CIOonline

Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware l Network World

Algae Oil Poised For World Domination, Eventually l Clean Technica

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Signs point to modest recovery l Housing Wire

Passing a course may soon be a graduation requirement for FL high school students l Council for Econ Ed 

Cities cultivate loan pools to help spur urban redevelopment l Kansas City Fed

Texas Financial Education Endowment first year grants have been announced  l Building Wealth

: measures stay at 0% l Atlanta Fed

Has college become a riskier investment? Read the cover story in our new Econ Focus magazine l Richmond Fed

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