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The Border Adjustment Tax and Corporate Tax Reform
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
The Time Varying Effect of Monetary Policy Surprise on Stock Returns: Bursting Bubble Beating Forward Guidance
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2015-09-01)
Generally, stock prices react negatively to unanticipated and restrictive monetary policies. In PERC Working Paper 1505, Jordan Professor of Economics, Dennis W. Jansen, and Anastasia S. Zervou test to what extent surprises ...
Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 Impact of College Diversity on Behavior Toward Minorities
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-02-03)
There is little question as to the lack of racial diversity at selective U.S. universities. However, there is considerable debate regarding the benets of various policy options to increase diversity. Proponents of ...
Illegal Immigration, State Law, and Deterrence
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-09-01)
Can state and federal policies deter undocumented workers from entering the U.S.? In Working Paper 1604, PERC's Rex Grey Professor Mark Hoekstra, and Sandra Orozco-Aleman, address this timely and critical immigration policy ...
Is Social Security Wealth?
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-05-01)
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 ...
Texas Movers
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-09-01)
Population grows if migration into a state exceeds the migration out, combined with the natural increase of births over deaths. From 2010 - 2016, Texas had the largest population increase of any state, amassing almost 28 ...
Interview with Dr. Joshua Rauh
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-05-19)
Dr. Liu, Dr. Rettenmaier and Dr. Saving interview Kirby Distinguished Visiting Professor Dr. Joshua Rauh during his visit to Texas A&M University.
The Federal Reserve and Interest Rates
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2014-11-01)
Federal Liabilities: 2016 Update
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-08-01)
The 2015 Financial Report of the United States Government (FRUSG) identifies total federal liabilities of $21.5 trillion as of September 30, 2015. The debt held by the public, $13.2 trillion, comprises 61% of these ...