Southwest Economy

The Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana economies are constantly changing. The information and data the Dallas Fed publishes in Southwest Economy can help keep you current with agriculture, banking, energy, high technology, manufacturing and international trade in this region. Bimonthly.

Past Southwest Economy Issues 

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2000 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 2000
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• Do Rising Oil Prices Threaten Economic Prosperity?
  Stephen P.A. Brown
• Monetary Policy: On the Right Track
  Evan F. Koenig
• The Mexican Economy Since the Tequila Crisis
  William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  John Thompson

Issue 5, September/October 2000
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• The New Paradigm in Europe: Is Goldilocks Going Global?
  Mark A. Wynne and John B. Thompson
• A Common Currency for the Americas?
  Sherry Kiser
• Regional Update
  Pia M. Orrenius

Issue 4, July/August 2000
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• Oil Prices and the Economy
  Stephen P. A. Brown and Mine K. Yücel
• Some Pleasant Economic Side Effects
  Jason L. Saving and W. Michael Cox
• U.S.–China Trade Relations: The Best of Both Worlds
  William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  John Thompson

Issue 3, May/June 2000
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• The Second Great Migration: Economic and Policy Implications
  Pia M. Orrenius and Alan D. Viard
• The 1990s Inflation Puzzle
  Harvey Rosenblum
• Regional Update
  Mine K. Yücel

Issue 2, March/April 2000
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• 'Net Interest' Grows as Banks Rush Online
  Karen Couch and Donna L. Parker
• Firm Churn on Main Street and Wall Street
  John V. Duca
• Capital In and Out of China
  Dong Fu
• Regional Update
  Fiona Sigalla

Issue 1, January/February 2000
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• The Unsinkable Texas Economy
  Keith Phillips
• Productivity, the Stock Market and Monetary Policy in the New Economy
  Evan F. Koenig
• Trade, WTO and the Environment
  William C. Gruben
• Regional Update
  Keith Phillips and Frank Berger