A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Eleventh District Beige Book
Solid expansion continued in the Eleventh District economy. Growth in the manufacturing and nonfinancial services sectors was strong, though activity remained somewhat below pre-pandemic levels.
July 14, 2021
Forging a New Path in North American Trade and Immigration
The proceedings from this 2019 conference explore challenges and opportunities presented by the USMCA.
July 13, 2021
Se habla Español: U.S. yet to realize many benefits of a growing bilingual population
The Spanish-only-speaking population in the U.S. faces many challenges that include overcoming often lesser income prospects compared with monolingual English speakers.
July 13, 2021
Houston Economic Indicators
Economic indicators were mixed for Houston in May and June as jobs data painted an uneven picture of improvement in health, construction, and small businesses in general.
July 9, 2021
How much slack is left in the labor market?
Our analysis shows that viewing the level of employment through the lens of the employment-to-population ratio does not indicate considerable slack in the labor market.
July 6, 2021
Countercyclical Fluctuations in Uncertainty are Endogenous
This paper uses a battery of calibrated and estimated structural models to determine the causal drivers of the negative correlation between output and aggregate uncertainty.
July 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, July 2021
Recovery in the DFW economy continued in May. Payroll gains were broad based across sectors, the unemployment rate dipped, and the business-cycle indexes for Dallas and Fort Worth grew at a healthy clip.
July 1, 2021
Austin Economic Indicators
The Austin economy continued to post strong performance in May. The Austin Business-Cycle Index grew at a robust rate, led by declines in the unemployment rate and recent broad-based job gains.
July 1, 2021
San Antonio Economic Indicators
The San Antonio Business-Cycle Index continued to increase in May. Payrolls expanded and the unemployment rate ticked down, though neither measure is close to its prepandemic level.
July 1, 2021
What the trimmed mean says about future inflation: broadening price pressures ahead
As we look ahead to the rest of this year and into 2022, we expect that even as some of the extreme price increases responsible for the recent surge in headline inflation fade, a broader swath of goods and services will show meaningful price increases.
July 1, 2021