Economic Letter—Insights from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Provides timely commentary on the important trends and policy issues shaping our rapidly globalizing, increasingly interconnected economy. Published monthly.

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• Letter from Dallas Fed President Richard W. Fisher

2006 Issues

Volume 1, Number 12
December 2006

• Through a Glass, Darkly: How Data Revisions Complicate Monetary Policy
  Evan F. Koenig
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Volume 1, Number 11
November 2006

• Making Sense of the U.S. Housing Slowdown
  John V. Duca
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  Quick Slide Show on the U.S. Housing Market [PDF]

Volume 1, Number 10
October 2006

• Laying the Foundation for a Mortgage Industry in Mexico
  Edward C. Skelton
  Text | PDF | Spanish

Volume 1, Number 9
September 2006

• Globalization’s Effect on Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
  Tao Wu
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Volume 1, Number 8
August 2006

• The Looming Challenge of the Alternative Minimum Tax
  Alan D. Viard
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Volume 1, Number 7
July 2006

• How Labor Market Policies Shape Immigrants’ Opportunities
  Pia M. Orrenius and Genevieve R. Solomon
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Volume 1, Number 6
June 2006

• Mexico’s Financial Vulnerability: Then and Now
  Erwan Quintin and José Joaquín López
  Text | PDF | Spanish

Volume 1, Number 5
May 2006

• Integration and Globalization: The European Bellwether
  Jason L. Saving
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Volume 1, Number 4
April 2006

• Running on Empty? How Economic Freedom Affects Oil Supplies
  Stephen P. A. Brown and Richard Alm
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Volume 1, Number 3
March 2006

• Apparel Exports and Education: How Developing Nations Encourage Women’s Schooling
  William C. Gruben and Darryl McLeod
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Volume 1, Number 2
February 2006

• Beyond the Outsourcing Angst: Making America More Productive
  Thomas F. Siems
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Volume 1, Number 1
January 2006

• Miracle to Malaise: What’s Next for Japan?
  W. Michael Cox and Jahyeong Koo
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