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The Failed Federal Reserve Attempt to Get Back to the Past
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-05-21)
The end result of the Federal Reserve’s response to the 2008 financial and the Great Recession was an unprecedented increase in assets. Between 2008 and 2014, Federal Reserve assets rose from just under $900 billion to ...
Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-03-10)
While there is much concern about the role of race in police use of force, identifying causal effects is difficult. This is in part because of selection, and in part because researchers often observe only interactions ...
A Presentation on the Coronavirus and the Economy
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-04-03)
This presentation discusses the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on College Station-Bryan. The attached presentation includes information on: - The staggering number of initial unemployment claims nationally and in Texas ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, September 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-09-17)
The Business-Cycle Index increased 2.5% from June to July. The national level of initial unemployment claims was 884,000 for the weeks ending on August 29 and September 5, the lowest initial claims since March 14. Initial ...
Coronavirus Economics: The Impact of Shutting Down Meatpacking Plants
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-01)
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19 infections at meatpacking plants led to shutdowns across the United States. Beef became scarcer and with higher consumer prices, while ranchers received lower prices for their beef. ...
Analysis of the Biden Proposal to Equalize Saving Incentives
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-16)
Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has proposed replacing the current tax deductions on contributions to 401(k) retirement accounts with a uniform refundable tax credit that would be deposited into the taxpayer’s ...
The Effect of Open-Air Waste Burning on Infant Health: Evidence from Government Failure in Lebanon
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-06-15)
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 ...
Social Security Wealth and Federal Liabilities
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-27)
This study identifies Social Security wealth as accrued benefits based on past participation in the program. This definition is similar to accrued pension wealth associated with defined benefit plans. Accrued Social Security ...
Generosity Across the Income and Wealth Distributions
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-01)
Discussing how the rich spend their income is a topic of popular interest among the public and policymakers, yet little evidence exists that the wealthy are less likely to donate than other income groups, and the results ...
Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2020
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-10-15)
The Business-Cycle Index increased 3.5% from July to August, the fourth straight month of positive growth, Initial unemployment claims nationally were 840,000 for the week ending on October 3, the lowest initial claims ...