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 ...

Almost stochastic dominance (ASD) extends conventional first and second degree stochastic dominance by placing restrictions on the variability in the first and second derivatives of utility. Such restrictions increase the ...

In the educational setting, it is well known that relative achievement can affect individual outcomes. The ordinal academic rank of a student may affect the student’s academic achievement through a student’s self-confidence, ...

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 ...

Texas has been part of the charter school movement since 1995, when the 74th Texas Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to establish open enrollment (OE) charter schools in the state. According to the Texas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...