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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 ...
Interview with Dr. John Taylor
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-11-04)
Stanford University economist John B. Taylor was awarded the Kirby Distinguished Visiting Professorship in October 2016 by the Private Enterprise Research Center. During his visit to Texas A&M University, he was interviewed ...
Getting Out of Our Health Insurance Quagmire
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-09-03)
Per-capita spending on health care in the U.S. is the highest in the world, and it is not clear that this high spending generates additional health benefits. This high spending, coupled with high and rising health insurance ...
Federal Entitlement Spending
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-06-25)
Federal spending has hovered at around 20% of GDP for the past 50 years. Recent CBO reports forecast deficits averaging around 5% of GDP each year for the next 10 years, combined with rising federal spending continue to ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, January 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-01-20)
The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index has been rebased to January 2001 starting with this month's edition of Economic Indicators. The value of the new index was 201 in November 2019, a 0.3% increase from October. ...
Updated 5/28: A Presentation on the Coronavirus and The Economy
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-05-28)
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 Unemployment Insurance claims in the United ...
Updated: A Presentation on the Coronavirus and The Economy
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-04-28)
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 and ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, January 2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-01-24)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.8% from October to November 2021. The local unemployment rate decreased to 3.9% in November from 4.0% in October. Local nonfarm employment increased slightly by 0.4% in November and ...
Risk and Risk Aversion Effects in Contests with Contingent Payments
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-03-01)
Contests by their very nature involve risk, winning and losing are both possible, and the gain from winning can itself be uncertain. The participants in a contest use resources to increase their chance of winning. The main ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, November 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-11-19)
The Business-Cycle Index decreased by 3.2% from August to September after four continuous months of positive growth. The local unemployment rate jumped to 5.6% in September from 4.3% in August, but remained the second ...