On September 23, 2021, Dr. Robert Lawson and Dr. Benjamin Powell visited the Private Enterprise Research Center and that evening, they gave a presentation titled, “Socialism versus Freedom� based on their book titled, ...

In this issue of PERCspectives on Research, Steven Puller, PERC's Professor in Free Enterprise, discusses how experiences in his youth sparked his interest in studying energy and economics, as well as travels abroad.

Rising income inequality in recent years has been linked to a rise in wealth inequality. However, in many studies, anticipated retirement benefits such as Social Security are often not included in wealth calculations. In ...

This year, the Social Security program is projected to run a cash flow deficit of $121 billion, one-fifth of the U.S. annual federal deficit, and is expected to be insolvent in 12 years. In this issue of PERCspectives on ...

In the Spring 2022 issue of PERCspectives on Research, Research Scientist Liqun Liu shares his educational and career highlights from Texas A&M University and the Private Enterprise Research Center, as well as his ...

Today in the United States, the welfare costs of crime are disproportionately borne by individuals living in predominately African-American or Hispanic neighborhoods. This paper by author John Anders shows that redlining ...

There's a great deal of research on how classmates can affect test scores and discipline in school, but what about later in life? In Working Paper 1605, the authors look at the long-term impact of childhood peers, particularly ...

At retirement, the goal of most workers is to be able to pay their anticipated living expenses using their employer-sponsored retirement plan, savings, and Social Security. Today, most workers’ employer-sponsored retirement ...

This paper describes the need for timely GDP information, methodology, and data sources used to create the monthly publication, Economic Indicators.