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