A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Global Commodity Prices and Global Stock Volatility Shocks: Effects across Countries
This paper investigates the time-varying dynamics of global stock volatility, commodity prices, and domestic output and consumer prices.
April 24, 2017
(A)symmetric Information Bubbles: Experimental Evidence
This study experimentally analyzes traders’ choices, with and without asymmetric information, based on the riding-bubble model.
April 24, 2017
New Findings on the Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States
This paper examines a 2016 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on the economic and fiscal effects of immigration that included the first set of comprehensive fiscal impacts published in 20 years.
April 19, 2017
Oil, Volatility and Institutions: Cross-Country Evidence from Major Oil Producers
This paper examines the long-run effects of oil revenue and its volatility on economic growth as well as the role of institutions in this relationship.
April 14, 2017
Permian Basin Economic Indicators, April 2017
The Permian Basin labor market has shown signs of improvement over the past few months. The average
price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil edged down in March, but the Permian Basin rig count
continued to grow.
April 12, 2017
Austin Economic Indicators, April 2017
Austin continued its economic expansion in February, albeit at a slower pace. The Austin Business-Cycle Index softened and grew below its long-term average.
April 6, 2017
Houston Economic Indicators, April 2017
The oil and gas sector has turned positive, bringing Houston’s goods-producing sector out of contraction and
into growth.
April 3, 2017
PCE Inflation Update, February 2017
The headline, or all-items, PCE price index rose at a 1.6 percent annualized rate in February. The price index for PCE excluding food and energy rose at a 2.3 percent annualized rate.
March 31, 2017
San Antonio Economic Indicators, March 2017
Growth in the San Antonio economy slowed in February. Employment fell slightly during the month, and January figures were revised downward, resulting in a modest decline in jobs over the first two months of the year.
March 30, 2017
DFW Economic Indicators, March 2017
The Dallas–Fort Worth economy moderated in February, with payroll employment contracting and unemployment ticking up during the month, similar to the pattern seen at the state level.
March 29, 2017