Stronger than Expected Employment Report
1. THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS RELEASED ITS MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT REPORT THIS MORNING AND REPORTED ANOTHER DECREASE IN THE US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE? Yes, this
1. THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS RELEASED ITS MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT REPORT THIS MORNING AND REPORTED ANOTHER DECREASE IN THE US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE? Yes, this
Q1. THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC NEWS THIS WEEK, CAN YOU SUMMARIZE WHERE THINGS STAND? A1. This was a busy week. On
This Friday, January 27, UHERO Research Fellow Sumner LaCroix will present “How Big? The Impact of Approved Destination Status on Mainland Chinese Travel”. The seminar
Part of the justification for the pursuit of food and energy self-sufficiency in Hawaii is that it allegedly serves to “keep the money at home.”
1. THE COUNCIL ON REVENUES MET YESTERDAY AND LOWERED ITS FORECAST FOR STATE TAX REVENUES FOR 2012. HOW MUCH WAS THE REVISION, AND WHY DID
UHERO congratulates Dr. Denise E. Konan for her selection as the new Dean of Manoa’s College of Social Sciences. Denise has spent the past 18 years as
1. THERE’S BEEN SO MUCH CONTROVERSY ABOUT INCOME INEQUALITY LATELY. WHAT DO THE NUMBERS TELL US ABOUT INEQUALITY IN THE US AND HAWAII? The income
UHERO congratulates Forecast Project Director, Byron Gangnes for his appointment as the Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Dr. Gangnes will serve
If job seekers are disappointed this Christmas, the New Year may be even less bright unless Congress acts soon. The extended federal unemployment insurance benefits are set to expire
1. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE SUPER COMMITTEE AND THEIR WORK ON A DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY. WHAT IS THE SUPER COMMITTEE?
1. UHERO RELEASED THE FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE TO ITS HAWAII FORECAST THIS MORNING. THE TITLE IS “HAWAII IN PAUSE MODE.” WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
Almost four years after the start of the great recession total output of goods and services in the US has surpassed its pre-recession peak. The
UHERO is proud to announce that its website, www.uhero.hawaii.edu, has received the Association for University Business and Economic Research’s 2011 Website Award! UHERO is constantly improving
UHERO Executive Director and Associate Professor of Economics Carl Bonham has been elected to the Board of Directors of AUBER—the Association for University Business and Economic Research. AUBER is
Personal income estimates for the state of Hawaii were revised up by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in their recent release State Personal Income: Second