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5/03/07
Research
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#110-6
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In 1975, U.S. workers with high school diplomas earned a real mean average of $28,471 (all earnings herein are in real 2005 dollars; see Chart 1 for increases in real mean earnings and Chart 2 for education premiums). U.S. workers with bachelor’s degrees earned a real mean of $44,767, a premium of 57 percent more than high school graduates, while U.S. workers with masters, professional, or doctoral degrees earned a real mean of $60,714, a premium of 113 percent more than high school graduates.
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3/22/07
Press
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#110-7
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nanotechnology -- the ability to understand and manipulate matter at the molecular and atomic levels -- promises to bring sweeping technological advances in coming years, according to a new study released today by Congressman Jim Saxton, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. According to the new study, Nanotechnology: The Future is Coming Sooner Than You Think, nanotechnology will lead to dramatic breakthroughs in many areas including medicine, communications, computing, energy, and robotics.
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10/17/06
Press
Release
#109-98
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of online gaming and the virtual economies that accompany them. The population of these online worlds has been estimated to exceed 10 million people worldwide. Because of their newness, some uncertainty exists regarding taxes and intellectual property rights.
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6/09/06
Research
Report
#109-39
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Productivity may be the most important economic measure because rising productivity will result in a more prosperous future. In the mid-1990s, there was an up-tick in the rate of productivity growth, as shown in Figure 1. Will this favorable trend continue?
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5/16/06
JEC
Study &
Press
Release
#109-75
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Introduction: A common observation about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is that it failed to
anticipate the rapid pace of technological change in communications technology,
especially the rise of the Internet. As a result, the law does not incorporate enough
flexibility to guide public policy through a period in which the traditional assumptions
about industry structure no longer hold. One decade after passing this major rewrite of
the nation’s communications laws, Congress is in the process of updating it again.
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12/01/05
Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three waves of convergence in the communications sector offer the potential for great benefit for consumers, according to a new Joint Economic Committee study released today by Chairman Jim Saxton. The new study, Convergence in the Communications Industry: Three Fronts and What They Mean for Congress, examines how the convergence of new technologies and products is creating value for consumers and outpacing the existing regulatory structure.
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Technology advancements and the information revolution have provided enormous benefits to our economy. At the same time, they have also exposed our nation to new vulnerabilities and security threats. Recent terrorist attacks against America have demonstrated the importance of understanding potential threats and developing strategies to counter them.
Computer networks create new avenues for those with malicious intent. Because many critical activities rely upon telecommunications and computer systems, our economy can be crippled as a result of information warfare and mass disruption of these systems. Physically securing buildings with guards and gates isn't enough to protect systems that can be accessed via cyberspace from anywhere in the world. Infrastructures providing energy, transportation, communications, water, human services, banking and finance, civilian government services, and military services are all at risk.
We need a better understanding of security and our critical infrastructure, in particular the vulnerabilities resulting from our growing reliance on networked technology. This report represents a range of perspectives on infrastructure protection, from definitions and strategies to business challenges and policy options.
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