Browsing PERC Publications by Subject "income"

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    • College Towns: Handle Data With Care 
      Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Wang, Yuanhang (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2019-11-18)
      Although the term ‘college town’ may invoke idyllic images from our past, government statistics paint a different picture. College towns often appear as poverty – ridden, with unaffordable housing and low incomes. ...
    • Social Security Wealth and Federal Liabilities 
      Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-02-15)
      In the U.S., wealth inequality has risen in recent years. However, past estimates of wealth inequality tend to ignore Social Security benefits – even though these accrued benefits are almost 40% of the size of conventional ...