Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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Unsettling Presidential Prediction In Election Markets

The Iowa Electronic Markets and the Intrade Prediction Markets trade securities dependent on the outcome of the 2012 US presidential election that when looked at together lead to a disturbing conclusion.

The Iowa Markets security for the majority of popular votes cast for the two major parties shows a greater probability, a higher price, that the Republican presidential candidate will receive a greater number of popular votes than the Democratic presidential candidate.

The Intrade security for the winning presidential party shows a greater probability, a higher price, that the Democratic presidential candidate will win the 2012 presidential election.

Looking at the two securities predictions together leads to the disturbing conclusion that the Republican party candidate will garner more popular votes than the Democratic party candidate, but the Democratic party candidate will receive more electoral college votes and win the presidency.

While it can happen and has happened that a president is elected without the popular vote, I hope in these difficult economic times, the voting for the presidency is not so regional that it leads to a winner that does not receive the greater popular vote. Hopefully as we get closer to election time, the two markets will converge to a single prediction.

Workers' Layoff Fears Higher Under Obama Than Bush And Could Be Cause Of Low Consumer Spending

From The New York Times Economix Blog, "Job Insecurity Remains High" by Catherine Rampell, a chart:


The NY Times/Gallup chart above shows that employees' fears about their work income is higher during the current recession than it was anytime during the last decade. No wonder the economy is in the doldrums.

Increased uncertainty about future employment income, along with the increased length of unemployment, lowers workers' and households' spending. Lower consumer spending obviously means lower consumer demand for goods and services and lower GDP.

The chart shows that job income insecurity doubled during Obama's administration, and well after Bush left office and the start of the recession and financial crisis. Clearly Obama's economic policies, actions and rhetoric are not reassuring to US workers that they will continue to have a job.

Could the fix to our economic problems be as easy as changing the seat holder of the bully pulpit of the presidency to a person whose action and talk would reassure the American public about their economic future, whether that person belongs to the Democratic or Republican party?





BHEL Ranipet Skilled Artisan vacancy Sep-2011

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Unit : Boiler Auxiliaries Plant (BAP), Ranipet-632406 (Tamil Nadu)

Recruitment of 180 Skilled Artisans

BHEL, Ranipet is looking for 180 Skilled Artisans in the following areas:


  • Skilled Artisan : 180 posts (UR-92, OBC-51, SC-35, ST-2) of Skilled Artisans (Fitter-98, Welder-56, Electrician-6, Material Handling Operaor-11, Instrument Mechanic-3, Mill Wright Mechanic - 3, Electronics Mechanic - 3), Age: Upper age limit as on 01/09/2011 - 27 years

Fee : Rs. 125/- for General & OBC candidates should be paid into "BHEL - Ranipet Power Jyoti Account No.: 31170378124" only by a challan form.

How to Apply: Apply Online only at BHEL Ranipet website only from 9.00 hours on 03/09/2011 to 16.30 hrs on 24/09/2011.

Please visit http://artrect.bhelrpt.co.in/ for details and apply online.

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BEL Ghaziabad various job vacancy Aug-2011

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BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (BEL)
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
Ghaziabad Unit, Bharat Nagar Post Office, Link Road, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (UP)


Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratana company and India’s premier professional electronics company requires following at  BEL Ghaziabad unit : 
  1. Engineering Assistant Trainee (EAT) : 21 posts (Electronics - 15, Mechanical -6), Stipend of Rs.4000/- PM for one years and will be posted in Rs.10050-25450/-, Qualification : Diploma in Engineering with 60% marks., Age : 28 years

  2. Technician ‘C’ : 19 posts (Electronics/ Radio Mechanics - 12, Mechanical/ Fitter - 5, Electrical/ Electrician - 2), Pay Scale : Rs.8740-22150/-, Qualification : ITI or NAC Certificate with 60% marks, aGe : 28 years

  3. Clerk-cum-Computer Operator ’C’ (CCOP) : 07 posts (BBA-2, B.Com.-5), Pay Scale : Rs.8740-22150/-, Age : 28 years, Qualification :  3 years Bachelor's degree with 60% marks.

