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The Signs of the Times
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-01-31)
The past year, we experienced the highest inflation rates in forty years. Recession fears have been on the rise in recent months even as inflation rates have started to turn a corner. In this issue of PERCspectives on ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, February 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-02-16)
The Business-Cycle Index increased 0.8% from November 2022 to December 2022. The local unemployment rate decreased to 3.1% in December 2022 compared to 3.2% in November. December’s local nonfarm employment increased by ...
An Overview of the Economic Performance of Texas MSAs from 2010-2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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, ...
Inflation and Real GDP Growth in the U.S.
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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. ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, January 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-01-19)
The Business-Cycle Index decreased 0.1% from October 2022 to November 2022. The local unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in November 2022 compared to 3.1% in October 2022. November's local nonfarm employment increased by ...
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy in the 21st Century
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, March 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-03-23)
The Business-Cycle Index decreased 0.2% from December 2022 to January 2023. The local unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in January 2023 compared to 3.1% in December. In the March data release, January’s local nonfarm ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, July 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-07-20)
The Business-Cycle Index increased 0.5 index points, from 227.6 in April 2023 to 228.1 in May 2023. The local unemployment rate increased slightly, from 3.3% in April 2023 to 3.4% in May 2023. Local nonfarm employment ...
BCS Economy at the Start of 2023
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-01-26)
This presentation, “State of the Local Economy at the Beginning of 2023,� covers topics from PERC’s Economic Indicators report, including the Business-Cycle Index, nonfarm employment, unemployment, inflation-adjusted ...
An Overview of the Economic Performance of States in the U.S. from 2010-2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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, ...