Southwest Economy
1992 - 2022
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2022, issue 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, issue 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, issue 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, issue 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, issue 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, issue 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
2020, issue Third Quarter
- COVID-19’s Fiscal Ills: Busted Texas Budgets, Critical Local Choices

- Jason Saving
- Texas Economy Mends in Fits and Starts from Pandemic’s Onslaught

- Christopher Slijk
- On the Record: A Conversation with Gary A. Hoover - Looking to Economics for Help in Addressing Enduring Discrimination

- Michael Weiss
- Spotlight: Energy Sector Slow to Recover from Malaise Arising from Effects of Global Pandemic

- Emma Marshall and Pia Orrenius
- Go Figure: Vehicle Sales Highlight Surprising Resilience in Spending During Pandemic

- Christopher Slijk and Chloe N. Smith
- Snapshot: Texas Employment Estimate Debuts

- Jesus Cañas, Carlee Crocker and Keith Phillips
- President’s Perspective

- Robert S. Kaplan
2020, issue Second Quarter
- Small Business Hardships Highlight Relationship with Lenders in COVID-19 Era

- Wenhua Di, Nathaniel Pattison and Chloe N. Smith
- COVID-19, Oil Price Collapse, Dimming Outlook for Banks in 2020

- Amy Chapel and Kory Killgo
- On the Record: A Conversation with Janie Barrera - LiftFund’s Miscrolending Customers Battle to Survive COVID-19 Shock

- Michael Weiss
- Spotlight: Black Workers at Risk for 'Last Hired, First Fired'

- Aquil Jones and Joseph Tracy
- Go Figure: COVID-19 Tanks Fuel Consumption, Prices

- Jesse Thompson
- President’s Perspective

- Robert S. Kaplan
2020, issue Fourth Quarter
- COVID-19 Fuels Sudden, Surging Demand for Suburban Housing

- Laila Assanie and Yichen Su
- Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Provided Much-Needed Fiscal Support

- Anil Kumar
- On the Record: A Conversation with Bill Gilmer - Energy Woes to Weigh on Houston Recovery, Local Economist Says

- Michael Weiss
- Spotlight: Lower U.S. Crude Oil Production Decreases Output, Raises Price of Natural Gas

- Camila Holm and Jesse Thompson
- Go Figure: Loan Delinquencies Start to Climb After Falling with Stimulus and Relief

- Carlee Crocker and Wenhua Di
- President’s Perspective

- Robert S. Kaplan
2020, issue First Quarter
- Mexico’s Higher Costs Under USMCA May Potentially Offset Gains from China-Related Trade Spurt with U.S

- Armando Aguirre, Jesus Cañas, Alfonso Cebreros and Daniel Chiquiar
- Mexico Seeks to Reduce Consumers' Longstanding Reliance on Cash

- Michael Perez
- Groundwater Markets Slowly Evolve in Ever-Thirstier Texas

- Keith Phillips and Judy Teng
- On the Record: A Conversation with Fang Yang - Policy Changes Could Boost Women’s Participation in U.S. Workforce

- Michael Weiss
- Spotlight: Permian Basin’s Shale-Era Oil Production Rises Even as Rig Count Falls

- Emma Marshall and Jesse Thompson
- Go Figure: Migrant Apprehensions at U.S.–Mexico Border Spike in 2019

- Carlee Crocker, Pia Orrenius and Chloe N. Smith