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Manufacturing

 

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity increased in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Research Department Working Papers

    An Anatomy of U.S. Establishments’ Trade Linkages in Global Value Chains

    Global value chains (GVC) are a pervasive feature of modern production, but they are hard to measure. Using U.S. Census microdata, this paper develops novel measures of the linkages between U.S. manufacturing establishments’ imports and exports. The paper documents three new GVC patterns.

  • Research Department Working Papers

    Structural Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Open Economy Perspective

    This paper studies the evolution of manufacturing value added shares in 11 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries through the lens of an open economy model of structural change.

  • Mexico nearshoring yet to yield big investment despite global trade tensions

    The resulting reality surrounding nearshoring’s impact on Mexico’s economy is nuanced. While Mexico has made gains, many of them stem from trade diversion rather than large-scale foreign capital relocation.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity was flat in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity rose notably in October, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity fell modestly in September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity exhibited little growth in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Globalization Institute Working Paper

    Deindustrialization and Industry Polarization

    This paper adds to recent evidence on deindustrialization and documents a new pattern: increasing industry polarization over time.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity was flat again in July, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.