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Economic development

  • Small business

    Small Business Credit Survey

    This report presents survey findings on business conditions, financial challenges and credit environment from the perspective of small business owners with employees.

  • Small business

    Moments That Matter

    A report analyzing results from a survey of women-veteran-business owners in Dallas–Fort Worth

  • Economic development

    Next Generation Sector Partnerships: A Series of Case Studies

    A look at partnerships that advance workforce and economic competitiveness in five separate regions.

  • Community Outlook Series (COS)

    Using survey data and qualitative interviews, COS assesses the needs, successes and challenges of low- and moderate income families across Texas, as well as organizations that serve them. Each report features analysis of a specific topic.

  • Working Paper

    Targeted Business Incentives and the Debt Behavior of Households

    The empirical effects of place-based tax incentive schemes designed to aid low-income communities are unclear.

  • Migration, Trade, and Development

    Proceedings from 2006 conference that examine the various dimensions in which trade and migration affect economic development, whether individually or jointly, through economic or political forces.