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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2001 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 2001
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• Improving Public School Financing in Texas
  Jason L. Saving, Fiona Sigalla and Lori L. Taylor
• Down but Not Out: The U.S. Economy after Sept. 11
  Evan F. Koenig
• Tough Decisions for Argentina
  Sherry L. Kiser
• Regional Update
  Charis Ward

Issue 5, September/October 2001
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• Beating Border Barriers in U.S.–Mexico Trade
  Pia M. Orrenius, Keith Phillips and Benjamin Blackburn
• How Does the Stock Market Affect the Economy?
  John V. Duca
• Why Is French Unemployment So High?
  Erwan Quintin
• Regional Update
  Charis Ward

Issue 4, July/August 2001
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• B2B E-Commerce: Why the New Economy Lives
  Thomas F. Siems
• Census Data Show the Economy Matters
  Jason L. Saving
• Japan’s Economy Still Looks Recessionary
  William C. Gruben and Jahyeong Koo
• Regional Update
  Pia Orrenius

Issue 3, May/June 2001
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• California's Electricity Woes: A Vision of the Future?
  Stephen Brown
• Regional Electricity Reliability: A Brief Look at U.S. Prospects
  Charis L. Ward
• Banks as Real Estate Brokers—Letting Free Enterprise Work
  Karen Couch, Robert Mahalik and Robert R. Moore
• Currency Board and Market Intervention in Hong Kong
  Dong Fu
• Regional Update
  John Thompson

Issue 2, March/April 2001
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• Texas Economy Cools in 2000
  John Thompson
• Bank Competition in the New Economy
  Mark G. Guzman
• Why Free Trade in the Americas?
  William C. Gruben

Issue 1, January/February 2001
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• Another Great Texas Boom
  Fiona Sigalla and Mine K. Yücel
• The Rise of Mutual Funds
  John V. Duca
• California Is Giving Electricity Deregulation a Bad Name
  Stephen Brown
• Raising Taxes in Mexico | Spanish
  Erwan Quintin
• Regional Update
  John Thompson and Charis L. Ward