Podcasts by Southwest Economy Podcast
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas senior economist Pia Orrenius explores new and noteworthy trends and developments affecting Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. Topics are drawn from Southwest Economy, the Dallas Fed’s regional quarterly.
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When you don’t get ahead by simply working harder from 2023-11-03T14:49:51
Economist Jeffrey Fuhrer, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Boston Fed director of research, discusses The Myth that Made Us, his new book about inequalities in the na...
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The messenger affects who listens to your message from 2023-11-03T14:48:23
University of Chicago Booth School associate professor Michael Weber explains how audiences are most receptive to monetary policy messaging delivered by Fed officials whose ethnic or gender back...
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Learning from recent U.S. bank difficulties and assessing Texas institutions from 2023-09-29T14:10:28
Ben Munyan, the Dallas Fed’s Banking Supervision Department’s director of supervisory policy, provides insights on lessons learned this year and discusses with Dallas Fed economist Pia Orrenius ...
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Tech services firm Softtek touts its skilled Mexican talent pool to U.S. firms from 2023-07-06T21:13:21
Beni Lopez, chief executive of the Dallas-based U.S and Canada division of Softtek, outlines the Monterrey, Mexico, company’s strategy in the c...
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Two-car families hedging their bets on the energy transition (Part 2) from 2023-04-19T17:58:01
Dallas Fed economist David Rapson says electric vehicles often supplement rather than replace existing fossil-fuel powered cars in part two of his discussion with host and Dallas Fed economist P...
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The drive to ‘electrify’ the economy during the energy transition (Part 1) from 2023-04-19T17:55:44
Dallas Fed economist David Rapson says there’s more to the energy transition than switching to electric cars in part one of his discussion with host and Dallas Fed economist Pia Orrenius.
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A former Mexican central banker outlines a postpandemic view of his country from 2023-03-01T22:08:41
Former Banco de México chief economist Daniel Chiquiar discusses Mexico’s ...
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Texas paradox: elevated economic growth despite joblessness above U.S. rate from 2023-01-20T17:27:06
Senior economist Anil Kumar explores how greater labor availability in Texas—indicated by comparatively higher unemployment—spurs economic activity in an era of worker shortages across the count...
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Growing Texas grocer H-E-B navigates pandemic-era, economic concerns from 2022-12-22T21:31:32
H-E-B President Craig Boyan discusses with Dallas Fed economist Pia Orrenius how the privately held grocer has tried to handle supply, price and labor challenges while continuing to expand in th...
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Supply Chains Showing Signs of Renewal from 2022-11-04T19:26:48
The era of shortages that began with the pandemic may be winding down, Dallas Fed economist Chris Slijk suggests in this discussion of pervasive supply disruptions with Dallas Fed economist Pia ...
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Not Yet: Nearshoring Hasn’t Replaced Globalization from 2022-11-02T19:53:37
Pol Antràs, the Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University, explains why despite frayed supply chains and geopolitical tensions, globalization remains a guiding principal for muc...
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Despite Diversification Efforts, Houston’s Still an Oil Town from 2022-07-14T19:18:28
Houston, slow to escape pandemic-era doldrums, has charged ahead with strengthening energy markets. Dallas Fed senior business economist Jesse Thompson and senior economist Pia Orrenius discuss ...
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Free Trade as a Tool to Stem Central American Migration to the U.S. from 2022-07-05T16:25:27
Trade may have hit a few bumps during the pandemic, but it retains the ability to help deal with some vexing problems. The Dallas Fed’s Pia Orrenius discusses with Raymond Robertson of the Bush ...
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Will Students Who Opted Out of College During COVID-19 Return? from 2022-04-28T14:41:17
Enrollment dropped at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Texas as COVID-19 swept across the nation. Dallas Fed economists Wenhua Di and Pia Orrenius discuss the implications and the impor...
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Legal Marijuana in NM: How Will Costs Stack Up Against Benefits? from 2022-04-21T13:49:55
Recent legalization of recreational marijuana in New Mexico opens up retail sales next door to Texas. University of New Me...
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Going Global in Pursuit of Semiconductors and Austin’s Special Role from 2022-01-28T21:23:33
COVID-19 brought to the fore the world’s dependence on semiconductors. Tyson Tuttle, who retired in January as CEO of Austin-based Silicon Labs and remains on its board, discusses the chip short...
