Southwest Economy Archive
June 18, 2021
Design: Olu Eseyin; Content: Yichen Su, Camila L. Holm
Working women fared worse than men in the pandemic—a reversal from the Great Recession.
April 9, 2021
This issue looks at small business hardships with lenders and challenges banks face from the oil price collapse during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes a Spotlight on the spike in black unemployment rates, a Q&A with Janie Barrera, president and CEO of LiftFund, and an infographic on how COVID-19 has tanked U.S. fuel consumption and prices.
April 9, 2021
Emily Kerr, Judy Teng and Keith Phillips
The economic road from the COVID-19 recession in Texas will likely feature a steeper, more rapid climb than the usual gradual rise associated with most recoveries.
April 9, 2021
Jesus Cañas and Chloe Smith
Mexico,
confronting a high rate of
COVID-19 infection and
an ineffectual medical
response, recorded the
largest decline in gross
domestic product in a
quarter century last year.
April 9, 2021
Carlee Crocker and Pia Orrenius
Recessions are hardest on minorities; the COVID-19 downturn is no different in that regard. More than half of Texas’ population is Hispanic or Black and the consequences are far-reaching if those groups lag behind economically.
April 9, 2021
Alan D. Viard, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and former senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, discusses how to address the U.S. budget deficit in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 9, 2021
Design: Justin Chavira; Content: Emma Marshall, Pia Orrenius
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on Texas energy exports. U.S. energy exports excluding Texas were dramatically less affected.
April 9, 2021
The number of patrons dining at restaurants surged in Texas and Houston after the state thawed from a deep freeze in February and COVID-19 constraints on restaurants and bars were lifted March 10.
April 9, 2021
President Kaplan shares recent thoughts on the outlook for monetary policy, inflation and the importance of the vaccine rollout.
December 21, 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.
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