Leonard Lardaro, Ph.D.
e.conomist

About Me
Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island 
What's New
Monthly data on RI employment, fifty state comparisons of job growth, unemployment rates, labor force growth, and my most recent newspaper articles
 
The Current Conditions Index
An indicator I developed to assess the current state of the Rhode Island economy. The CCI for each month is reported in detail. You can also download this month's report.
The Current Performance of Rhode Island's Economy
Seasonally adjusted statistics on key economic measures of Rhode Island's performance
How Rhode Island Compares
Fifty-state comparisons each month on  payroll employment growth, unemployment rates, and labor force growth rates

Mind Boggling Graphs and Tables
Insights into Rhode Island's present recovery, many contrasting where we are now with where we were in the 80s

Newspaper Articles About the RI Economy
 Articles about the Rhode Island economy that I have published in The Providence Journal and the Providence Business News.
Rhode Island's Transition to a Service Economy
Graphs and discussion of this major structural change that occurred in October of 1987.

Key Fiscal Concepts
PowerPoint presentation detailing basic concepts for use when analyzing Rhode Island's (or any state's) fiscal performance
Recommended Sites
A series of sites, not just related to economics that I find useful and interesting

Favorite Quotes
 Some dubious quotes by famous people

References for Exploring Stocks on the Internet
A page that provides a number of helpful Internet resources when interested in investing in stocks - stock information and economic references

Mail: Department of Economics // University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881-0808 // Phone: (401) 874-4128
E-mail address: lardaro@uri.edu