Emily Kerr
Associate Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Emily Kerr is an associate economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As a member of the Research Department's regional group, she conducts research on regional economic issues, produces articles for various bank publications and contributes to the Dallas Fed's website.

Her other responsibilities include coordinating the production of and writing the release for the Dallas Fed's Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey and the Quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions. She also is a member of the team that produces the 11th District Beige Book—the Bank's survey of regional economic conditions.

Kerr holds a bachelor's degree in economics and an MS in economics from Baylor University.

Emily Kerr
Associate Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Education

• Baylor University
  MS in economics
  BBA in economics

Experience

• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Research Department
  Associate Economist, January 2012 to present
  Assistant Economist, 2010 to 2012
  Research Analyst, 2009 to 2010

Dallas Fed Publications

• Brutal Drought Depresses Agriculture, Thwarting U.S. and Texas Economies, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2012.
• Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Completing the Regional Economic Picture, with Jesus Cañas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2011.
• Texas Economy to Ride Higher in the Saddle in 2011, with Keith R. Phillips, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2011.
• Natural Gas from Shale: Texas Revolution Goes Global, with Robert W. Gilmer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2010.
• Noteworthy: Texas Agriculture: Drought's End Brings Optimism, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2010.
• Texas' Latino Pay Gaps: Taking a Closer Look, with Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2010
• Noteworthy: Texas Exports: NAFTA Markets Spur Trade Turnaround, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2010
• Spotlight: Farm Real Estate Values: Texas Holds Steady in 2008, Bucking U.S. Trend, with Keith R. Phillips, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2009
• Noteworthy: Household Income: Texas Posts Gain in Otherwise Tough Year, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2009
• Getting to the Bottom of Texas' Latino Pay Gap, with Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2009
• Noteworthy: Venture Capital: U.S. Rises, but Texas Continues its Decline, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2009

Journal Publications

• “Chinese Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: Effects of Post-Tiananmen Immigration Policy,” with Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny, International Migration Review, forthcoming.