Comments for Bronars Economics http://sbronars.wordpress.com A forensic look at economic data Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Decline in Employment of Women by Young Careerist 2013 Winning Speech — Pantsuits and Parakeets http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/the-decline-in-employment-of-women/#comment-3906 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:23:40 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=892#comment-3906 [...] Professor of Economics at Georgetown, Stephen Bronars, took a forensic approach to economics and found that in 2001, 74.2% of women age 25 to 54 were employed. In 2012, only 69% of women age 25 to 54 [...]

]]> Comment on Tyler Cowen and Ross Douthat Have Confused Delayed Childbearing with Declining Fertility by Is America’s fertility decline a real problem? — Financial Press http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/tyler-cowen-and-ross-douthat-have-confused-delayed-childbearing-with-declining-fertility/#comment-3898 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:23:51 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1365#comment-3898 [...] It is not even clear right now whether fertility rates HAVE fallen significantly is ways that will matter over the long term, as Stephen Bronars points out. While I’m not sure I agree with his conclusion that younger women will eventually have more children than their older peers did, I do agree that it is too soon to jump to the conclusion that this trend will play out exactly as it has so far: [...]

]]> Comment on What Happened to Defense in the NFL Playoffs? by Paul http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/what-happened-to-defense-in-the-nfl-playoffs/#comment-3690 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:48:19 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1514#comment-3690 Goddell has turned the league into a bit of joke neutering defenses as he tries to regulate hitting out of the game continually penalizing players for not being to shift their momentum in mid-air. This offense-fest in the playoffs is hardly surprising after watching 17 weeks of it the last couple of years. The pendulum has swung WAAAAY too far, but don’t expect it come back any time soon as long as they use the penalty flag as their enforcer for “player safety” instead of taking meaningful steps that would actually matter. Goddell is the Britta of commissioners. #theworst

]]> Comment on Does the NFL Have a Crime Problem? by Paul http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/does-the-nfl-have-a-crime-problem/#comment-3689 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:44:28 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1423#comment-3689 I counted 44 for 2012 in the database even with none coming after the 12/9 date for this blog post.
http://www.utsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/

Meanwhile, shouldn’t we be looking at this against the rest of the sports leagues? When discussing the crime problem in the NFL, that is often the background against which I’ve heard it set up and that unquestionably is still at play.

According to the data here – http://arrestnation.com/2013/01/01/yearly-roundup-2012/

The NFL is positively lapping the field at a 3/1 rate when comparing NFL against the other three of the “big four” COMBINED. Yes, NBA, MLB, and NHL tally just 15 arrests in that data compared to 48 for the NFL (even if we use the 44 I counted in the Tribune database, it’s still 3/1).

Is the league improving? Sure, since the 2006 high point, they are improving. Do they still have a problem when it comes to professional athletes getting arrested? Unquestionably, and it’s a huge problem.

]]> Comment on Forecasting the Presidential Election: Is it Wise to Bet Against Nate Silver? by Beulah http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/forecasting-the-presidential-election-is-it-wise-to-bet-against-nate-silver/#comment-3516 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:01:35 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1232#comment-3516 I always spent my half an hour to read this weblog’s content all the time along with a mug of coffee.

]]> Comment on Despite Drop in Unemployment Rate the Welch Consulting Employment Index Declined in November by The 6.5% Solution? Why the Unemployment Rate is an Unreliable Target for the Fed – Bronars Economics http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/despite-drop-in-unemployment-rate-the-welch-consulting-employment-index-declined-in-november/#comment-1982 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:48:06 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1414#comment-1982 [...] a more robust measure of labor market activity.  At Welch Consulting we have constructed such an employment index that corrects for changes in the age distribution of the population and the difference between [...]

]]> Comment on Tyler Cowen and Ross Douthat Have Confused Delayed Childbearing with Declining Fertility by Family isn’t dead – it’s getting better | Jill Filipovic | Lifestyle News http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/tyler-cowen-and-ross-douthat-have-confused-delayed-childbearing-with-declining-fertility/#comment-1810 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:33:50 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1365#comment-1810 [...] reality, most of these selfish singles are in fact eventually getting married and having babies. They’re just doing it later. The result is that these selfish late procreators are wealthier, their marriages last longer and [...]

]]> Comment on Tyler Cowen and Ross Douthat Have Confused Delayed Childbearing with Declining Fertility by Family isn’t dead – it’s getting better | Jill Filipovic | Womens Health http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/tyler-cowen-and-ross-douthat-have-confused-delayed-childbearing-with-declining-fertility/#comment-1750 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:05:26 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1365#comment-1750 [...] reality, most of these selfish singles are in fact eventually getting married and having babies. They’re just doing it later. The result is that these selfish late procreators are wealthier, their marriages last longer and [...]

]]> Comment on Does the NFL Have a Crime Problem? by Stephen Bronars http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/does-the-nfl-have-a-crime-problem/#comment-1669 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:57:02 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1423#comment-1669 So sorry for that typo. I have corrected the error. Thanks for pointing that out.

]]> Comment on Does the NFL Have a Crime Problem? by DP http://sbronars.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/does-the-nfl-have-a-crime-problem/#comment-1667 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:38:28 +0000 http://sbronars.wordpress.com/?p=1423#comment-1667 You write, “All NFL players should not be painted with a broad brush, despite the inexcusable actions of Belcher and Brown.” You mean “Belcher and Brent,” right?

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