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    • 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 Cycle Implications of Firm Market Power in Labor and Product Markets 
      Zubairy, Sarah; Alpanda, Sami (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-05-06)
      In this paper, Sarah Zubairy Sami Alpanda analyze the business cycle implications of firms having oligopsony power in labor markets, as well as oligopoly power in product markets, within the context of a New Keynesian ...
    • 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 ...
    • Cadillacs for All 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-09-25)
      Healthcare reform in the form of Medicare for All, which promises to reduce health care spending by reimbursing providers at Medicare’s rates per procedure, is now receiving renewed interest. This, along with the delay ...
    • 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 Carrot and the Stick of Medicaid Expansion 
      Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2014-05-01)
    • Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending 
      Hoekstra, Mark; Puller, Steven L.; West, Jeremy (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2015-04-01)
      The 2009 Cash for Clunkers program aimed to stimulate consumer spending in the new automobile industry, which was experiencing disproportionate reductions in demand and employment during the Great Recession. Exploiting ...
    • 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 ...
    • College Towns: Handle Data With Care 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Wang, Yuanhang (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-11-18)
      Although the term ‘college town’ may invoke idyllic images from our past, government statistics paint a different picture. College towns often appear as poverty – ridden, with unaffordable housing and low incomes. ...
    • Comparative Risk Apportionment 
      Liu, Liqun; Paan Jindapon; Neilson, William S. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-01-04)
      A decision maker who would rather apportion an independent risk in a state with a good lottery than in a state with a bad lottery is said to have a preference for risk apportionment (Eeckhoudt & Schlesinger, 2006). In this ...
    • 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 ...
    • Coronavirus Economics: The Impact of Shutting Down Meatpacking Plants 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-06-25)
      Motivated by the observed beef and livestock market impacts of coronavirus-caused meatpacking plant shutdowns, this paper constructs a theoretical model to study the effects of closures among downstream producers on both ...
    • Coronavirus Economics: The Impact of Shutting Down Meatpacking Plants 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-10-01)
      Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19 infections at meatpacking plants led to shutdowns across the United States. Beef became scarcer and with higher consumer prices, while ranchers received lower prices for their beef. ...
    • 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 ...