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The Effect of Open-Air Waste Burning on Infant Health: Evidence from Government Failure in Lebanon
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-05-14)
An estimated 40 percent of the world's garbage is burned in open-air fires, which are responsible for as much as half of the global emissions of some pollutants. However, there is little evidence on the health consequences ...
The Relationship Between Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-10-09)
As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income childless adults, the uninsured rate reached a record low in 2015. In contrast, large firms with 200 or more employees are continuing to ...
Am I the Big Fish? The Effect of Self-Perceived Ordinal Rank on Student Academic Performance in Middle School
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-12-20)
In the educational setting, it is well known that relative achievement can affect individual outcomes. The ordinal academic rank of a student may affect the student’s academic achievement through a student’s self-confidence, ...
Paying for Medicare Now and in the Future
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2016-03-01)
Medicare celebrated its golden anniversary this past year. The program now provides insurance coverage for over 50 million Americans, and accounts for 20 percent of the nation's health care spending. Its shares of the ...
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 ...
Schools, Neighborhoods, and the Long-Run Effect of Crime-Prone Peers
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-08-20)
There is a large and growing literature on how childhood peers shape outcomes. However, within this literature little is known about the effects of the different neighborhood factors, such as the relative importance of ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, February 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-02-25)
The Business Cycle Index for the month of December 2018 rose at an annualized rate of 4.6%, slightly above the long-run average. Nonfarm employment in College Station-Bryan rose slightly between November and December 2018 ...
Inflation Dynamics and the Cost Channel: The Small Open Economy Case
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2014-05-19)
This paper investigates the cost channel of monetary policy, transmitting its effect on economic activities other than conventional demand side, in a small open economy. The innovations lie in examination of the cost ...
Effects of Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-02-25)
Policymakers are increasingly using mandated information disclosures as a way to increase market efficiency by providing information on quality to buyers. In the housing market in Austin, Texas, home sellers are required ...
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 ...