http://www.hrpdcva.gov/Documents/Economics/2009/Oct09Quarterly.pdf#page=1

Lead articles from the fall, 2009 issue of the Hampton Roads Economic Quarterly. Offers estimates of possible economic costs for Hampton Roads if swine flu forces the closure of schools or leads to worker absenteeism. Second article shows how much ARRA funding has been received in Hampton Roads and how it has been used. From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission.

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_wp_impacts_911.pdf

Examines the macroeconomic impacts of the 9/11 attack on U.S. real GDP growth and the unemployment rate. Real GDP growth fell immediately after the attack but recovered completely; unemployment fell and never recovered. Working paper from the Department of Homeland Security.

http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/download.action?fileName=KSHA09001ENC_003.pdf&eubphfUid=10730627&catalogNbr=KS-HA-09-001-EN-C

Provides a narrative and statistical overview of major developments in the European region relating to population, European cities, labor, economics, information technologies, science and technology, education, tourism, and agriculture. From Eurostat

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/cftcjointreport101609.pdf

Responds to June 2009 administration White Paper on financial regulatory reform by describing the differing roles of securities and futures markets in capital formation. Also reviews and analyzes the current statutory and regulatory structure of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission and offers recommendations for strengthening oversight, enhancing consumer protection, and improving regulatory coordination. From the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10632/10-06-LaborForce.pdf

Anticipates slower growth in the future labor market because of declining fertility, the leveling off of female participation in the labor force, and the aging/retirement of large numbers of baby boomers. This background paper focuses on what could happen in one area: the rate of return paid on assets such as stocks and bonds. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec090080.pdf

Updates previous work by reestimating the model and production capital and technology using annual SIC data for 1949-2001 and partly overlapping NAICS data for 1987-2005. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/osmr/pdf/ec090070.pdf

Develops estimates of production capital and technology for U.S. total manufacturing based on an estimated dynamic structural economic model. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2009/pdf/gdp_metro0909.pdf

Provides detailed statistical tables on gross domestic product by metropolitan area for 2008 and revised figures for the 2005-2007 period. Ranks metro areas by current and chained dollars and components of change by broad industry categories. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

http://www.fdicoig.gov/reports09%5C09-006EV.pdf

Reports on results of an investigation into the regulatory oversight role played by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prior to the 2008 collapse of a prominent bank. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10573/09-17-Greenhouse-Gas.pdf

Describes the hard economic choices faced by policymakers in trying to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.Predicts that climate legislation would cause shifts in production and employment away from carbon-based industries and toward the production of alternative energy sources and less energy intensive goods and services. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10562/09-16-CapandStandards.pdf

Examines the relationship between tighter regulatory standards and market-based approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Looks at situations where standards are less likely and more likely to affect allowance prices and economic costs. From the Congressional Budget Office.