Dallas Fed Economics Archive
Analysis and insights to enhance your understanding of the economy
February 4, 2020
W. Scott Frame and Joseph Tracy
Over the past decade, broad-based legislative reforms for housing finance have proven elusive. However, reflecting lessons from the financial crisis, a political consensus has emerged on how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should operate.
January 14, 2020
W. Scott Frame and Joseph Tracy
The Treasury recently released a plan proposing several administrative and legislative changes aimed at returning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector after more than a decade of federal control.
January 7, 2020
Joseph Tracy and Matthew E. Kahn
Concern has increased about the ability of very large firms to exert market power and hold down wages in localities where they dominate.
December 19, 2019
Keith Phillips, Judy Teng and Timothy Sherman
Texas job growth picked up in October, although the energy sector continued to slip and manufacturing activity weakened.
December 17, 2019
Michael Morris, Robert Rich and Joseph Tracy
In recent years, much has been made about the idea of hidden slack—unused labor capacity not captured by the unemployment rate.
December 12, 2019
Mark A. Wynne
Holtz-Eakin and Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan discussed Holtz-Eakin’s career as an economist, the economy, deficits and climate change.
December 3, 2019
Mark A. Wynne
Luce and Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan discussed his career in law and public service, his decision to become a lawyer and the key challenges facing the U.S. education system.
November 26, 2019
Carlos E. Zarazaga and Andrew Gross
The seemingly anomalous low LIUR of one particular demographic group poses a challenge for assessing the extent to which the U.S. economy is currently close to full employment.
November 19, 2019
Pavel Kapinos and Alex Musatov
Over the past two years, virtually all of the downside pressure on stock prices has come from the elevated levels of such uncertainty.
November 12, 2019
Michael Morris, Robert Rich and Joseph Tracy
This is the third of three articles that talk about the natural rate of unemployment, the unemployment rate that would prevail in a “neutral” labor market after removing all movement due to the business cycle.