Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Education

• M.S. Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1985.
  B.A. Economics and Political Science, University of Washington, 1983.

Employment

• 1988–present, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
• January 1987–September 1988, Minnesota House of Representatives, fiscal analyst for the Tax Committee.

Papers and Publications

• "Evaluating Alternative Index Designs for the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey," with Frank Berger, Tom Fomby, Keith Phillips and Mine Yücel, Paper presented at the Third Joint European Commission-OECD Workshop on International Development of Business and Consumer Tendency Surveys, Brussels, November 2007.
  
• “Measuring Regional Cost of Living," with Jahyeong Koo and Keith Phillips, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2000.
• “A Survey of Measurement Biases in Price Indexes," with Mark Wynne, Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 10, no. 1, 1996.
• "Regional Roundup...What Do the Coming Months Hold for Texas?" with Robert T. Clair, The Journal of Commercial Lending, October 1993.
• "Bring Free Trade Home," with Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Regulation: The Cato Review of Business and Government, Winter 1993
• "Governing the Heartland: Can Rural Governments Survive the Farm Crisis?" Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, July 1986.
• "Incentives and Minnesota Property Taxes: Current Problems and Suggested Reforms," with Glenn Nelson, Final Report of the Minnesota Tax Study Commission, Volume II, Technical Papers, 1985.

Selected Articles in Dallas Fed Publications

• "Texas Finds Cover from U.S. Economic Storm," Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2008
• "The Texas Economy: Almost a Boom," Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2007.
• "Made in Texas: The Natural Selection of Manufacturing," with Danielle DiMartino,Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2007.
• "The Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: A Tool for Understanding the Economy," with Frank Berger, Tom Fomby and Mine Yücel, Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2007.
• "The Texas Economy Shifts into Lower Gear" Regional Economic Update, January 2007.
• “Regional Update: Texas Job Growth Still Strong Despite Slowdown in Housing,” Southwest Economy Nov/Dec 2006.
• "Regional Update. The Texas Economy: Cooling but Still Strong" Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, October 31, 2006,
• "Regional Update, May 2006," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, May 11, 2006.
• “Spotlight: Texas Manufacturing. Factories Still Matter in Much of State,” with Franklin D. Berger, Southwest Economy, March/April 2006.
• "Texas Economy Shifts into Higher Gear," Southwest Economy, Jan/Feb 2006.
• "Spotlight on Texas Exports: Taking Top Spot in Selling Overseas, " Southwest Economy, Jan/Feb 2006.
• "A New Barometer for the Texas Economy," with Franklin D. Berger, Thomas B. Fomby and Keith R. Phillips, Southwest Economy, Nov/Dec 2005.
• "Getting a Jump on Texas Employment Revisions," with Franklin D. Berger, Southwest Economy, Nov/Dec 2005.
• "Don’t Mess with Texas," Southwest Economy, January/February 2005
• “Is the Pension System a Liability?” Southwest Economy, September/October 2004.
• “A Texas Revival,” Southwest Economy, July/August 2004
• “Atypical Texas Recession Not Helping U.S. Recovery,” Expand Your Insight: Regional Economy, September 2003.
• “The Unsinkable Texas Economy Takes on Water,” Southwest Economy, January/February 2002
• “Insurance: a Risk to the Economy?” Southwest Economy, July/August 2002.
• “Another Great Texas Boom,” Southwest Economy, January/February 2001
• “Improving Public School Financing in Texas," with Jason L. Saving and Lori L. Taylor, Southwest Economy, November/December 2001
• “Would a Research Tax Credit Be a Good Investment For Texas?” with Alan D. Viard Southwest Economy , March/April 1999.
• “The EMU: A Groundbreaking Monetary Experiment," with David Gould Southwest Economy , May/June 1997.
• “Agriculture, Technology and the Economy," with J.B.Cooper FRB Dallas Special Issue Brochure, Fall 1996.
• “Agricultural Community Feels the Heat of Long, Dry Texas Summer,” with Karen Couch, Financial Industry Issues, Second Quarter 1996.
• “Back in the Saddle Again: The Texas Economy 10 Years After the Bust,” Southwest Economy, March/April 1996.
• "Made in Texas: Global Exports Boost State Economy," Southwest Economy, September/October 1995.
• "Texas' Border: On the Front Line of Change," Southwest Economy, March/April 1995.
• "Agriculture: Key to Uruguay Round," Southwest Economy, Issue 2, 1994.
• "The Consumer Price Index," with Mark Wynne, Economic Review, Second Quarter 1994.
• "A Survey of Measurement Biases in Price Indexes," with Mark Wynne FRB Dallas Research Paper No. 9340.
• "Investing for Growth: Thriving in the World Marketplace," with Beverly J. Fox Economic Review, Second Quarter 1993.
• "Regional Effects of Liberalized Agricultural Trade," Economic Review, Second Quarter 1992.
• "Is A Lottery a Good Bet for the Texas Economy?" Southwest Economy, November/December 1991.