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Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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% ...
Federal Liabilities: 2021 Update
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-06-11)
The 2020 Financial Report of the United States Government (FRUSG) identifies total federal liabilities of $32.7 trillion as of September 30, 2020. The debt held by the public, $21.1 trillion, comprised 62% of these ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-05-24)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 1% from February 2021 to March 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 5.6% to 5.5% in March. Local nonfarm employment increased slightly by 0.3% in March and is 4.1% ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, November 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-11-18)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.1% from August to September 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 4.2 to 4.1% in September. Local nonfarm employment decreased slightly by 0.8% in September and ...
Public Pension Reforms and Fiscal Foresight: Narrative Evidence and Aggregate Implications
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-02-15)
Many OECD countries have significantly increased spending on public pensions over the last half-century. As more retirees begin to draw benefits, policymakers have placed more focus on retrenchment reforms in order to keep ...
Misdemeanor Prosecution
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-05-14)
Misdemeanor crimes make up 80 percent of all crimes in the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, communities across the United States are beginning to reconsider the public safety benefits of prosecuting these low-level ...
Will Cryptocurrencies Replace the Money We Know?
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-10-08)
Most commerce is conducted not with physical currency but by digital transfers of titles to currency, at least in the developed world. Currently there are approximately 300 digital exchanges that will exchange cryptocurrencies ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, April 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-04-19)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.3% from January 2021 to February 2021. The revised local unemployment rate remained at its January 2021 level of 5.7% in February. Local nonfarm employment increased slightly by 0.4% ...
Interview with Pia Orrenius and Roberto Salinas-Leon
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-12-13)
On October 14, 2021, Dr. Pia Orrenius and Dr. Roberto Salinas-León visited the Private Enterprise Research Center and gave a presentation titled, “Immigration, Trade and the Future of the Mexican Economy.� The following ...