Southwest Economy

1992 - 2023

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2023

Mexico recovering from pandemic slowdown; structural issues persist

Michael Weiss

Texas to get new type of refinery: a lithium refinery

Michael D. Plante and Jessica Rindels

Mexico awaits ‘nearshoring’ shift as China boosts its direct investment

Aparna Jayashankar and Luis Torres

Energy transition means more than just additional electric vehicles

Pia M. Orrenius

Texas’ cheap housing edge slipping away as resilient demand outpaces supply

Wenhua Di and Aparna Jayashankar

District banks meet challenging times from position of strength

Ben Munyan

Mexican IT services firm pitches ‘nearshoring’ as alternative to overseas ties

Jesus Cañas

Bankers, regulators absorb lessons of Silicon Valley Bank failure as new tests emerge

Michael Weiss

2022, articles Third Quarter

New Dallas Fed President’s Observations, Outlook

Lorie Logan

Maquiladoras, Mexico’s Engine of Trade, Driven to Navigate Evolving Demand

Jesus Cañas

Supply Chains Slowly Mend as Texas Firms View Recovery in 2023

Emily Kerr and Christopher Slijk

Big Federal Stimulus, Home-Value Spike Won’t Ease Next Slump

Jason Saving

Globalization Remains a Force Despite Pandemic, Political Strains

Michael Weiss

Spotlight: Texas Exports Reach New Record Despite Strong Dollar

Mytiah Caldwell, Jesus Cañas and Luis Torres

Around the Region: Office Markets Slowly Emerge from Pandemic Slump

Laila Assanie

2022, articles Second Quarter

Looking Back: Harris County Five Years After Hurricane Harvey Hit

Luis Torres

Changing Economy Likely to Test Banks as Stimulus Ends, Growth Slows

Amy Chapel and Kory A. Killgo

Houston, Still an Energy Town, Largely Pins Growth on the Sector

Jesse Thompson

Crypto Miners Eye Texas for Energy Abundance; Banks View Digital Entrée

Jill Cetina and Ally Hoffman

Trade Binds Central America, Mexico to U.S. Despite Past Inequities

Michael Weiss

Spotlight: Federal Dollars Could Drive Electric Vehicle Charging Across Texas

Michael Plante and Jessica Rindels

Around the Region: Texas Home Prices Rose at Record Pace in 2021

Luis Torres

2022, articles Fourth Quarter

Less-tight labor market helps Texas grow faster than U.S. during pandemic

Anil Kumar

Spotlight—Increasing Texas power bills: Blame costlier natural gas, rising fees

Jesse Thompson

H-E-B seeks path during era of consumer wariness, persistently rising costs

Michael Weiss

Texas economy rides wave of changing technology and diffusion of know-how

Laila Assanie and Yichen Su

Around the region: Texas metro unemployment rates drop but remain above early 2020 levels

Pia Orrenius and Ana Pranger

Go Figure: If Texas were a country…

Ana Pranger

2022, articles First Quarter

Looking Back: Shale Oil Boom Gave Permian Basin a Second Life

Jesse Thompson

Students Cut College During Pandemic; Their Return Is Uncertain

Mytiah Caldwell and Wenhua Di

Turbulent Economy Tests Texans Who Lack Financial Knowledge

Emma Marshall, Pia Orrenius and Michael Weiss

Cross-Border Manufacturing Rises from Pandemic Lows

Michael Weiss

Spotlight: New Mexico Marijuana Legalization’s Costs, Benefits Remain Unclear

Keighton Hines and Pia Orrenius

Around the Region: Texas Reclaims Jobs Lost in Pandemic; Some Metros Still Trying to Catch Up

Juliette Coia and Pia Orrenius

2021, articles Third Quarter

President's Perspective

Robert S. Kaplan

Once-Oil-Dependent Texas Economy to Keep Growing as Renewable Energy Expands

Keith Phillips and Christopher Slijk

Federal Support Keeps State Budgets (Including Texas’) Healthy amid Tumult from COVID-19-Induced Economic Ills

Jason Saving

Technology Displaced Workers in Pandemic; Retraining Must Expand

Michael Weiss

Spotlight: Missteps Along U.S.–Mexico Border Hinder Movement of COVID-19 Biomedical Trade

Roberto Coronado and Keighton Hines

Go Figure: Birth Rates Falling Faster in Texas than U.S

James Lee, Pia Orrenius and Ana Pranger

2021, articles Second Quarter

Federal COVID-19 Relief Aided Consumer Debt, Though Immigrant Texans Derived Less Benefit

Wenhua Di and Chloe N. Smith

Texas Winter Deep Freeze Broke Refining, Petrochemical Supply Chains

Jesse Thompson

Texas Restaurants Find Change on Postpandemic Menu

Michael Weiss

Banks Face New Challenges as Texas Rebounds from COVID-19 Shock

Amy Chapel, Kory A. Killgo and Kelly Klemme

Spotlight: Oil Patch Productivity Rises; Jobs Vanish

Garrett Golding and Sean Howard

Go Figure: Women Took Brunt of Pandemic Job Loss as Priorities Shifted to Home

Camila Holm and Yichen Su

President’s Perspective

Robert S. Kaplan

2021, articles Fourth Quarter

Largest Texas Metros Lure Big-City, Coastal Migrants During Pandemic

Wenli Li and Yichen Su

Texas Joblessness Persists Above U.S. Rate, Weighing on Black, Hispanic Workers

Anil Kumar

Semiconductors Key to Global Growth; Geographic Supply Risks Loom

Michael Weiss

Spotlight: Natural Gas Demand Recovers, Lifts Prices

Jesse Thompson

Go Figure: Pandemic, Remote Learning Undo STAAR Test Gains; Texas Student Scores Slide

James Lee and Christopher Slijk

2021, articles First Quarter

President’s Perspective

Robert S. Kaplan

COVID-19 Slammed into Texas, Leaving Long-Lasting Impacts

Emily Kerr, Keith Phillips and Judy Teng

COVID-19 Poses Stubborn Challenge to Economic Growth in Mexico

Jesus Cañas and Chloe N. Smith

On the Record: A Conversation with Alan D. Viard - Value-Added Tax Could Restrain Long-Term Federal Debt

Michael Weiss

Go Figure: Collapsing Fuel Demand Tanks Texas Exports During Pandemic’s Peak

Pia Orrenius

Spotlight: Pandemic Pushes Texas Minority Unemployment Beyond Highs Reached During Great Recession

Carlee Crocker and Pia Orrenius

Snapshot: Dining Out Picks Up in Texas, Houston

Jesse Thompson