NABE Statistics Center

Quality economic statistics are crucial to the work of business economists. The NABE Statistics Center is a clearinghouse for statistics matters and has links to many important initiatives and resources on this topic.

Arthur B. Kennickell Wins Shiskin Award (7/2007)

Arthur B. Kennickell, Senior Economist and Head of the Microeconomic Surveys Unit at the Federal Reserve Board, will receive the 2007 Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics. The award recognizes Dr. Kennickell for his leadership of the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances and his achievements as an international expert on the design and implementation of household economic surveys.

Murdock Nominated to Head Census Bureau (6/20/2007)

Steve Murdock, Chairman of the Demography and Organization Studies of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been nominated to be the new director of the Census Bureau. Dr. Murdock is also the Director of the Texas State Data Center.

Dr. Murdock served as the State's chief expert on Census issues for the 1980, 1990 and 2000 censuses. He has advised five Texas governors, five Lieutenant Governors and four Speakers from both parties in Texas on the importance of Census participation and the uses of the economic, demographic, and social data for decision making.

New Monthly Hours and Earnings Measures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics Program (4/2007)

This Business Economics article provides additional information on the development and release of the new measures as well the anticipated use of the new measures of new monthly hours and earnings measures by BLS and by BEA. It also describes other recent improvements in the CES survey program.

Critical Initiatives Need Data Users’ Support (2/2007)

Maurine Haver's Statistics Corner column in NABE News looks at the first critical step in achieving adequate funding for economic statistics is the President’s budget.