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The Economic Crisis Index Quarterly Newsletter, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
The Economic Crisis Index Quarterly Newsletter, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
Graziadio Working Paper Series
This is the first issue of a quarterly newsletter publication that will update the Economic Crisis Index ™. This issue explains in detail the methodology of the Economic Crisis Index (ECI) and its comparison to other similar indices. Future newsletters will center on the ECI number and its implication to the American economy. These newsletters will be posted on the Pepperdine University Digital Commons.
Unmasking The Tipping Point For The Next U.S. Financial Crisis, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
Unmasking The Tipping Point For The Next U.S. Financial Crisis, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
Graziadio Working Paper Series
The risks of the next U.S. Financial Crisis are increasing. Many Americans are fearful of the very negative financial impact of the next crisis especially since it could occur so soon after the negative impact of the Covid Pandemic on the economy. Financial safety nets are weak. The scope of the crisis includes decreasing values of assets, a recession caused by government policies, decreases in the value of existing bonds, and significant social stress fueled by political polarization after the 2022 midterm elections. We believe the solution to the fear begins with knowledge and a logical approach to assess key …
The Economic Crisis Index Quarterly Update Q4 2022, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
The Economic Crisis Index Quarterly Update Q4 2022, Darrol J. Stanley, Donald M. Atwater
Graziadio Working Paper Series
As shown in the chart “ECI Quarterly Series: 2017-2022, the last quarter of 2022 (Q4 2022) index (38.9) remained high but dropped slightly from Q3 2022 index (40.8). This quarterly data updates the base working paper Unmasking the Tripping Point for the next U.S. Financial Crisis. This paper can be retrieved at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/graziadiowps/
Call For Research: Towards The Right-Sizing Of Regulations For Business Performance, Brian Mulligan, Nelson Granados
Call For Research: Towards The Right-Sizing Of Regulations For Business Performance, Brian Mulligan, Nelson Granados
Graziadio Working Paper Series
Nobel Prize Laureate Hayek warned the U.S. was susceptible to wrong-sized regulations leading to market failure. We seek to understand where we are relative to Hayek’s portention, the effects of regulations on business performance, and how to right-size regulations to establish a healthy business environment. Previous research contains different underlying evidence and methods because they are from diverse, bias, incomplete, or propagandized angles, making productive discourse difficult and increasing epistemological polarity. Thus, this paper is a call for research to quantify the costs and benefits of regulation on business, with specific requests for action on contemporary regulatory dilemmas. The spectrum …