A Broader View of Housing-Market Macroprudential Measures

Whereas a wide range of macroprudential policies can affect the housing market, the most commonly-used are Loan-to-Value limits and Debt-Service-to-Income limits. These are the key borrower-related policies in the macroprudential toolbox, other policies apply more directly to financial institutions. They are respectively the most commonly used policy by advanced countries (LTV) and the eighth (DSTI), see Chart from Alam et al (2019). The focus of macroprudential policy on the housing market raises a number of conceptual and policy issues and we seek to provide some points for discussion. There is extensive analysis of the effectiveness of these instruments in the housing market, not least at this workshop, and also among other macroprudential tools in respect of individual policy targets (house prices, risk, credit expansion). Some general issues can be identified in such research. Meanwhile, what is less common is an assessment of the broad effects of these borrower-related tools not only on housing but also financial institutions and the wider economy. This is a gap that we seek to fill in this keynote address, using mainly our own work. The suggestion is that further work in these areas is warranted, not least to give an assessment of comparative advantage of the different tools available as well as appropriate combinations

UNI Political Science Newsletter, v13n1, June 2018

Inside This Issue:--The Faculty Role at UNI--Faculty Updates--Congratulations!--Students Present Research Across the Midwest--Interning With Iowa Legal Aid--Maggie Miller Honored by YWCA--Political Science Graduates Continue Their Education--Model UN--You\u27re Next--Department Hosts Mary Beth Tinker--Graduate Profiles--Bonnie Campbell Headlines Women In Politics Benefit--Interning at Black Hawk County Elections Office--In Memory of Francis J. Doc Winter--Congratulations 2017-18 Graduates--Scholarships and Awardshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/polnews/1006/thumbnail.jp

A photovoltaic system using supercapacitor energy storage for power equilibrium and voltage stability

In a photovoltaic system, a stable voltage and of tolerable power equilibrium is needed. Hence, a dedicated analog charge controller for a storage system which controls energy flow to impose power equilibrium, and therefore, voltage stability on the load is required. We demonstrate here our successful design considerations employing supercapacitors as main energy storage as well as a buffer in a standalone photovoltaic system, incorporating a dedicated supercapacitor charge controller for the first time. Firstly, we demonstrated a photovoltaic system employing supercapacitors as main energy storage as well as a buffer in a standalone photovoltaic system. Secondly, we design a constant voltage maximum power point tracker (MPPT) for peak power extraction from the photovoltaic generator. Thirdly, we incorporated a supercapacitor charge controller for power equilibrium and voltage stability through a dedicated analog charge controller in our design, the first of its kind. Fourthly, we analyzed the use of supercapacitor storage to mitigate disequilibrium between power supply and demands, which, in turn, causes overvoltage or under voltage across the load. Lastly, we then went ahead to demonstrate the control of the energy flow in the system so as to maintain rated voltage across a variant demand load

Immigration Litigation in the Time of Trump

A number of immigration policies have been announced, implemented, or challenged in courts during the first half of Donald J. Trump\u27s presidency. This Essay provides an update on ongoing litigation on a handful of these policies and was inspired by keynote remarks delivered at the Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference at Brigham Young University in June 2019. The topics covered by this Essay include: litigation affecting those covered by the travel or Muslim Ban, asylum policy changes, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ), unlawful presence rules, and the border wall. This Essay also discusses lessons and common themes emerging from the litigation brought in the first half of the Trump administration, including the nature of the legal claims, the limitations of litigation, and the human costs of the policies despite these issues

UNI Political Science Newsletter, v14n1, June 2019

Inside This Issue:-- From the Department Head-- #PANTHERSVOTE-- My #PANTHERSVOTE Experience-- Women in Politics Scholarship Dinner-- American Democracy Project-- John Dinger Visit-- Model UN-- Stratcom-- Student Research-- Congratulations 2018-19 Graduates-- MPP Program-- Student Awards and Recognition-- Alumni News-- Alumni Awards-- Observing the 2019 Elections in Nigeria-- Faculty Updates-- Introducing-- Snapshotshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/polnews/1007/thumbnail.jp

Open Engagement 2015 catalog

2015 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Place and Revolution Open Engagement is an artist-led initiative directed and founded by Jen Delos Reyes committed to expanding the dialogue around and serving as a site of care for the field of socially engaged art. We highlight the work of transdisciplinary artists, activists, students, scholars, community members, and organizations working within the complex social issues and struggles of our time. Since 2007, OE has presented ten conferences in two countries and six cities, hosting over 1,800 presenters and over 7,000 attendees. In addition, OE managed a publishing arm, and assembled a national consortium of institutions, colleges, and funders all dedicated to supporting artists engaged in this necessary and critical work.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_engagement/1005/thumbnail.jp