THE ECONOMIST: Staying in the game!
The Texas economy has perennially been among the strongest performing, winning virtually every accolade for economic development superiority multiple times. While there are myriad...
THE ECONOMIST: Essential employees
Although the numbers are temporarily decreasing as growth moderates and uncertainty rises, there remain about 9.6 million job openings across the country. Employers of...
THE ECONOMIST: Feeling the pinch!
Since 2013, the Federal Reserve has conducted an annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which seeks to measure the economic wellbeing of...
THE ECONOMIST: Rural Texas
The very mention of “Texas” conjures vivid images of wide-open spaces, gushers, cattle drives, cotton fields, and other stuff of legends. Despite this enduring...
THE ECONOMIST: Off to school
This week marked the deadline for first-year college applicants to many universities to decide about whether and where to enroll. It can be a...
THE ECONOMIST: All of the above
While it is widely known that Texas is a key producer of oil and natural gas, many are unaware that the state is also...
THE ECONOMIST: The counting man
Dr. Steve Murdock, our foremost Texas demographer and my dear friend, recently passed away. Steve had a distinguished career spanning endowed positions at three...
THE ECONOMIST: The outlook for the Texas economy
It goes without saying that there’s a lot going on in the economy these days. The United States (and most of the rest of...
THE ECONOMIST: The short-term outlook for the US economy
The U.S. economy is currently enduring some major headwinds. High inflation persists even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. Fallout from the escalating...
THE ECONOMIST: Opportunity knocks!
The Texas Legislature is inexorably marching toward the biennial State budget. While there are always far more legitimate ways to spend money than available...