Journal Article
Noteworthy: inequality, well-being, energy
Gullo, Stephanie; Brasier, Rachel; Greer, Sarah (2016-10)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 10-10

Journal Article
Noteworthy: education, energy, trade
Gullo, Stephanie; Lee, Justin J.; Greer, Sarah (2016-07)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 10-10

Journal Article
Position as Top Exporting State Exposes Texas to Shifting Trade Policy
Gullo, Stephanie; Cañas, Jesus (2019)
Texas enjoys a strong position in world trade, benefiting from its comparative advantage in energy-related manufacturing and intermediate goods exports. As the nation?s No. 1 exporting state, Texas faces challenges from shifting trade policies, which tend to erode the cost advantages that benefit the state?s leading sectors globally.
Southwest Economy , Issue First Quarter , Pages 3-7

Journal Article
Go Figure: Remittances to Central America Soar
Gullo, Stephanie; Cañas, Jesus (2017-10)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 19-19

Journal Article
Gone to Texas: Migration Vital to Growth in the Lone Star State
Orrenius, Pia M.; Gullo, Stephanie; Abraham, Alexander T. (2018-01)
Texas has relied on a large and sustained influx of workers from other states and other countries. These transplants?making up nearly half of the state?s workforce?account for an even larger share of Texas? growth than their relative numbers. Significantly, this inflow brought the types of workers most in demand.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q1 , Pages 3-11

Journal Article
High Texas Student Loan Delinquency Rates Underscore Deeper Challenges
Di, Wenhua; Gullo, Stephanie (2017-07)
Texas student loan borrowers have lower debt balances but higher delinquencies than the national average. Debt loads have increased in recent years, further challenging Texas students, who are already more likely than their counterparts nationally to work while in school.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q3 , Pages 14-17

Trade Tensions Cloud Outlook as Texas Experiences Moderate Growth
Gullo, Stephanie; Kumar, Anil (2019-06-27)
The region’s moderate expansion continues, despite a weakening outlook. Job gains were solid in May, with most industries and major metros adding to payrolls, and labor markets remaining historically tight.
Dallas Fed Economics

Working Paper
How Does Immigration Fit into the Future of the U.S. Labor Market?
Orrenius, Pia M.; Gullo, Stephanie; Zavodny, Madeline (2020-03-05)
U.S. GDP growth is anticipated to remain sluggish over the next decade, and slow labor force growth is a key underlying reason. Admitting more immigrants is one way U.S. policymakers can bolster growth in the workforce and the economy. A larger role for immigrant workers also can help mitigate other symptoms of the economy’s long-run malaise, such as low productivity growth, declining domestic geographic mobility, and falling entrepreneurship, as well as help address the looming mismatch between the skills U.S. employers want and the skills U.S. workers have. While some might argue that ...
Working Papers , Paper 2005

Journal Article
Go Figure: Mexico’s Openness Makes Peso Vulnerable
Orrenius, Pia M.; Gullo, Stephanie (2017-01)
Southwest Economy , Issue Q1 , Pages 19-19

Journal Article
Spotlight: Texas Pre-K Enrollment Exceeds U.S. Rate
Gullo, Stephanie (2018-10)
Texas since 1985 has required public school districts to offer half-day prekindergarten to 4-year-olds who meet certain criteria?and schools may extend enrollment to 3-year-olds. During the 2016?17 school year, 49.4 percent of Texas 4-year-olds were enrolled in state-backed pre-K programs, compared with 32.7 percent nationally.
Southwest Economy , Issue Q4 , Pages 9-9