Building better institutions.
It is a pleasure to be here today at the Cato Institute. I know that Cato believes in competition. Perhaps it is this spirit of competition that led you to schedule today's conference to coincide with the International Monetary Fund's research conference and steal the IMF's managing director and...

¿Como se comportan las tasas de desempleo en siete ciudades colombianas?
Resumen. A pesar de su importancia y al igual que otras variables, la tasa de desempleo usualmente ha sido analizada desde una perspectiva nacional, desconociendo características de cada ciudad o región. No obstante las claras diferencias regionales en el entorno colombiano, muy pocos trabajos han abordado el problema partiendo...

A demographic perspective on the Muslim world.
A demographic perspective is relevant to understanding the position of Muslims in today's world. This paper examines the size and growth of Muslim populations, and whether most Muslims live in overwhelmingly Muslim countries. It also examines indices of poverty and human development for Muslim-majority countries, and the growth of...

All eyes on key Fed meet.
Byline: Shivom Chakravarti A lot hinges on the federal open market committee (FOMC) meeting to be held on June 28, where the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, will decide its monetary policy stance. There are growing concerns that another rate hike could lead to a slowdown...

For making money, Surat's the place to be.
Byline: Rema Nagarajan NEW DELHI: When it comes to choosing the city you would like to live and work in, it seems you can't have it all. For if Surat promises great money and investment, it's not the best for living in. Then there's Kolkata...

Bangalore: The best place to live in India.
Byline: Rema Nagarajan NEW DELHI: When it comes to choosing the city you would like to work and live in, it seems you cannot have it all. If a city is great for earning and investing in, it is not necessarily the best for living, as in...

Radian Expands Stock Repurchase Program.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radian Group Inc. , a global credit risk management company, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of an additional two million shares as part of an expansion of the company's existing stock repurchase program. Since the inception of the...

California Employee Confidence Index Rebounds; More Workers Believe the Economy is Getting Stronger and Plan to Look for New Job.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising significantly in October, the California Employee Confidence Index rebounded 5.7 points to 61.3, according to the Spherion(R) Employment Report. The monthly survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, shows that more workers are confident in the strength of the...

Radian Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radian Group Inc. announced today that the company's Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.02 per share, payable on December 28, 2006, to stockholders of record as of November 28, 2006. Radian...

Third Annual Farmers Insurance Study Ranks Most Secure U.S. Places To live.
St. George, Utah, Rated No. 1 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to choosing a place to live, work or raise a family, safety and security are two characteristics that many people would find appealing. According to the Third Annual Most Secure U.S. Places...