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Coastal Residents Ride Pandemic Waves to Texas from 2022-01-06T20:33:06
Big metro areas on the coasts—especially those in California—have led a surge of migration to Texas since COVID-19’s onset. Dallas Fed Senior Research Economist Yichen Su discusses what moves fo...
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Back to School: Texas Community Colleges Lead in Skills Training from 2021-09-30T16:18:11
Texas community colleges are among the U.S. leaders in helping keep the workforce skills current, Opportunity America President Tamar Jacoby explains in a discussion with Dallas Fed Senior Econo...
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Obsolescent Workers Head to Employment Sidelines from 2021-09-30T16:10:24
Workplace change, once thought to take a decade or more, became reality during the COVID-19 economic dislocation, Tamar Jacoby, president of Opportunity America, tells Dallas Fed Senior Economis...
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Federal Aid Didn’t Reach Eligible Immigrants from 2021-08-16T18:27:19
Legal immigrants, eligible to receive COVID-19 assistance, didn’t seek help at a rate most others did. Senior research economist Wenhua Di discusses why that happened.
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Paying More During Long Recovery from 2021-08-03T13:04:58
Petrochemicals, used in a range of goods and even foods, will remain tight into 2022 following last February’s historic freeze, senior economist Jesse Thompson says.
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Energy and Manufacturing Jumpstart Texas Export Engine from 2021-05-28T15:18:19
Dallas Fed economists assess the nation’s largest exporting state after a pandemic-year slump hit Texas especially hard.
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Recovering from COVID-19: Texas Economy Bounds Out of Sick Bed from 2021-05-28T14:31:42
Senior business economist Emily Kerr describes how the Texas economy’s recovery is unlike any she has seen while monitoring state activity.
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Suburban Housing Boom Likely to Endure Beyond COVID-19 Era from 2021-03-10T21:38:37
Research economist Yichen Su explains how the pandemic provided the impetus for the recent relocation from central cities to the suburbs and why some of the shift will likely persist.
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How Texas Benefits – and Misses Out – When it Comes to Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits from 2021-03-01T16:12:53
Dallas Fed Senior Economist Anil Kumar discusses how Texas benefits from increased federal unemployment insurance and why the state misses out on realizing the full measure of Covid-19 jobs reli...
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An African-American Economist Assesses his Profession and Classroom, Academic Challenges from 2020-11-30T16:04:42
University of Oklahoma Economist Gary A. Hoover talks with Dallas Fed Senior Economist Pia Orrenius about underrepresentation of African Americans in economics and the challenges of discussing r...
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Covid-19’s Fiscal Ills: Texas’ Remedies for Budgetary Health from 2020-11-16T20:20:02
Dallas Fed senior economist Jason Saving discusses with Dallas Fed Senior Economist Keith R. Phillips how Texas’s budgetary response to the pandemic will differ from other states.
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Black Workers at Risk for 'Last Hired, First Fired’ in COVID-19 Era from 2020-08-28T21:08:01
Dallas Fed Research Analyst Aquil Jones and Executive Vice President Joseph Tracy explain why Black workers became particularly vulnerable to the phenomenon of ‘last hired, first fired’ in the e...
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Cash-Strapped Small Businesses Struggle in COVID-19 Era from 2020-07-15T13:49:52
Dallas Fed senior economist Wenhua Di assesses the plight of small businesses attempting to navigate COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Rising Vehicle Costs Under USMCA from 2020-05-06T16:56:50
Business economist Jesus Cañas discusses his work with colleagues at Banco de México that indicates higher production costs ahead for motor vehicles made in North America under the new United St...
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Turning Off the Oil Tap from 2020-04-28T20:01:59
Business economist Jesse Thompson explains how shale oil firms shut down production as prices plummet and how operators have improved efficiency. The podcast occurred before the futures market’s...
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Texas Offers Perfect Setting to Study Impact, Costs of Climate Change from 2020-04-21T15:52:08
To commemorate Earth Day, the Southwest Economy Podcast brings back our interview with Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where she dir...
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How the 2018 Federal Tax Cut Propelled Texas’ Economy from 2020-03-02T21:10:03
Dallas Fed economist Anil Kumar discusses federal tax law changes and the benefits Texas realized.
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Gentrification Transforms Big, Booming Texas Cities from 2020-02-19T22:56:32
Economist Yichen Su describes how Texas’s biggest cities are experiencing a wave of gentrification and navigating the consequences of rapid redevelopment.
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