    Application Fee :  Demand Draft/ Bankers Cheque for Rs. 300/- for General/ OBC candidates and Rs. 100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates drawn on any Scheduled Bank (preferably State Bank of India) payable
    at Ghaziabad in favour of “Bharat Electronics Limited’.

    How to Apply :  Application forms in the prescribed format complete in all respects should be sent by post, to DGM (HR&W), Bharat Electronics Ltd., Ghaziabad – 201010 so as to reach with in 10 days i.e. by  10/09/2011.

    Please view  http://www.bel-india.com/images/itm-pdfs/21-june-2011-GAD-REQUIREMENTs.pdf  (this is a advertisement appeared in the month of June2011 which is re-advertised, but those who have already applied in June 2011 need not apply) for more information and application form is available at  http://www.bel-india.com/images/itm-pdfs/21-june-2011-GAD-App-Form.pdf

    Current Advertisement and application format will be published in Career section at http://www.bel-india.com

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    Various jobs in Pragathi Power Delhi Aug-2011

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    Pragati Power Corporation Limited (PPCL)
    (A Govt. of NCT of Delhi Undertaking)
    Himadri, Rajghat Power House Office Complex, Rajghat, New Delhi - 110001



    PPCL, Govt. of NCT of Delhi Undertakings, requires a dynamic & result oriented persons to join the organization on the following 54 positions :


    1. Assistant General Manager (AGM) : 04 posts

    2. Deputy General Manager (DGM) : 07 posts

    3. Sr. Manager : 14 posts 

    4. Manager  : 03 posts 

    5. Dy. Manager : 15 posts

    6. Assistant Manager : 07 posts 

    7. Medical Officer : 02 posts

    8. Public Relation Officer : 01 post

    Application Fee :  Bank Demand Draft for Rs.400/- (No fee for SC / ST/ PWD) drawn in favour of  “ Pragati Power Corporation Limited ” payable at New Delhi is. Candidates are advised to write their name and position applied on the side of DD.



    How to Apply :Candidates fulfilling the criteria laid down should send their application to Deputy Manager (HR) Rect., Pragati Power Corporation Limited, Corporate - HR department, Rajghat Power House Complex, Rajghat, New Delhi -110002, on the prescribed proforma  within 30 days.

    Please visit  http://www.ipgcl-ppcl.gov.in/employment_home.htm   for details and application form


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    SGPGI Walk-In for Faculty jobs on 13th September 2011

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    SGPGI Jobs at sarkari-naukri.blogpot.comSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)
    Raebareli Road, Lucknow - 226014 (UP), India


    Walk-in-Interview for Contractual/ Leave Vacancy Appointment of Assistant Professors

    SGPGIMS - The Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow invites applications on prescribed form for the following positions of  Faculty .
    • Assistant Professors : 11 posts in various departments, Emoluments : Rs. 75000/- ( fixed ) per month consolidated, Age : 50 years


    Walk-In-Interview : Candidates are requested to come for a Walk-in- Interview on 13/09/11 at 10:00 AM in the office of the Director with application on in prescribed format and a Bank DD of Rs.1000/- and $100 in case of outside candidates in favour of Director, SGPGIMS Lucknow Academic Account payable at the SBI SGPGIMS Branch Lucknow (code no. 7789).

