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State Dependence of Monetary Policy Across Business, Credit and Interest Rate Cycles
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-04-28)
In this paper, PERC Professor Sarah Zubairy, along with co-authors Sami Alpanda and Eleonora Granziera study how phases of the business, credit and interest rate cycles affect the transmission of monetary policy using ...
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 ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, May 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-05-21)
Data on initial unemployment claims indicate almost 2 million workers in Texas have filed claims over the last 8 weeks. Nationally, 36.5 million new unemployment claims have been filed over the same time period. The price ...
A Presentation on the Coronavirus and The Economy, Updated 6/25
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-06-25)
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 for ...
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 ...
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, December 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-12-17)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 1.6% from September to October 2020. The local unemployment rate decreased to 4.9% in October from 5.6% in September and remained the second-lowest rate among Texas metros. Local nonfarm ...
Business Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, Bryan-College Station Survey Results
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-07-15)
This survey includes responses from businesses in the Bryan-College Station area on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations, employment, and financial situations. The survey, created by staff at the Private ...
Corrupt Police
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-08-21)
PERC Professor Danila Serra, along with Klaus Abbink and Dmitry Ryvkin employ laboratory experiments to examine the effects of corrupt law enforcement on crime within a society. The authors embed corruption in a social ...
Business Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, Bryan-College Station Follow-up Survey Results
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-12-11)
This follow-up survey is the second of two surveys that includes responses from businesses in the Bryan-College Station area on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations and supply chain, workforce, and finance. ...