Journal Article
Spotlight: Black Workers at Risk for 'Last Hired, First Fired'
Tracy, Joseph; Jones, Aquil (2020)
The COVID–19-induced global economic downturn shuttered businesses that have begun slowly reopening and reassessing whether to recall laid-off employees. In the U.S., black unemployment rates have spiked much more than white jobless rates during recessions.
Southwest Economy , Issue Second Quarter

Journal Article
Spotlight: Wind and Solar Power: Perfect When Paired in Texas
Slijk, Christopher; Jones, Aquil; Jo, Soojin (2019)
As wind and solar power generation becomes more competitive economically relative to conventional coal and natural gas generation, states will likely increase their dependence on such renewable sources.
Southwest Economy , Issue Third Quarter , Pages 22-22