Southwest Economy

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.

Past Southwest Economy Issues 

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1999 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 1999
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• The Binational Importance of the Maquiladora Industry
  Lucinda Vargas
• America's Trade Deficit: The Latest False Alarm
  W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm
• Speeding Up the Broadband Wagon
  Meredith M. Walker
• Can Mexico Weather Its Next Election Cycle?
  David M. Gould
• Regional Update
  Mine Yücel

Issue 5, September/October 1999
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• The Economics of Prosperity: A Texas Tale
  Lori L. Taylor
• Where Have All the Savings Gone?
  Robert L. Formaini and Richard B. McKenzie
• The World's Newest Currency
  Mark A. Wynne
• Regional Update: Focus on the Energy Industry
  Lori L. Taylor

Issue 4, July/August 1999
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• Biotech Bonanza: Prospects for Texas
  Meredith M. Walker
• The Minimum Wage Debate: Always Off Course
  Richard B. McKenzie
• Hey Mr. Greenspan, Can You Spare a Dollar?
  William C. Gruben and Sherry L. Kiser
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 3, May/June 1999
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• Can Low Oil Prices Cripple the Texas Banking System?
  Harvey Rosenblum
• Redlining or Red Herring?
  Jeffrey W. Gunther, Kelly Klemme and Kenneth J. Robinson
• China Deflates Despite Growth
  Dong Fu
• Regional Update
  Sheila Dolmas

Issue 2, March/April 1999
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• Would a Research Tax Credit Be a Good Investment For Texas?
  Fiona Sigalla and Alan D. Viard
• A Fresh Look at the National Economy
  Evan F. Koenig and John V. Duca
• Brazil: The First Financial Crisis of 1999
  William C. Gruben and Sherry Kiser
• Regional Update
  Sheila Dolmas

Issue 1, January/February 1999
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• Texas Update and Outlook
  Lori L. Taylor, Stephen P. A. Brown, Fiona Sigalla and Mine K. Yücel
• The Churn Among Firms
  W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm
• Do International Financial Crises Defy Diagnosis?
  Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga
• Regional Update
  Lori L. Taylor