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1991 Issues

Issue 6, November 1991

• Is a Lottery a Good Bet for the Texas Economy?
  Fiona Sigalla
• A Balancing Act for State and Local Governments
  Stephen P. A. Brown
• A Closer Look at Natural Gas Prices
  Mine K. Yücel

Issue 5, September 1991

• Potential Effects of a U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
  William C. Gruben
  
• Free Trade Will Bring Better Jobs
  Robert D. McTeer, Jr.
• The United States Faces a Weak Recovery
  Nathan S. Balke

Issue 4, July 1991

• Grading Texas Schools
  Beverly J. Fox
  Lori L Taylor
  
• Pathology of a Credit Crunch
  Harvey Rosenblum
• The Southwest Skirts Recession
  Keith R. Phillips

Issue 3, May 1991

• Defense Spending Cuts and Southwestern Industry: A Look at Our Vulnerability
  Lori L. Taylor
  
• The Federal Budget Deficit and Inflation
  W. Michael Cox
• Agricultural Free Trade and the Southwest
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 2, March 1991

• The Rise and Fall of Oil Prices
  Mine K. Yücel
  Paula Tucker
• New President Heads Dallas Fed
  Kim Ernst
• The Future of the Texas Economy
  Fiona Sigalla
  Diana Palmer
  Rhonda Harris
• Winners and Losers in School Tax Reform
  Lori L. Taylor
  Mine K. Yücel
  

Issue 1, January 1991

• Southwest to Dodge Recession
  Keith R. Phillips
  Stephen P. A. Brown
  William C. Gruben
  D'Ann M. Ozment
  Fiona D. Sigalla
  Lori L. Taylor
  Mine K. Yücel
• The Federal Reserve in the 1980s: Damage Control in the Southwest
  Robert H. Boykin
• U.S. Economy in Recession
  Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr.
  Evan F. Koenig
  Mark A. Wynne