Tag: Economics
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Economists on Election Issues
Surveying economists on important topics in the current election.
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Real (Inflation-Adjusted) Personal Income Excluding Transfers, Pre- and post-Covid
Comparing real (inflation-adjusted) personal income excluding current transfer receipts before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
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Hourly Earnings, pre- and post-Covid
Comparing hourly earnings before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
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Wichita Employment Situation, July 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July, most employment indicators worsened from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Kansas Employment Situation, July 2024
In Kansas in July 2024, the labor force rose, the number of jobs fell, and the unemployment rate rose compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, July 2024
For July 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 3.0 percent lower than July 2023, and 1.0 percent less than estimated.
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Trump’s Inflation Data
Donald Trump presents price data that is accurate, as far as it goes.
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Loan and Credit Card Balances
Household loan and credit card balances, adjusted for inflation.
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Inflation and Consumer Price Index, July 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.