Border Economic Recovery Lags Rest of State

Keith R. Phillips and Christopher Slijk

Chapter 13 in Ten-Gallon Economy, 2015, pp 199-212 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the recent postrecession period, economic growth on the Texas border with Mexico has been below that of the rest of Texas. We look at the factors that historically have propelled the border’s rapid economic growth and likely sources of the recent slowing relative to the rest of the state. Factors that have driven growth in previous decades, such as government spending, health care, and retail trade, have been relatively weak in recent years. Going forward, the border faces headwinds, such as weak federal government spending, and tailwinds, such as a young, growing labor force and the continued integration of the US and Mexican economies. Over the next several years, the economic performance of the border will likely improve to near or slightly above that of the state.

Keywords: Federal Reserve; Government Spending; Home Health Care; Employment Share; Location Quotient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137530172_13

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