A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
The Labor Market Impact of a Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-It-Yourself CPS
This paper introduces a new survey that closely follows the core features of the Current Population Survey (CPS), ensuring that outcomes are conceptually compatible and allowing researchers to weight and validate results using the official CPS. The survey also allows for faster data collection, added flexibility and novel questions.
December 22, 2020
Employer-Led Approach to Workforce Development Promises to Better Align Texas Workers with In-Demand Jobs
While workforce development efforts are ongoing across the country, they do not always produce the regional pools of quality talent that employers need. One approach designed to create a workforce “supply chain” is achieving success in several states and is about to take off across Texas.
December 22, 2020
Facts and Fiction in Oil Market Modeling
The purpose of this paper is to take stock of the VAR literature on global oil markets and to synthesize what we have learned.
December 21, 2020
Texas Economic Indicators
The Texas economy showed signs of waning growth in November as payroll employment increases slowed and unemployment claims remained elevated.
December 21, 2020
Mexico’s economy rebounds; outlook revised up
The latest data available show continued improvement as industrial production, employment, exports and retail sales increased.
December 21, 2020
Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2020
This issue looks at how COVID-19 is fueling demand for suburban housing and the impact of unemployment benefits on state and local economies. It also includes a Spotlight on natural gas futures; a Q&A with Bill Gilmer, who assesses the effect of energy woes on the Houston economy; and an infographic on the COVID-19 stimulus and loan delinquencies.
December 21, 2020
President’s Perspective
President Kaplan shares recent thoughts on the the outlook for economic growth, appropriate Fed response to the resurgence of the virus and future of the energy industry.
December 21, 2020
COVID-19 Fuels Sudden, Surging Demand for Suburban Housing
Pandemic-related actions have helped propel a sudden, large shift from renting to homeownership and a concurrent movement to the suburbs and larger homes.
December 21, 2020
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Provided Much-Needed Fiscal Support
Enhanced unemployment insurance benefits implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have helped buttress spending among the unemployed.
December 21, 2020
Energy Woes to Weigh on Houston Recovery, Local Economist Says
Bill Gilmer, director of the Institute for Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business, assesses the effect of the energy industry problems on the Houston economy and provides an outlook for 2021.
December 21, 2020