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Portfolio Choice in the Model of Expected Utility With a Safety-First Component
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-05-10)
Whereas the majority of economists interpret risk as dispersion or variation in an outcome variable, many everyday decision makers tend to associate risk with the outcome failing to meet a certain “safety� level. Here, ...
College Station-Bryan Economy Presentation, Updated 4/7/2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-04-11)
The presentation includes information on: The January 2022 Business-Cycle Index and Business-Cycle for College Station-Bryan; College Station-Bryan unemployment rates dropped to 3.7% in February 2022 and was tied for the ...
Does the Elderly's Private Pension Ownership Intensify Aggregate Equity Demand? Empirical Evidence in the U.S.
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-07-05)
In this paper, the authors investigate how the old generation income structure affects aggregate equity purchases, using Flows of Funds Accounts and Survey of Consumer Finances. Results suggest that the risk aversion that ...
Disbursing Emergency Relief Through Utilities: Evidence from Ghana
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-09-30)
The first warnings from health officials of an oncoming wave of infections began in late 2019. As the Covid-19 public health crisis rapidly spread, it was often followed by deep economic downturns that disproportionately ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, February 2022
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2022-02-21)
The Business-Cycle Index increased by 0.8% from November to December 2021. The local unemployment rate decreased to 3.8% in December from 3.9% in November. Local nonfarm employment increased by 0.6% in December and was ...