Dallas Fed Economics Archive
Analysis and insights to enhance your understanding of the economy
March 7, 2019
Mark Wynne
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida discusses a range of topics, including the challenges facing monetary policymakers, the U.S. fiscal situation and the global role of the dollar.
March 5, 2019
Robert S. Kaplan
In his latest essay, posted on Dallas Fed Economics, President Rob Kaplan focuses on trends in corporate debt growth and credit quality in the U.S. and discusses potential implications for economic conditions and financial stability.
February 28, 2019
Mark Wynne
Few sectors of the U.S. economy have undergone as radical a transformation in recent years as the energy sector, and few loom as large in the economic fortunes of Texas and the Eleventh District.
February 26, 2019
Michael Morris, Robert Rich and Joseph Tracy
There is always widespread interest in the degree to which the U.S. labor market generates higher pay for workers. A standard measure of wage growth suggests that this expansion is not improving the standard of living of workers, but our analysis reveals that actual wage growth is understated.
February 21, 2019
Laila Assanie, Pia Orrenius and Michael Weiss
While Texas’ major metropolitan areas power the bulk of the state’s commercial activity, some smaller metros have worked to establish their place as part of the state’s economic mosaic.
February 19, 2019
Alex Richter, Tyler Atkinson and Laton Russell
The U.S. labor force participation rate declined following the Great Recession to a low of 62.3 percent in 2015.
February 14, 2019
Michael D. Plante and Kunal Patel
Following a banner year in 2018, will U.S. oil producers retrench and reduce capital spending after the recent double-digit oil price decline? The latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey provides some clues about what may be next.
February 12, 2019
Evan F. Koenig and Keith R. Phillips
With long-term interest rates falling and short-term rates rising, there has been increasing talk of a possible yield-curve inversion and speculation about what an inversion might mean for the U.S. economy.
February 7, 2019
Mark Wynne
A good measure of a nation’s ability to repay its obligations is the ratio of the stock of indebtedness to the flow of output produced in a given year. In recent years, this ratio has increased for the U.S. government, raising new questions about how the nation manages a debt burden that is approaching an all-time high.
February 5, 2019
Robert S. Kaplan
In his latest essay, posted on Dallas Fed Economics, President Rob Kaplan provides his assessment of current economic conditions and implications for monetary policy.