Associate Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Education

• London School of Economics
  M.S. in Finance and Economics
• Northwestern University
  B.A. in economics with a minor in business institutions

Experience

• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Research Department
  Associate Economist, January 2008 to present
  Assistant Economist, 2003 to 2007
  

Dallas Fed and Other Publications

• "Noteworthy—Agriculture: Overall Economic Impact in 2007 Sets Texas Record," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, January/February 2008
• "Industry Clusters Shape Texas Economy," with Mine Yücel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, September/October 2007
• "Noteworthy—Incomes: Gains from Higher Education Rising in Texas," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, September/October 2007
• "Regional Update: Texas Economic Growth Downshifts," with D'Ann Petersen, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, July/August 2007
• "Noteworthy—Metro Economies: Austin Leads, But All Major Metros Show Positive Signs," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, May/June 2007
• "Noteworthy—Immigration: Demand Heavy for Visas to Admit Workers," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, May/June 2007
  
• "Regional Update: Texas Metros Drive State Growth in 2006," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, March/April 2007
• "Spotlight: Texas Venture Capital—Revived Spending Ends Prolonged Lull," with Raghav Virmani, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, January/February 2007.
• “Spotlight: Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana Metro Prospers with Diversified Economy,” with Bryan Macktinger, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, November/December 2006
• “Noteworthy: Rain Provides Marginal Relief to Texas Farms,” Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, November/December 2006
• “Incubating Microfinance: The Texas Border Experience,” with Raghav Virmani, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, September/October 2006
• “Regional Update: Texas Midyear Report Favorable,” Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, July/August 2006.
• “Noteworthy: Drought Taking Toll on the State,” Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, March/April 2006.
• “The Changing Face of Texas: Population Projections and Implications,” with D’Ann Petersen, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Face of Texas: Jobs, People, Business and Change, October 2005.
• “Industry Clusters in Texas,” with Mine Yucel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Face of Texas: Jobs, People, Business and Change, October 2005 .
• “Commodities Report,” Quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, Third Quarter 2005
• “In a State of Rapid Change: The Rapidly Growing and Increasingly Diverse Population of Texas,” with D’Ann Petersen, Texas Business Review, June 2005.
• Quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, writer and manager of publication, Third Quarter 2004 to present.

Web Articles

• Texas Economy Takes a Moderate Path, Regional Update, August 2007
  
• Hot Stats series (Texas Exports, Texas High-Tech Employment, Texas State and Metro Economic Indicators) various releases.