Browsing by Author "Saving, Thomas R."

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    • The effect of firm objectives on relative efficiency in the electric utility industry 
      Crafton, Christine Gerencser (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)
      Previous research by economists in the area of regulation has been primarily concerned with the effects of rate of return regulation on the firm's price and output decisions. This has proven to be inadequate in assisting ...
    • The effects of temporal aggregation of data in forecasting macro-economic relations 
      MacDonald, Steven Scot (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)
      The economist is often forced, by availability, to use data which is aggregated over time. In this study the effects of using temporally aggregated data in estimating and predicting economic relations is assessed. As an ...
    • An empirical investigation of separable monetary aggregates 
      Opiela, Timothy Patrick (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)
      Defining monetary aggregates that are stable functions of a few economic variables, such as income and interest rates, is desirable for policy purposes. Defining weighted aggregates has proven useful for this purpose. ...
    • Essays on bank auctions and takeovers 
      Zhang, Hao (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)
      In the form of three essays, this dissertation addresses issues related to failed bank auctions and bank takeovers. The first essay empirically tests the theory-suggested hypothesis that there is an under-bidding strategy ...
    • Euro-dollars in commercial bank liability management 
      Smaistrla, Charles James (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1975)
      In response to the recurrent tight credit conditions of the new 1960's, the managers of money market banks developed new techniques and instruments to attract funds. This development in commercial banking, which represents ...
    • Exchange rate risk and the multinational firm 
      White, Harry Leo (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)
      The purpose of this dissertation is to examine a multinational firm operating in competitive input and output markets facing exchange rate risk in both output price and the price of one input. An expected utility analysis ...
    • 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)
    • Federal Liabilities: 2016 Update 
      Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 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 ...
    • Federal Liabilities: 2017 Update 
      Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-06-01)
      The official federal liabilities of the United States federal government totaled $22.8 trillion as of September 30, 2016. They include the debt held by the public of $14.2 trillion, federal employees; accrued retirement ...
    • Federal Liabilities: They're Bigger than You May Think 
      Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2014-09-01)
    • The Federal Reserve & Interest Rates: It's the Interest on Reserves, Not the Fed Funds Rate That Matters 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-09-16)
      Much of the press’s reporting of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight inflation is measured by how much the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next FOMC meeting. But the press’s measure of interest ...
    • The Federal Reserve and Interest Rates 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2014-11-01)
    • Federal Reserve Asset Reductions and the Economy 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-06-07)
      At its September 2017 meeting, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced that they would begin to reverse the massive acquisition of assets that began in 2009. What has been the impact of these asset ...
    • The Federal Reserve In Two Crises 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-11-16)
      The country has experienced two economic crises in the first two decades of the 21st century, but there are significant differences between the 2008 crisis and the 2020 crisis caused by the pandemic. In this policy study, ...
    • Federal Reserve Monetary Policy in the 21st Century 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-07-21)
      In the 21st Century, the tools of monetary policy changed fundamentally with the onset of the Great Recession and the Covid-Pandemic, both of which led to significant asset expansions of the Federal Reserve to the tune of ...
    • The Federal Reserve, the Great Recession and the Lost Inflation 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-07-01)
      Ever since the Federal Reserve began its series of Quantitative Easing, traditional monetary economists have been predicting levels of inflation that would rival the inflation of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The ...
    • The Federal Reserve: Back to the Past 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2017-10-01)
      The Federal Reserve's payment of interest on bank reserves balances has transformed the balances to investments rather than just insurance against a run on the banking system. The paying of interest on reserves allowed the ...
    • Free Banking Is Back? 
      Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-11-15)
      While none of the current cryptocurrencies, themselves, currently circulate in general commerce, many crypto exchanges have arisen that exchange the various cryptocurrencies for one another and for titles to U.S. dollars. ...