Southwest Economy Archive

• April 6, 2020
  Permian Basin’s shale-era oil production rises even as rig count falls

  Emma Marshall and Jesse Thompson

  A change in the number of active drilling rigs is no longer the reliable predictor for near-term oil production growth that it once was.
• April 6, 2020
  Policy changes could boost women’s participation in U.S. workforce
  Fang Yang, an associate professor of economics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, discusses the labor market impacts of tax policy, an evolving U.S. workforce, the effects of gender and an aging population.
• April 6, 2020
  Migrant apprehensions at U.S.–Mexico border spike in 2019

  Design: Justin Chavira; Content: Carlee Crocker, Pia Orrenius and Chloe Smith

  Apprehensions of migrants at the U.S. southern border surged in spring 2019.
• April 6, 2020
  Fed Chairman Jerome Powell comments on FOMC rate cut
  Excerpt from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s statement following the Federal Open Market Committee’s emergency reduction of the federal funds rate to a range of 0–0.25 percent, March 15, 2020.
• April 6, 2020
  COVID-19 hits manufacturers

  Adapted from Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, March 30, 2020

  Softening oil prices and price expectations, negative stock market returns and tightening credit conditions are putting downward pressure on energy industry activity and employment.
• December 30, 2019
  Gentrification Transforming Neighborhoods in Big Texas Cities

  Yichen Su

  An influx of new, affluent residents has descended on gentrifying neighborhoods around Texas’ four largest cities, while increasing housing costs have led some low-income households and at-risk populations to locate in more suburban areas.
• December 30, 2019
  Texas Sees Job, Output Gains from 2018 U.S. Tax Cut

  Anil Kumar

  The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 likely played an important role in Texas’ stronger subsequent job growth relative to the nation.
• December 30, 2019
  Spotlight: Banks Face Growing Cybercrime Threat

  John Suek and Michael Perez

  Cybercrime is on the rise in the Eleventh District according to FBI data.
• December 30, 2019
  President's Perspective
  President Kaplan shares recent thoughts on interest Rates and global government debt, the U.S. economy, and recent trade developments.
• December 30, 2019
  Rising Demand, Renewables Generate New Challenges for Electric Utilities
  Paula Gold-Williams, president and CEO of CPS Energy, offers her perspective on the electricity market in Texas.