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    • Alamos Alliance XXIX Executive Summary 
      Navarro, Carlos I. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-04-07)
      In this summary of the 29th edition of Alamos Alliance, participants and panelists addressed the issue of isolationist policies in response to the economic conditions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, high inflation, and ...
    • Alamos Alliance XXVII 2020 Executive Summary 
      Navarro, Carlos I.; Salinas-Leon, Roberto (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-03-05)
      Why are capital markets dysfunctional in an era of excessive liquidity, low interest rates and modest inflation? Why has the Chilean economic model, an inspiration to many other nations over many years, come under vicious ...
    • Alamos Alliance XXVIII 2021 Executive Summary 
      Navarro, Carlos I. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-05-19)
      The year 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly shifted the manner in which people interact, save, spend, work, and carry out day-to-day business. The 28th meeting of the annual Alamos Alliance, which was held virtually ...
    • Analysis of the Biden Proposal to Equalize Saving Incentives 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-10-16)
      Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has proposed replacing the current tax deductions on contributions to 401(k) retirement accounts with a uniform refundable tax credit that would be deposited into the taxpayer’s ...
    • BCS Economy at the Start of 2023 
      Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-01-26)
      This presentation, “State of the Local Economy at the Beginning of 2023,� covers topics from PERC’s Economic Indicators report, including the Business-Cycle Index, nonfarm employment, unemployment, inflation-adjusted ...
    • The Border Adjustment Tax and Corporate Tax Reform 
      Liu, Liqun; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-05-01)
      Both House Republicans' 2016 tax plan and, more recently, President Trump's tax plan envision a rate cut for the corporate income tax (CIT): from the current 35% to 20% (the House plan) or 15% (the president's plan). To ...
    • Business Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, Bryan-College Station Follow-up Survey Results 
      PERC Staff (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-12-11)
      This follow-up survey is the second of two surveys that includes responses from businesses in the Bryan-College Station area on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations and supply chain, workforce, and finance. ...
    • Business Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, Bryan-College Station Survey Results 
      Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-07-15)
      This survey includes responses from businesses in the Bryan-College Station area on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations, employment, and financial situations. The survey, created by staff at the Private ...
    • Can Cryptocurrencies Successfully Compete in the Money Market? 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-03-17)
      The cryptocurrency revolution began with the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009. Today, there are now more than 4,000 cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. While these new digital ...
    • Can Electricity Demand Help Us Monitor the Economy? 
      Sekhposyan, Tatevik; Kouchekinia, Noah (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-07-12)
      The recent pandemic has emphasized the importance of high-frequency economic variables. Electricity consumption, particularly important as a production input, is one such variable. However, electricity consumption typically ...
    • The College Station-Bryan Economy Presentation 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-08-24)
      The presentation includes information on: National real gross domestic product through the second quarter of 2021; ; Real personal consumption expenditures through June 2021; July’s National nonfarm employment; Texas ...
    • The College Station-Bryan Economy Presentation, Updated 10/26/2022 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-11-04)
      The presentation includes information on: The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index, Business-Cycle, nonfarm employment, taxable sales, and unemployment rates through August 2022; Real total wages through the first ...
    • College Station-Bryan Economy Presentation, Updated 4/7/2022 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-04-11)
      The presentation includes information on: The January 2022 Business-Cycle Index and Business-Cycle for College Station-Bryan; College Station-Bryan unemployment rates dropped to 3.7% in February 2022 and was tied for the ...
    • Coronavirus and the Economy Presentation, Updated 7/16 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-07-16)
      This presentation focuses on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on College Station-Bryan and the state of Texas. The attached presentation includes information on: Updated national unemployment insurance claims for ...
    • Coronavirus and the Economy Presentation, Updated 8/27 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-08-27)
      This presentation includes information on: · The number of unemployment insurance claims in the U.S. and Texas for the week ending August 22, 2020 and August 15, 2020 for College Station-Bryan · June unemployment rates ...
    • The Corporate Financing Effects of the Temporary Tax Deduction for Repatriated Dividends 
      Newhard, Joseph (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-07-01)
      With the intent of stimulating domestic investment and employment, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 included a provision under section 965 that allowed for a one-time tax deduction on repatriated dividends. In ...
    • The Covid-19 Federal Reserve 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-10-13)
      At almost the onset of the effects of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve engaged in a massive asset expansion that was truly unprecedented. In just the first three months of the pandemic, March, April and May of 2020, the ...
    • The Failed Federal Reserve Attempt to Get Back to the Past 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-05-21)
      The end result of the Federal Reserve’s response to the 2008 financial and the Great Recession was an unprecedented increase in assets. Between 2008 and 2014, Federal Reserve assets rose from just under $900 billion to ...
    • Federal Entitlement Spending 
      Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-06-25)
      Federal spending has hovered at around 20% of GDP for the past 50 years. Recent CBO reports forecast deficits averaging around 5% of GDP each year for the next 10 years, combined with rising federal spending continue to ...
    • Federal Liabilities 2015 Update 
      Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2015-07-01)