Journal Article
Noteworthy: water, immigration, trade
Rodrigue, Edward; Jordan, Amy; LoPalo, Melissa (2013-07)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 14

Journal Article
Texas Retail in the Doldrums; Brick-and-Mortar Stores Take the Brunt
Jordan, Amy (2017-07)
Texas retailers have confronted a pair of challenges. First, the 2015?16 oil bust depressed personal income, while a stronger dollar weakened demand for goods along the border. Second, amid the Texas economy?s recovery, brick-and-mortar retailers have been losing business to internet sales.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Once-robust wage growth stops as Texas economy slows
Gutierrez, Emily; Jordan, Amy (2016-04)
Average weekly wages in Texas have dropped below the national average for the first time in four years, part of a broader trend in energy states, where wages are flat to declining.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q2 , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Getting prices right: addressing Mexico’s history of fuel subsidies
Plante, Michael D.; Jordan, Amy (2013-07)
In recent years, Mexico?s retail gasoline and diesel prices lagged behind skyrocketing crude oil prices, creating a de facto government subsidy.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Spotlight: firms expect health act to raise labor costs
Orrenius, Pia M.; Jordan, Amy (2013-07)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 15

Journal Article
Snapshot: Texas growth conference series
Jordan, Amy (2015-04)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q2 , Pages 16-16

Journal Article
Spotlight: Rising Education Helps Explain Hispanic Household Income Growth in Texas
Abraham, Alexander T.; Jordan, Amy (2017-10)
Hispanic household income has grown considerably in real (inflation-adjusted) terms in Texas and the U.S. during recent years.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 18-18

Working Paper
Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Survey Methodology and Performance
Jordan, Amy; Cañas, Jesus (2018-07-01)
The Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey (TSSOS) and Texas Retail Outlook Survey (TROS) are monthly surveys of service sector and retail firms in Texas conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. TSSOS and TROS track the Texas private services sector, including general service businesses, retailers and wholesalers. The surveys provide invaluable information on regional economic conditions?information that Dallas Fed economists and the Bank president use in the formulation of monetary policy. This paper describes the survey?s methodology and analyzes the explanatory and predictive power of ...
Working Papers , Paper 1807