A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Solar, battery capacity saved the Texas grid last summer; an uncertain future awaits
As ERCOT forecasts accelerated load growth due to anticipated data center construction and electrification trends, the current generation mix and market design should garner increased scrutiny.
January 14, 2025
Up in Smoke: The Impact of Wildfire Pollution on Healthcare Municipal Finance
Wildfire smoke pollution is associated with significantly higher healthcare municipal borrowing costs, amounting to $250 million in realized interest costs for high-smoke counties in 2010–2019, and an estimated $570 million over the following 10 years.
January 9, 2025
Air Pollution and Rent Prices: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke Plumes
This paper leverages quasi-experimental wildfire smoke shocks to analyze the causal effect of air pollution (PM2.5) on rent prices, using satellite-based smoke plumes data and ambient air pollution data.
January 8, 2025
Dynamics of Market Power in Monetary Economies
This paper studies the dynamic interplay between monetary policy and market power in a decentralized monetary economy. Building on Choi and Rocheteau (2024), its key innovation is to model rent seeking as a process that takes time, allowing market power to evolve gradually.
January 7, 2025
Austin Economic Indicators, January 2025
Austin experienced modest employment growth in November accompanied by a stable unemployment rate. Average hourly wages were up, and retail sales tax collections were flat.
January 7, 2025
DFW Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
The Dallas−Fort Worth economy slowed in November. Employment fell slightly, and unemployment held steady. Prices rose at a slower pace.
January 7, 2025
As population trends shift, where will future workers come from?
Population is a fundamental determinant of a country’s productive capacity. More specifically, labor, along with capital and the efficiency with which the two can be combined (total factor productivity) determine how much a country can produce at any point in time.
January 7, 2025
El Paso Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
El Paso employment dipped in November, but the three-month growth remained positive. The unemployment rate ticked up, and wages dipped.
January 6, 2025
San Antonio Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
San Antonio payrolls grew in November. Wages rose, and retail sales tax revenue ticked up. Homelessness increased from 2023 to 2024.
January 3, 2025
Oil and gas activity edges higher as outlooks brighten
Activity in the oil and gas sector increased slightly in fourth quarter 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
January 2, 2025