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    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-11-25)
      The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index rose 0.9% between August and September for an annualized rate of 10.9%, down slightly from the previous month’s growth rate, but well above the long-term growth rate. The ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-10-22)
      The Business-Cycle Index rose at an annualized rate of 4.3% in August, down slightly from the revised growth rate for July. The unemployment rate remained at 2.9% in August, a full percentage point lower than the state and ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-10-21)
      The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index reached another all-time high this month. The CSB business-cycle increased almost 1% this month for an annualized rate of 11.8%, extending both the number of months of positive ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-09-27)
      The Business-Cycle Index rose at an annualized average of 3.9% in July, about the same growth rate as in June. The unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in July, a slight decrease from June. Real (inflation-adjusted) wages ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-09-23)
      The Business-Cycle Index rose 1% between June and July for an annualized rate of 12.2%. The unemployment rate remained at the historical low of 2.7% in July. Nonfarm employment is up 1.1% in July, or an increase of about ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Chang, Jui-Chuan Della; Pagliacci, Carolina (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-07-18)
      Here, authors Dennis Jansen, Jui-Chuan Della Chang, and Carolina Pagliacci look at the recent experience of the United States via the lens of sign restrictions to identify shocks to aggregate demand and aggregate supply. ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Ye, Tong (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-12-02)
      Japan, the third-largest economy in the world by GDP, is also the most heavily indebted of the highly developed countries. Its gross debt of 1,175.84 trillion yen is an eye-popping 213.7% of GDP. In this issue of Data ...
    • Sekhposyan, Tatevik; Odendah, Florensl; Rossi, Barbara (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-05-23)
      The authors propose novel tests for the detection of Markov switching deviations from forecast rationality. Existing forecast rationality tests either focus on constant deviations from forecast rationality over the full ...
    • Alhoori, Hamed (2015-08-06)
      The significant proliferation of scholarly output and the emergence of multidisciplinary research areas are rendering the research environment increasingly complex. In addition, an increasing number of researchers are using ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Kim, Joon Hwa (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-07-18)
      Questions about economic performance are some of the most frequently asked questions posed to economists. This paper illustrates the relative performance of states over 2010-2022 in terms of RGDP growth, population growth, ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Kim, Joon Hwa (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-07-18)
      Questions about economic performance are some of the most frequently asked questions posed to economists. This paper illustrates the relative performance of states over 2010-2022 in terms of RGDP growth, population growth, ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Ross, Aaron (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-03-01)
      U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has finally caught up with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates of potential GDP as of late 2017, even though the National Bureau of Economic Research dates the end of the Great ...
    • Smith, Spencer Thomas
      The research question I am pursuing is how the aggressive trade tariffs that the United States has put in place has affected trade partners such as China and Mexico. I am specifically addressing the tariffs on steel and ...
    • Dogan, Yildirim (2010-07-14)
      The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the United States and in the world. The U.S. construction industry accounted for 4.5% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2006, and 8% of the workforce. ...