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The Impact of Election Fraud on Government Performance
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-03-07)
Election fraud is considered pervasive throughout many countries, raising concerns it can facilitate corruption and inhibit economic growth by preventing voters from holding elected officials accountable. This paper examines ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-10-21)
The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index reached another all-time high this month. The CSB business-cycle increased almost 1% this month for an annualized rate of 11.8%, extending both the number of months of positive ...
Japanese Government Debt: It's Not As Bad As You Might Think
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-12-02)
Japan, the third-largest economy in the world by GDP, is also the most heavily indebted of the highly developed countries. Its gross debt of 1,175.84 trillion yen is an eye-popping 213.7% of GDP. In this issue of Data ...
Staying the Course or Rolling the Dice: Time Horizon’s Effect on the Propensity to Take Risk
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-02-06)
Is the old adage that states that the young take more risk than the old correct? In PERC Working Paper 1902, authors Liqun Liu, Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving investigate this conventional wisdom in the context ...
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 ...
Monetary Policy in a Zero or Negative Interest Rate World
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-12-20)
The persistence of negative interest rates in the Euro-Zone and Japan coupled with low inflation raises the question of the efficacy of central banking in a negative interest rate world. Given that interest rates have been ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, December 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-12-18)
The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index rose 0.8% between September and October for an annualized rate of 9.7%. The unemployment rate remains near its historical low but did exhibit a small 0.1 percentage point ...
Inter-Jurisdiction Migration and the Fiscal Policies of Local Governments
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-06-28)
The relationship between migration and the economy is of great interest to researchers, especially where migration and local government fiscal policy intersect. In order to attract immigrants or retain current residents, ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, June 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-06-24)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by a scant 0.06% between March and April 2019, which translates to an annualized increase of 0.8%. Nonfarm employment increased by 0.2% from March to April and is now 2% higher over the ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, March 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-03-25)
The Business Cycle Index decreased at an annualized rate of -1% between December 2018 and January 2019. Nonfarm employment in College Station-Bryan increased 0.9% from December 2018 to January 2019 and is up 3.5% from the ...