Four Largest MSAs in Texas See Increase in Job Openings and Decrease in Searchers per Job Opening
Compared to May of last year, all of the main MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas saw an annual increase in the number of job openings and decrease in the searcher-to-job opening […]
Texas Job Openings Decreased from 361,597 in April 2014 to 342,800 in May 2014.
The number of job openings in Texas decreased from 361,597 in April 2014 to 342,800 in May 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical […]
A closer look at the recent VA wait time audit
In May 2014, VA launched the Accelerating Access to Care Initiative, a nation-wide program to ensure timely access to care. As part of the Initiative, the VHA identified Veterans across the […]
In depth: Yield Companies (#YieldCos) and the development of alternative energy sources
Excerpted from: “Solar company spinoffs lure investors with dividends”, by Reuters Long shunned by cautious investors, solar companies have hit on a new way, [known as Yield Companies or Yield Cos], […]
Economics in action: Texas Cattle Prices Will Continue to Increase
Dwight Steward wrote: Cattle prices in Texas will continue to go up. There are several factors that point to a continued increase in prices. 1. The overall number of cattle in […]
Age-earnings profiles for MBAs
A person’s earnings will tend to increase as they age…to a certain point. After that point, which is around age 46 or so depending on the person’s education level and […]
State Capitalism or Crony Capitalism?
Schumpter @theeconomist argues that State owned enterprises that own significant portions of many of the major companies in their country have found ways to continue to survive and even grow. […]
Converting and analyzing wage and business data from PDFs
Some wage and business data is electronic but is not analyzable in the format that it is maintained by the employer or company. For instance,some employers use computerized data systems for […]
Analyzing business damages arising from the injury of a principal employee or owner
Lost profits arising from the injury of a principal employee or owner require an analysis of the actual and ‘but-for’ revenue of the business entity. The date(s) the alleged economic […]
Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys eye opening, fast moving account of High Frequency Trading
Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys is a fast moving eye opener for those of us who do not spend our days working in and around ‘dark money’ pools and the backrooms […]