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Taxing Wealth
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-01-29)
During this presidential primary season, several candidates have proposed a tax on the wealthy to fund platform promises. There is certainly appeal for a wealth tax, as these proposed taxes are seen as a tax on someone ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, June 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, June 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-06-21)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.3% from March 2021 to April 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 5.4% to 5.3% in April. Local nonfarm employment decreased slightly by 0.5% in April and was 5.2% ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, July 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-07-15)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.7% from April 2021 to May 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 5.3% to 5.2% in May. Local nonfarm employment increased slightly by 0.8% in May and was 4.3% below ...
Pandemic Misery Index: States and Texas MSAs
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-05-31)
The Business-Cycle increased 1.2% from February 2022 to March 2022. The local unemployment rate decreased to 3.4% in March 2022 from 3.6% in February 2022. Local nonfarm employment in March increased by 0.3% from February ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
A Presentation on the Coronavirus and The Economy, Updated 6/25
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-06-25)
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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, August 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...
The Pandemic Misery Index
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 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 ...