Southwest Economy

The Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana economies are constantly changing. The information and data the Dallas Fed publishes in Southwest Economy can help keep you current with agriculture, banking, energy, high technology, manufacturing and international trade in this region. Bimonthly.

Past Southwest Economy Issues 

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1995 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 1995
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• From Crude Oil to Computer Chips
  D'Ann M. Petersen and Michelle Thomas
• The Changing Meaning of Money
  John V. Duca
• A Look at the Top U.S. Trading Partners
  David Gould and Michelle Thomas
• Regional Update
  Keith R. Phillips

Issue 5, September/October 1995
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• Made in Texas: Global Exports Boost State Economy
  Fiona Sigalla
• Does the CPI Overstate Increases in the Cost of Living?
  Mark A. Wynne
• Maquiladoras: Mexico's Bright Spot
  Lucinda Vargas
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 4, July/August 1995
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• The Energy Industry: Past, Present and Future
  Stephen P.A. Brown and Mine K. Yücel
• Can Currency Boards Prevent Devaluations and Financial Meltdowns?
  Carlos E. Zarazaga
• Argentina's Currency Board During a Financial Crisis
  Carlos E. Zarazaga
• Just Say Yes to Chile
  William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 3, May/June 1995
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• Is Texas' Real Estate Boom a House of Cards?
  D'Ann M. Petersen
• Government Deficits: Good, Bad or Irrelevant?
  Stephen Prowse
• Real Trade-Weighted Value of the Dollar Holds, Despite Fall Against the Yen and Mark
  David M. Gould
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 2, March/April 1995
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• Texas' Border: On the Front Line of Change
  Fiona Sigalla
• What's Happening to Americans' Income?
  W. Michael Cox and Beverly Fox
• The Tequila Effect
  Carlos E. Zarazaga
• Regional Update
  Lori L. Taylor

Issue 1, January/February 1995
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• The Peso Devaluation's Impact on Texas
  Lori L.Taylor and Rhonda Harris
• Inflation and Monetary Restraint: Too Little, Too Late?
  Nathan S. Balke and Kenneth M. Emery
• Is the Southwest Lending Boom Too Much of a Good Thing?
  Robert T. Clair
• The Roots of Mexico's Peso Crisis
  David M. Gould and William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  Keith R. Phillips