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Texas: Leading the Way on Wind Power
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-12-03)
Wind power is a growing source for electricity generation in the United States, and wind power now providing over 6% of our electricity. In Texas wind is responsible for 15% of electricity production, and Texas produces ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-05-20)
The Business Cycle Index decreased by 0.1% between February and March 2019, resulting in an annualized rate of -1.1%. Nonfarm employment in College Station-Bryan increased 0.3% from February to March 2019 and has grown ...
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 ...
Elderly Entitlements and Wealth Inequality
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-12-21)
By most measures, wealth inequality has risen significantly over the last three decades and is a growing concern. However, standard wealth definitions require that individuals possess a legal claim to assets included as ...
The College Station-Bryan Economy Presentation
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-08-24)
The presentation includes information on: National real gross domestic product through the second quarter of 2021; ; Real personal consumption expenditures through June 2021; July’s National nonfarm employment; Texas ...
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 ...
Fear the Machine?
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-07-11)
How do the technological changes caused by increased automation and A.I. affect workers’ wages and jobs? This article summarizes PERC working paper 1801, PERC’s Director Dennis W. Jansen and co-author Michael D. Bradley ...
Workforce Demand and the Skills Gap in Texas
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-09-06)
Community colleges are an important provider of educational services and play a critical role in meeting the workforce demands of Texas employers. This study focuses on the role of community colleges as occupational skills ...
Coronavirus and the Economy Presentation, Updated 8/27
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-08-27)
This presentation includes information on: · The number of unemployment insurance claims in the U.S. and Texas for the week ending August 22, 2020 and August 15, 2020 for College Station-Bryan · June unemployment rates ...
Portfolio Choice in the Model of Expected Utility with a Safety-First Component
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-14)
Whereas the majority of economists interpret risk as dispersion or variation in an outcome variable, many everyday decision makers tend to associate risk with the outcome failing to meet a certain “safety� level. In ...