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.

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1992 Issues

Issue 6, November/December1992

• Southwest Economy Shows Strength After Second-Quarter Slowdown
  Stephen Brown
• Two Types of Paper: The Case for Federal Reserve Independence
  W. Michael Cox

Issue 5, September/October 1992

• The Haves and Have-Nots: A Study of Income Inequality
  Joseph H. Haslag, Lori L. Taylor, Kelly A Whealan
• Trends in Income Mobility
  Joseph H. Haslag, Lori L. Taylor, Kelly A Whealan
• Will Office Real Estate in Texas Ever Recover?
  D'Ann Petersen

Issue 4, July/August 1992

• Understanding Latin American Currency Pegs to the Dollar
  William C. Gruben, John H. Welch
• Bad News from the Oil Patch: Why the Rig Count Is Depressed
  Robert W. Gilmer, Mine K. Yücel

Issue 3, May/June 1992

• How Serious Is the Productivity Problem in the United States?
  Mark A. Wynne
• The U.S. Trade Deficit with Japan
  David M. Gould
• A Region-by-Region Look at U.S. Banking
  Robert T. Clair

Issue 2, March/April 1992

• Growth in the U.S. Economy Depends on Stronger Consumer Spending
  Harvey Rosenblum, Evan F. Koenig, D'Ann M. Ozment
• The Southwest's Stop-and-Go Economy
  Stephen P.A. Brown, Beverly Fox, Lori L. Taylor

Issue 1, January/February 1992

• What About Free Trade Within the United States?
  Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr.
• Can U.S.– Mexico Free Trade Last?
  William C. Gruben
• The Texas Economy: Beyond the Boom and Bust
  Beverly J. Fox, Keith R. Phillips