Browsing by Author "Navarro, Carlos I."

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    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2018 
      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 ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2019 
      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 ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2020 
      Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-10-15)
      The Business-Cycle Index increased 3.5% from July to August, the fourth straight month of positive growth, Initial unemployment claims nationally were 840,000 for the week ending on October 3, the lowest initial claims ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2021 
      Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-10-25)
      The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.6% from July to August 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 4.3% to 4.2% in August. Local nonfarm employment decreased slightly, by 0.1% in August, and was 3.1% ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2018 
      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 ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2019 
      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 ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2020 
      Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-09-17)
      The Business-Cycle Index increased 2.5% from June to July. The national level of initial unemployment claims was 884,000 for the weeks ending on August 29 and September 5, the lowest initial claims since March 14. Initial ...
    • Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2021 
      Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-09-20)
      The Business-Cycle Index increased by 1.6% from June to July 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased substantially, from 5.0% to 4.4% in July. Local nonfarm employment decreased slightly, by 0.2% in July, and ...
    • The Effect of Public Health Insurance on Criminal Recidivism 
      Aslim, Erkmen G.; Mungan, Murat C.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Yu, Han (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-07-23)
      The prevalence of mental health and substance abuse disorders is high among incarcerated individuals. Many ex-offenders reenter the community without receiving any specialized treatment and return to prison with existing ...
    • Methodology for Constructing an Economic Index for the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J.; Sekhposyan, Tatevik (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-10-21)
      This paper describes the need for timely GDP information, methodology, and data sources used to create the monthly publication, Economic Indicators.
    • The Pandemic Misery Index 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-03-18)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it both human and economic loss. The Pandemic Misery Index, or PMI, is a simple metric that measures the effectiveness of pandemic-related public policies by combining the unemployment ...
    • Pandemic Misery Index: States and Texas MSAs 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-09-25)
      How does Texas’ response to the coronavirus pandemic compare to that of other states? In this issue of PERCspectives on Policy, Dennis W. Jansen, Carlos I. Navarro, and Andrew J. Rettenmaier discuss which states, and ...
    • Property Titles of Non-Renewable Natural Resources in Mexico: An Alternative to "Constitutional Nationalism" 
      Salinas-Leon, Roberto; Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Martin; Navarro, Carlos I. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-09-26)
      Here, the authors propose the benefits of instituting a Sovereign Mexican Fund (SMF), which emulates the Alaska Trust Fund, in order to reconcile the capital investment needs of the energy sector in Mexico with the strong ...
    • Texas Movers - Migration and Income Along the Border 
      Navarro, Carlos I. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-10-01)
      Not only are Texas residents among the most mobile in the nation, but over a million Texans move from one county to another within the state. This brings important questions to the table regarding urban, education, healthcare, ...
    • Texas Pension Woes 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-04-12)
      The unfunded liabilities from Texas’ many state and local defined benefit pension plans, or the amount a pension fund’s assets cannot cover its liabilities, have snowballed over time and have recently reached unprecedented ...
    • Texas Taxes 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; andRettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-05-09)
      Local property tax collections are increasing faster than other Texas taxes. The legislature is currently considering proposals the would limit the growth in property tax revenues. How much does a Texas resident pay in ...