Category: News
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Are Teachers Really that Underpaid?
Written By: William Mellor, Vice President at AngelouEconomics | What is the Economic Impact of Teacher Salaries? Declaring that teachers are underpaid is not exactly a groundbreaking revelation. However, discontent within the teacher community has reached a fever pitch. Hundreds of thousands of teachers are on strike across the country. What started in West Virginia,…
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Golf and its Economic Impact in the United States
Written By: Maurice Ondoy Project Contributor at AngelouEconomics | What is the Economic Impact of Golf? Golf is a game which is enjoyed all over the world by both players and fans alike. It was in Scotland where the sport was invented and first played in the 15th century. The sport spread quickly to England…
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How Does Your State’s Business Tax Climate Compare?
Written By: Anthony Michael, Project Manager at AngelouEconomics | What is the Economic Impact of your state’s business tax climate? State business taxes matter. As business owners, public servants, and employees, we all know that even the slightest change to taxes or tax structures can lead to major implications. Businesses seek to locate in…
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Economic Development Implications of the New Food Culture(d)
By Tim Shea, Special Contributor | Will a vegan eat clean meat or will clean meat have a negative economic impact in farm communities? When the idea of lab-grown meat first hit the public’s radar, it sounded like something out of a science fiction novel: bizarre, wondrous, and somewhat far-fetched. When a lab-grown burger was…
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A Near Death Experience is Apparently Worth $5,000, Worth It?
Written By: William Mellor, Vice President at AngelouEconomics | What is the Economic Impact of a Near Death Experience? Earlier this week, a freak accident on an airplane led to an engine explosion mid-flight on a Southwest Airlines plane. In the accident, 1 person was killed, and 7 others were injured. While this is a…
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How to Fill a Trillion Dollar Hole (Part 1) – Congressional Budget & Economic Outlook
By Tim Shea, Special Contributor On Monday, April 9th, the Congressional Budget Office created a rush of excitement with the release of their annual “Budget and Economic Outlook”…at least to the extent excitement can rush around several hundred pages of dry accounting analysis. But make no mistake, the document is important. Not only does it…
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The Value of Professional and Business Associations
By Anthony Michael, Project Manager Virtually every industry and sector throughout the American economy has a professional or business association – if not multiple. In fact, nearly one third of all Americans belong to the association ecosystem, either as employees, members, or volunteers. Associations are important voices for their members, as they are at the…
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The President’s Trade Policy Appears to be Working, But…
By Tim Shea, Special Contributor It’s been a bit of a wild ride for investors across the globe. Last week, the President’s announcement of new China-focused tariffs sparked fears of a trade war that set global markets tumbling. This week, rumors of behind-the-scenes negotiations to avert the economic showdown put many at ease, and the…
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Amazon’s HQ2 Search Is About Politics, Too
AE’s Economic Impact Study on the Texas Bathroom Bill was cited in this opinion piece for Bloomberg, which discussed how social and political climates could be motivating Amazon’s HQ2 search.
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AngelouEconomics Releases its 2018-2019 Economic Forecast for the Austin and Texas Economies
For the 33rd consecutive year, Angelos Angelou – the Principal Executive Officer at AngelouEconomics, is pleased to present the 2018-2019 Economic Forecast for the Austin and Texas economies! The Austin Economy Looking back at last year’s forecast, AE predicted the Austin economy would gain 29,400 jobs. Once again, the economy outperformed our forecast, gaining a…