A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
El Paso Economic Indicators
El Paso’s rapid economic growth slowed in August as the business-cycle index fell for the first time in almost two years and payrolls contracted across sectors.
September 22, 2022
Texas Economic Indicators, Sept. 2022
The Texas economy slowed in August. Employment was flat, and unemployment ticked up. Growth in the Texas Business-Cycle Index softened but remained above the 2000–21 average.
September 21, 2022
Leadership academy builds collaborative skills for community partnerships
The need for a leadership academy was identified as an early lesson in the Dallas Fed’s Advance Together initiative, which accelerates the progress of cross-sector partnerships that are addressing education and workforce challenges.
September 12, 2022
A Rescue or a Trap?—An Analysis of Parent PLUS Student Loans
Parents taking out loans for their children’s college educations may face an excessive debt burden that jeopardizes their own financial security. This paper examines the experience of Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) borrowers using administrative data from a large student loan guaranty agency.
September 9, 2022
Consumption and Hours in the United States and Europe
This paper documents large differences between the United States and Europe in allocations of expenditures and time for both market and home activities.
September 8, 2022
Houston Economic Indicators
Recent data indicate that Houston continues to add jobs at a blistering pace in 2022. While job growth is broad based, there are signs the housing market is loosening.
September 7, 2022
Eleventh District Beige Book
Growth in the Eleventh District economy continued at a modest pace, though job growth was quite robust. Manufacturing and service sector activity continued to slow, growing at a diminished clip from earlier this year.
September 7, 2022
Inflation in services likely to rise further despite slowing goods prices
Given rising demand for in-person services, the slow pass-through of surging house prices to rent and owners’ equivalent rent (OER), and higher health care worker wages, services inflation is likely to increase further.
September 6, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, September 2, 2022
Broad-based expansion continued in the Dallas–Fort Worth economy in July. Payroll employment grew at a rapid clip, bolstering growth in the Dallas and Fort Worth business-cycle indexes.
September 2, 2022
Operational Loss Recoveries and the Macroeconomic Environment: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector
Using supervisory data from large U.S. bank holding companies, this paper documents that operational loss recovery rates decrease in macroeconomic downturns.
September 1, 2022