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Southwest Economy Podcast — 53 episodes
Upward mobility thwarted if you don't win the economy's lottery
Construction outlook builds on data centers, power infrastructure
Can Texas muster the power to keep the lights on?
Hammering home why a U.S. housing shortage persists
Lessons learned from Texas' for-profit teacher certification
Austin doc seeks cures for U.S. health care's ills
Build it and they will come … eventually
Waco rides 'Fixer Upper'-driven wave of notoriety, economic growth
Seeding the Abilene area for growth in an ever-drier climate
'Unofficial state economist' outlines Texas' growth prospects (with props to Dr Pepper)
U.S., Mexico and China frictions in the age of triangular trade relationships
Community colleges play a growing role as career gateways for Texas students
A burgeoning Texas population thirsts for more water
No bull: Cattle prices reach record high, herd size lowest since 1950
Keeping the lights on as electricity demands sharply rise
Lagging productivity gains restrain Mexico's economic prospects
Federal budget conundrum: needs versus wants
Brownsville rockets ahead in a newfound economic boom
Texas job mix resembles U.S., output retains oil patch ties
When you don't get ahead by simply working harder
The messenger affects who listens to your message
Learning from recent U.S. bank difficulties and assessing Texas institutions
Tech services firm Softtek touts its skilled Mexican talent pool to U.S. firms
Two-car families hedging their bets on the energy transition (Part 2)
The drive to 'electrify' the economy during the energy transition (Part 1)
A former Mexican central banker outlines a postpandemic view of his country
Texas paradox: elevated economic growth despite joblessness above U.S. rate
Growing Texas grocer H-E-B navigates pandemic-era, economic concerns
Supply Chains Showing Signs of Renewal
Not Yet: Nearshoring Hasn't Replaced Globalization
Despite Diversification Efforts, Houston's Still an Oil Town
Free Trade as a Tool to Stem Central American Migration to the U.S.
Will Students Who Opted Out of College During COVID-19 Return?
Legal Marijuana in NM: How Will Costs Stack Up Against Benefits?
Going Global in Pursuit of Semiconductors and Austin's Special Role
Coastal Residents Ride Pandemic Waves to Texas
Back to School: Texas Community Colleges Lead in Skills Training
Obsolescent Workers Head to Employment Sidelines
Federal Aid Didn't Reach Eligible Immigrants
Paying More During Long Recovery
Energy and Manufacturing Jumpstart Texas Export Engine
Recovering from COVID-19: Texas Economy Bounds Out of Sick Bed
Suburban Housing Boom Likely to Endure Beyond COVID-19 Era
How Texas Benefits – and Misses Out – When it Comes to Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits
An African-American Economist Assesses his Profession and Classroom, Academic Challenges
Covid-19's Fiscal Ills: Texas' Remedies for Budgetary Health
Black Workers at Risk for 'Last Hired, First Fired' in COVID-19 Era
Cash-Strapped Small Businesses Struggle in COVID-19 Era
Rising Vehicle Costs Under USMCA
Turning Off the Oil Tap
Texas Offers Perfect Setting to Study Impact, Costs of Climate Change
How the 2018 Federal Tax Cut Propelled Texas' Economy
Gentrification Transforms Big, Booming Texas Cities