A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas restaurants find change on postpandemic menu
Emily Williams Knight, president and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, discusses how the dining industry survived COVID-19 and the changes that have occurred.
June 18, 2021
Oil patch productivity rises; jobs vanish
After major oil price busts in 2014 and 2020, the same engineering prowess that helped the oil and gas industry thrive has been driven to find efficiencies to lower operating costs.
June 18, 2021
Women took brunt of pandemic job loss as priorities shifted to home
Working women fared worse than men in the pandemic—a reversal from the Great Recession.
June 18, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, June 2021
The pace of economic recovery in Dallas–Fort Worth eased in April. Payrolls expanded broadly but at a slower rate than in March.
June 17, 2021
San Antonio Economic Indicators
The San Antonio Business-Cycle Index strengthened in April as payrolls expanded and the unemployment rate ticked down.
June 16, 2021
Austin Economic Indicators
The Austin economy turned in a healthy performance in April. The Austin Business-Cycle Index grew at a robust rate, the unemployment rate declined and recent payroll gains were broad based across sectors.
June 15, 2021
El Paso Economic Indicators
The El Paso economy continues to recover from the COVID-19-induced recession. The business-cycle index grew in April, and monthly payrolls expanded.
June 15, 2021
Houston Economic Indicators
The most recent data show continued economic recovery in Houston. In April, payrolls and the labor force increased, unemployment was down, the burden of COVID on the region continued to recede, and mobility moved sideways.
June 14, 2021
Conspicuous Consumption: Vehicle Purchases by Non-Prime Consumers
Using a unique vehicle financing dataset, this paper finds that consumers with lower credit scores value vehicle brand prestige more than average consumers.
June 4, 2021
Land Price Dynamics and Macroeconomic Fluctuations with Imperfect Substitution in Real Estate Markets
The collateral channel, whereby an increase in residential house prices leads to an increase in commercial property prices, loosening firm borrowing constraints and leading to higher firm investment, is weaker when residential and commercial real estate are imperfect substitutes.
June 4, 2021