    Detailed advertisement can be viewed at http://www.sgpgi.ac.in/recruit/er_01_11_12.pdf and application format is available at http://www.sgpgi.ac.in/faculty_application.doc



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    Loksabha Special Recruitment for various jobs Aug-2011

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    Parliament of India
    (Joint Recruitment Cell)
    Lok Sabha Secretariat

    Special Recruitment drive for SC/ ST/ OBC for  various posts 

    Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens belonging to SC, ST & OBCs to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies for the following posts in Lok Sabha Secretariat  :


    1. Parliamentary Reporter Grade-II (English/ Hindi) : 07 posts (SC-1, ST-1, OBC-5), Pay Scale :  Rs. 15600 - 39100 Grade Pay: Rs. 5400

    2. Parliamentary Interpreter Grade-II : 09 posts (SC-3,ST-1,OBC-5), Pay Scale : Rs. 15600 - 39100 Grade Pay:Rs. 5400 

    3. Hindi Assistant : 07 posts (SC-3, ST-1, OBC-7), Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Grade Pay:Rs. 4600

    4. Junior Library Assistant : 14 posts (SC-4, ST-3, OBC-7), Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 Grade Pay:Rs. 4200

    5. Security Assistant Grade-II : 17 posts (SC-2, ST-2, OBC-13), Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay:Rs. 4200

    6. Junior Proof Reader : 03 posts (OBC-3), Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay : Rs. 2800

    7. Junior Clerk : 15 posts, (ST-1, OBC-14), Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay: Rs. 2400

    8. Warehouseman : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay:Rs. 2200



    How to Apply : Applications complete in all respects in the prescribed format should be sent by post only to:
    The Joint Recruitment Cell, Room No. 521, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi -110001

    The last date for receipt of applications is 03/10/2011. (7 days more for candidates from far-flung areas)

    Complete information along with application format is available at   http://164.100.24.207/JRCell/Module/Notice/advt11.pdf 

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    How to Read Consumer Survey Data

    Yesterday it was reported that US consumer confidence has plunged recently:

    Consumer confidence plunges as hope dims

    Expectations at the lowest level in two years




    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Consumer confidence plunged in August as expectations dived, with worsening views on future business conditions, jobs and income, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.



    The nonprofit organization said its consumer-confidence index fell to 44.5 in August, the lowest level since April 2009, from a slightly downwardly revised 59.2 in July. It was the sixth-largest one-month decline in the past 21 years. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected an August reading of 51.9.
    When news headlines breathlessly announce breaking news about consumer expectations, it's worth taking a step back and remembering what these surveys actually tell us.



    Consumers expectations typically are much more reflective of the past than the future. Put another way, they're backward looking. And that makes perfect sense, since if you don't really know how to reliably forecast the future (and let's be honest, none of us are particularly good at that) then it's usually a very reasonable strategy to assume that the future, at least in the near term, will look a lot like the recent past.



    To see how this works regarding these consumer surveys, I pulled the data on consumer inflation expectations and overall consumer sentiment in the US since 1978, and compared it with actual inflation and consumer spending. The first chart illustrates that consumer inflation expectations (measured by the University of Michigan's monthly survey) match up almost perfectly with actual inflation -- over the previous 12 months. Inflation expectations do not match future inflation nearly so well. (If you can imagine shifting the red line to the left by 12 months, you can see what I mean.)





    The next chart shows "consumer sentiment" (the name used in the University of Michigan's monthly survey) plotted against the 12-month change in real consumer spending -- again over the previous 12 months. The series match extremely well, but would not match nearly so well if we tried to compare sentiment with future spending changes instead.





    To be slightly more rigorous, the following table shows correlation coefficients between consumer expectations, the past, and the future. The first column shows the correlation between consumer inflation expectations, inflation over the previous 12 months, and inflation over the subsequent 12 months. The second column shows the correlation between consumer sentiment, changes in real consumer spending over the previous 12 months, and spending growth over the subsequent 12 months. A zero would indicate no correlation, while a score of 1.00 would indicate perfect correlation.





    Consumer expectations regarding inflation are almost perfectly correlated (the correlation coefficient = 0.94) with actual inflation over the previous 12 months, but significantly less so with future inflation. And on the spending side, consumer sentiment is also much more correlated with the change in real spending that took place over the past 12 months (coef = 0.76) than over the coming 12 months (coef = 0.42). So for both inflation and spending, the consumer survey data tells us much more about the past than the future. Something that's important to keep in mind when trying to read the economic tea leaves.

    Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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