Research Reports - 2005, Issue: 08

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The Trust Fund Fantasy; Business-Cycle Conditions

Issue:

Archive PDF

More from AIER

Cost of Living, Research Briefs

Inflation Was Low in 2017, But Concerns Remain

Max Gulker, PhD, Senior Research Fellow

Tuesday, April 24th, 2018

Inflation Remains Low

Read more
Business Conditions Monthly

April Business Conditions Monthly

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Thursday, April 12th, 2018

AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index reached a perfect 100 reading in March after coming in at 92 in February.

Read more
Everyday Price Index

Drop in Energy Prices Offsets a Jump in Apparel Prices in March

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

AIER’s Everyday Price Index fell 0.1 percent in March following a 0.4 percent rise in February.

Read more
Business Conditions Monthly

March Business Conditions Monthly

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Friday, March 16th, 2018

AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index rose to a reading of 92 in February returning the index to the three-year high recorded for November and December.

Read more
Everyday Price Index

Apparel Prices Jump for a Second Consecutive Month

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) jumped 0.4 percent in February following a 0.7 percent surge in January.

Read more
Everyday Price Index

Everyday Prices Start 2018 With a 0.7 Percent Surge

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) jumped 0.7 percent in January following a 0.2 percent decline in December.

Read more
Everyday Price Index

Everyday Prices Rose 2.2 Percent in 2017

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Friday, January 12th, 2018

AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) fell 0.2 percent in December following a 0.2 percent rise in November.

Read more
Business Conditions Monthly

January Business Conditions Monthly

Robert Hughes, Senior Research Fellow

Thursday, January 11th, 2018

AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index held at 92 in December, matching the highest level since 2014 and the best multi-month performance since a run of

Read more
Research Briefs

Make-Work Is Wasteful

Sheldon Richman

Friday, December 29th, 2017

Interfering with trade will make everyone poorer.

Read more