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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1996 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 1996
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• The South: Taking the Lead in the 1990s
  D'Ann M. Petersen and Marci Rossell
• The Upside of Downsizing
  W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm
• Reexamining the Minimum Wage
  Madeline Zavodny
• A Commentary from the President
  Robert D. McTeer
• Policy Rules and Tequila Lessons: Conclusions from an Economic Conference
  Sheila Dolmas and Carlos Zarazaga
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 5, September/October 1996
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• Texas–Mexico Trade After NAFTA
  Jeremy Nalewaik and Lori L.Taylor
• Distinguishing NAFTA from the Peso Crisis
  David M. Gould
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 4, July/August 1996
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• Oil Extraction in the Southwest: Smaller, Profitable and at Home in the City
  Robert W. Gilmer
• Should High Gold Prices Be a Source of Concern?
  Evan F. Koenig
• Chile: The Big Saver
  Jeremy Nalewaik
• Regional Update
  D'Ann M. Petersen

Issue 3, May/June 1996
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• Texas: Demographically Different
  D'Ann M. Petersen
• Honest Money Is the Best Policy
  Joseph H. Haslag
• What's Behind Those Yen-Dollar Swings?
  Michelle Burchfiel and David Gould
• Regional Update
  D'Ann M. Petersen

Issue 2, March/April 1996
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• Back in the Saddle Again: The Texas Economy 10 Years After the Bust
  Fiona Sigalla
• A Look at America's Corporate Finance Markets
  Stephen D. Prowse
• New Business Cycle Indexes for Mexico Point to Economic Expansion
  Keith Phillips
• Regional Update
  D'Ann M. Petersen

Issue 1, January/February 1996
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• Southwest Expansion to Continue in 1996
  Keith R. Phillips
• Tax Reform: Is the Time Right for a New Approach?
  Evan F. Koenig and Lori L. Taylor
• Exchange Rates, Capital Flows and Monetary Policy in a Changing World Economy
  Beverly Fox, David Gould and William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  Keith R. Phillps