Research

  • February Business Conditions Monthly

    AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index fell 16 points to 42 in January. The result was the first reading below 50 since August 2016. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index […]

  • Motor-Fuel Prices Drag Everyday Price Index Down in January

    AIER’s Everyday Price Index fell 0.3 percent in January after dropping 0.9 percent in December. January marks the fourth consecutive decrease in the Everyday Price Index and the fifth drop […]

  • Regulation Issue

    The Harwood Economic Review, Winter 2019

    Regulation Issue
  • January Business Conditions Monthly

    AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index fell 21 points to 58 in December. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index held at 100 while the Lagging Indicators index gained 16 points […]

    January Business Conditions Monthly
  • Everyday Prices Plunge Again in December

    AIER’s Everyday Price Index plunged 0.9 percent in December after dropping 1.0 percent in November. Over the past six months, the EPI has fallen four times at an overall annualized […]

  • What Clemency for Cyntoia Brown Means for Other Victims Of Child Abuse

    The fact that Brown was convicted before juvenile sentencing guidelines in Tennessee changed made her case even more heartbreaking. After all, Brown wouldn’t have been tried the same way under the current system.  

    What Clemency for Cyntoia Brown Means for Other Victims Of Child Abuse
  • December Business Conditions Monthly

    AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index pulled back in November, dropping to 79 following an 83 in October and 88 in September. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index increased, moving […]

  • Everyday Prices Plunge In November

    AIER’s Everyday Price Index plunged 1.0 percent in November after falling 0.1 percent in October. Over the past five months, the EPI has fallen three times for an annualized pace […]

  • Everyday Prices Fall for the Second Time in Four Months

    AIER’s Everyday Price Index fell 0.1 percent in October after being unchanged in September. Over the past four months, the EPI has fallen 0.1 percent in two (October and July) […]

  • Socialism Issue

    The Harwood Economic Review, Fall 2018

    Socialism Issue
  • October Business Conditions Monthly

    AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators index improved in September, hitting 88 following 83 in August. The Roughly Coincident Indicators index held at a perfect 100 reading while the Lagging […]

  • Everyday Prices Unchanged for the Second Month in a Row

    AIER’s Everyday Price Index was unchanged for the second month in a row in September. The EPI measures price changes people see in everyday purchases such as groceries, restaurant meals, […]