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.

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2002 Issues

Issue 6, November/December 2002
Complete issue

• Texas Economy Stalled by Recession
  Mine K. Yücel and John Thompson
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• The National Economy: Heading for a Dip?
  James F. Dolmas
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• Have REITs Helped Tame Texas Real Estate?
  John Thompson
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• Texas Exports Finally Pick Up but Have Far to Go
  William C. Gruben
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Issue 5, September/October 2002
Complete issue

• Is Mexico Ready to Roar?
  Erwan Quintin
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• Welform Reform Revisited
  Jason L. Saving
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• The Politics of Brazil's Financial Troubles
  William C. Gruben and Erwan Quintin
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• Regional Update
  Priscilla Caputo
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Issue 4, July/August 2002
Complete issue

• Seeding Technology with Defense Dollars
  W. Michael Cox
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• Insurance: Risk to the Economy
  Fiona Sigalla
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• Latin American Market Reforms Put to the Test
  Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga and Sherry Kiser
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• Regional Update
  Anna Berman
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Issue 3, May/June 2002
Complete issue

• Growth on the Border or Bordering on Growth?
  Pia M. Orrenius and Anna L. Berman
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• A Dose of Market Discipline: The New Education Initiatives
  Lori L.Taylor
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• China's Growing Economic Influence in East Asia after WTO
  Jahyeong Koo and Dong Fu
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• Regional Update
  Stephen Brown and Priscilla Caputo
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Issue 2, March/April 2002
Complete issue

• The Euro Cash Changeover
  Mark A. Wynne
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• The Economic Impact of Biotechnology
  John Thompson, Mine K. Yücel and John V. Duca
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• New Economy, New Recession?
  Evan F. Koenig, Thomas F. Siems and Mark A. Wynne
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• Venezuela Addresses Economic Stress
  William C. Gruben and Sherry L. Kiser
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• Regional Update
  Lori L. Taylor
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Issue 1, January/February 2002
Complete issue

• The Unsinkable Texas Economy Takes on Water
  Fiona Sigalla
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• The Federal Budget: What a Difference a Year Makes
  Alan D. Viard
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• Is Telecom Disconnected or Just on Hold?
  John Thompson
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• Financial Globalization: Manna or Menace? The Case of Mexican Banking
  Robert V. Bubel and Edward C. Skelton
  Text | PDF | Spanish