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Title: Summary and analysis of the Parental and Disability Leave Act of 1985, H.R. 2020, 99th Congress
Date: 1985
Summary: Due to changes in the labor force behavior of women with young children, new employee benefits related to parenthood have been proposed. The establishment of a non-discriminatory parental leave benefit is intended to address the issue of limited availability of childcare; the establishment of a non-discriminatory leave for all temporary, nonoccupational medical reasons would create a standard disability benefit for all workers. This report summarizes and analyzes legislation proposed in the 99th Congress to create these benefits.

Title: The current economic expansion: How does it compare?
Date: 1986
Summary: This paper examines the current economic expansion in light of previous experience. What aspects of the current expansion are typical of an economic upswing and what aspects are unusual?

Title: Overview of state lottery operations
Date: 1985
Summary: The report uses published data to chronicle the historical experience of States now offering lotteries. Additional information is provided about suppliers and vendors, and for marketing techniques used by the States. The report also discusses the various organizational structures of lottery administrative agencies and commissions, and considers the effect Federal law and regulation have on State lotteries.

Title: The real rate of interest and its measure
Date: 1984
Summary: The real rate of interest is a useful concept that is difficult to measure. This paper examines the conceptual distinction between nominal interest rates and real interest rates. The paper proceeds to discuss problems inherent in the estimation of the real interest rate.

Title: The Dow Jones industrial average
Date: 1986
Summary: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the oldest and most commonly known index of the day-to-day overall price performance of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This stock price index has undergone much change since its inception. This report examines the evolution of the stock index's components, and method of calculation. It also briefly addresses the issue of the index's usefulness.

Title: The U.S. business cycle: Selected economic relationships
Date: 1986
Summary: This report breifly examines the relationship between selected economic time series and the U.S. business cycle.

Title: Distributional effects of the administration tax reform proposal
Date: 1985
Summary: This report provides estimates, based on disaggregate data, of the distributional effects of the Administration tax reform proposal announced in May 1985. This report is a supplement to CRS report no. 85-159 E.

Title: The impact of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ...: on selected federal research and development agencies and programs
Date: 1986
Summary: This report examines the impact of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, on the FY86 budget of selected research and development (R&D) programs. The analysis of the report focuses on the likely scope of reprogramming, and its potential impact on each program or agency in general. The qualitative program analysis also tried to determine what research areas were likely to suffer most under Gramm-Rudman-Hollings and if the different R&D agencies planned to cut the number of research grants or the size of each grant and how either action might affect their programs.

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