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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 ...
The Pandemic and Texas State Tax Revenue
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-01-22)
Government budgets have undergone drastic changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this issue, authors Dennis W. Jansen and Andrew J. Rettenmaier share the state of Texas’ tax collections compared to previous years. ...
Texas Pension Woes
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-04-12)
The unfunded liabilities from Texas’ many state and local defined benefit pension plans, or the amount a pension fund’s assets cannot cover its liabilities, have snowballed over time and have recently reached unprecedented ...
An Overview of the Economic Performance of Texas MSAs from 2010-2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2023-07-18)
Questions about economic performance are some of the most frequently asked questions posed to economists. This paper illustrates the relative performance of states over 2010-2022 in terms of RGDP growth, population growth, ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, March 2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-03-28)
The Business-Cycle increased 0.8% from December 2021 to January 2022. The local unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in January 2022 from 3.8% in December 2021. Local nonfarm employment was revised upwards with the March ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-09-20)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 1.6% from June to July 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased substantially, from 5.0% to 4.4% in July. Local nonfarm employment decreased slightly, by 0.2% in July, and ...
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, 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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, December 2021
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-12-16)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.3% from September to October 2021. The revised local unemployment rate decreased from 4.1 to 4.0% in October. Local nonfarm employment increased slightly by 0.1% in October and was ...
Retirement Plan Choice and Public Pension Reform
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2021-09-08)
Despite the private sector’s switch to defined contribution retirement plans, traditional defined benefit pension plans remain dominant in the public sector. In this issue of PERCspectives on Policy, authors Dennis Jansen, ...