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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2004 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 2004
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• Who Doesn’t Have Health Insurance and Why
  Anil Kumar
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• Productivity Gains Showing Up in Services
  W. Michael Cox, John V. Duca and Richard Alm
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• Mexico's Export Woes Not All China-Induced
  Erwan Quintin
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• Regional Update
  Anna Berman
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Issue 5, September/October 2004
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• The Effect of High Oil Prices on Today's Texas Economy
  Stephen P. A. Brown and Mine K. Yücel
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• Is the Pension System a Liability?
  Mark G. Guzman and Fiona Sigalla
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• Globalization: Myths and Realities
  Jim Dolmas
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• Regional Update
  D'Ann Petersen
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Issue 4, July/August 2004
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• A Texas Revival
  Fiona Sigalla
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• The Federal Budget: Developments and Outlook
  Alan D. Viard
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• Five Years of the Euro: Successes and New Challenges
  Richard Alm
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• Regional Update
  Revising Texas Economic History
  Stephen P. A. Brown and Keith Phillips
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Issue 3, May/June 2004
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• Immigrant Assimilation: Is the U.S. Still a Melting Pot?
  Pia Orrenius
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• Monetary Policy Prospects
  Evan F. Koenig
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• Do Energy Prices Threaten the Recovery?
  Stephen P. A. Brown
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• The 'Curse' of Venezuela
  William C. Gruben and Sarah Darley
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• Regional Update
  Priscilla Caputo
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Issue 2, March/April 2004
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• Economic Recovery Under Way in Major Texas Metros
  D'Ann Petersen and Priscilla Caputo
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• How Vulnerable Are Housing Prices?
  John V. Duca
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• Is Japan’s Long Nightmare Finally Over?
  Jahyeong Koo and Dong Fu
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• Regional Update
  Anna L. Berman
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Issue 1, January/February 2004
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• Economic Recovery Gains Steam in Texas
  Jason Saving
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• Small Banks’ Competitors Loom Large
  Jeffery W. Gunther and Robert R. Moore
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• Have Mexico’s Maquiladoras Bottomed Out?
  William C. Gruben
  Text | PDF | Spanish