A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Banking Conditions Survey
Respondents in the Eleventh District financial sector were given an opportunity to comment on current issues that may be affecting their business.
November 15, 2021
Partnership emphasizes education to make Permian Basin a better place to live
As a participant in the Dallas Fed's Advance Together initiative, the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin is accelerating a collective approach to addressing education, workforce and quality-of-life needs.
November 15, 2021
Monetary Policy Uncertainty and Economic Fluctuations at the Zero Lower Bound
This paper finds that a rise in uncertainty about the path of interest rates increases unemployment and lowers core inflation, explaining a significant portion of U.S. business cycle fluctuations, particularly after the 2007-09 global financial crisis, and making the transmission of monetary policy less effective.
November 10, 2021
Wealth Inequality and Return Heterogeneity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wealth inequality in the U.S., measured by the top 1% wealth share, experienced dramatic changes in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic theory suggests that the key to understanding wealth inequality is heterogeneity in the return to net worth across households.
November 10, 2021
Bargaining Under Liquidity Constraints: Nash vs. Kalai in the Laboratory
This paper reports on an experiment in which buyers and sellers engage in semi-structured bargaining in two dimensions: how much of a good the seller will produce and how much money the buyer will offer the seller in exchange.
November 10, 2021
Mexico economic growth tumbles in third quarter; outlook worsens
Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted an annualized 0.8 percent in third quarter 2021.
November 9, 2021
Texas Economy Grows Rapidly Despite Labor, Supply-Chain Constraints
Regional economic activity accelerated sharply in September and October following a summer and early-fall peak of a COVID-19 wave tied to the Delta variant.
November 9, 2021
PCE Inflation Update, September 2021
The headline, or all-items, PCE price index rose an annualized 3.9 percent in September after increasing an annualized 4.2 percent in August.
November 5, 2021
Austin Economic Indicators
The Austin economy continued to expand in September. The Austin Business-Cycle Index increased, led by strong payroll gains. Recent COVID-19 hospitalizations declined further from the latest peak in August.
November 5, 2021
Houston Economic Indicators
Recent data for the Houston region have been positive for growth. The Delta wave of the coronavirus has retreated as the number of people being vaccinated progresses.
November 3, 2021