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Southwest Economy Region’s commercial space exploration industry has lofty goals for growth, discovery Texas' booming private space industry is making access to space broader and cheaper than ever before. April 01, 2026 Dallas Fed Economics Young workers’ employment drops in occupations with high AI exposure In recent years, unemployment has gradually ticked up, and job searchers report increased difficulty finding new work. Is this related to AI? January 06, 2026 Working Paper The Fatal Consequences of Brain Drain This paper examines the welfare consequences of reallocating high-skilled labor across national borders. August 04, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics Advances in AI will boost productivity, living standards over time Artificial intelligence offers the potential to improve people’s living standards. Such advances can be approximated by changes in GDP per capita over time. Using that common measure, AI could enhance longstanding productivity gains or, alternatively, drastically alter the economy in relatively short order. June 24, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics Will AI replace your job? Perhaps not in the next decade Recent rapid improvements in the capabilities of artificial intelligence have raised concerns about these technologies' impact on employment. The ultimate effects of AI on the workforce will depend on the extent to which AI augments (or complements) rather than automates (or substitutes for) workers' tasks. Will this new technology aid workers or replace them? June 03, 2025 Southwest Economy Santa Teresa port of entry navigates future during fraught time Jerry Pacheco, president of the Border Industrial Association in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, discusses his work attracting investment from private and public sources for the Santa Teresa project and its prospects in an environment of rapidly changing rules of trade. May 30, 2025 Southwest Economy Waco building on ‘Fixer Upper,’ Baylor notoriety to reinvent itself Malcolm Duncan, whose tenure as Waco mayor coincided with the city’s emergence as a destination and area economic hub, discusses how the city has changed and where its future fortunes and challenges lie. May 09, 2025 Southwest Economy Industrial building boom is bigger in Texas, signaling growth wave Texas is undergoing a boom in technology and energy-related construction that follows a pandemic-era warehouse and logistics building surge. February 05, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics As population trends shift, where will future workers come from? Population is a fundamental determinant of a country’s productive capacity. More specifically, labor, along with capital and the efficiency with which the two can be combined (total factor productivity) determine how much a country can produce at any point in time. January 07, 2025 Working Paper Structural Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Open Economy Perspective This paper studies the evolution of manufacturing value-added shares in 11 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries through the lens of an open economy model of structural change. December 24, 2024 ‹‹ ‹ 1 2 3 4 › ›› Share this Quick links Global Institute Building Wealth Banking blog Communities blog Economics blog Visit us Publications About us Transparency Holiday schedule Careers Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Contact us Frequently asked questions Locations and teams Media relations Vendors and suppliers Website feedback Stay informed Get analysis, research, resources and event information delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe Email address Sign Up -- Follow the Dallas Fed 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, Texas 75201 P: 214.922.6000 or 800.333.4460-- expand_less Top 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, Texas 75201214.922.6000 or 800.333.4460Terms of UsePrivacy Notice