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    • Navarro, Carlos I. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-05-19)
      The year 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly shifted the manner in which people interact, save, spend, work, and carry out day-to-day business. The 28th meeting of the annual Alamos Alliance, which was held virtually ...
    • Campbell, Heidi A; Osteen, Sophia (2023-12-05)
      This report explores the current challenges and needs that congregations continue to face related to technology use. This work provides another in-depth analysis of key themes raised in the Tech in Churches During COVID-19 ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-07-16)
      This presentation focuses on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on College Station-Bryan and the state of Texas. The attached presentation includes information on: Updated national unemployment insurance claims for ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Liu, Liqun; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-10-01)
      Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19 infections at meatpacking plants led to shutdowns across the United States. Beef became scarcer and with higher consumer prices, while ranchers received lower prices for their beef. ...
    • Saving, Thomas R. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-10-13)
      At almost the onset of the effects of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve engaged in a massive asset expansion that was truly unprecedented. In just the first three months of the pandemic, March, April and May of 2020, the ...
    • Campbell, Heidi A; Jordan, Mandy (2022-04-26)
      The Digital Divide, Digital Reluctance and Its Impact on Pandemic Churches explores how churches encountered and responded to key challenges related to the Digital Divide, a term used to refer to the gap in access and ...
    • Puller, Steven; Berkouwe, Susanna B.r; Biscaye, Pierre E.; Wolfram, Catherine D. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-05-06)
      Government transfer programs to distribute food, water, or electricity at low or no cost have been widespread during the COVID-19 global health crisis. How does program design affect the efficiency and distributional ...
    • Campbell, Heidi A; Osteen, Sophia; Sparks, Grayson (2023-06-06)
      It might be assumed churches coming from diverse cultural backgrounds would also express notable differences in how they conceptualize, operate, and envision the role of church, especially during times of crisis. However, ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-04-17)
      Data on initial unemployment claims indicate that Texas lost almost 8% of its nonfarm employment in the last four weeks. Nationally, the 22 million in new unemployment claims in the last four weeks is equivalent to 14.5% ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-08-20)
      After rising somewhat in the second half of July, initial unemployment claims in the U.S. have resumed a steady decline, dropping below one million for the week ending on August 8, the lowest level recorded since the week ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-07-16)
      Initial unemployment claims over the last 17 weeks topped 50 million nationally. The number of claims per week have declined since the week ending on March 14. Over the same time period, 2.8 million workers in Texas filed ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-06-22)
      Initial unemployment claims over the last 14 weeks topped 46 million nationally. The number of claims per week have declined since the week ending March 28. Over the same time period, 2.5 million workers in Texas filed ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-03-19)
      The Business-Cycle Index was basically flat between December 2019 and January 2020. The revised nonfarm employment rate was 0.4% higher in January 2020 and has increased 2.6% relative to the level in January 2019. Taxable ...
    • Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-05-21)
      Data on initial unemployment claims indicate almost 2 million workers in Texas have filed claims over the last 8 weeks. Nationally, 36.5 million new unemployment claims have been filed over the same time period. The price ...
    • Ohsfeldt, Michael Edward (2022-04-19)
      Research in this dissertation is a recontextualization of social and cultural theories into the rich world of symbols and their meanings within sports as a totemic phenomenon. The purposes of this dissertation are to ...
    • Jansen, Dennis W.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-05-06)
      With many of the most timely measures of economic activity lagging behind the fast moving changes in the U.S. economy, one source of extremely timely data is energy use. Energy use is not only tied to the weather as we ...
    • Ajieh, Susan Etuwe (2021-09-01)
      The purpose of this thesis project is to investigate past cruise passengers' loyalty to the cruise industry post-COVID-19. Specifically, the intent is to examine how well the investment model explains cruise passengers' ...
    • 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. ...
    • Campbell, Heidi A; Daly, Jennifer; Osteen, Sophia A; Wallace, Andrea (2023-01-31)
      This report analyzes data collected from 2700 churches of the Center for Congregations in Indianapolis through the Connect Through Tech grant program between 2020-2021. This report analyzes data gathered from applications ...
    • Campbell, Heidi (2021-12-16)
      “Needed but Lacking: Impact of Pastors’ Technology Background During the Pandemic” is the first in a series of white papers which identifies specific areas of technological knowledge and digital media experience church ...