Author: Jesús Cañas

Pia M. Orrenius is Vice President and Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA, where she leads the regional group that tracks economic growth and development in the Eleventh District. Orrenius has published extensively on the Texas economy, immigration, and labor markets, and is Executive Editor of the Dallas Fed publication Southwest Economy.  Jesús Cañas is Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA. As member of the regional group he analyzes the regional economy. His research at the Fed also focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, the U.S.-Mexico border economy, and the maquiladora industry. Cañas has written articles for various Federal Reserve Bank publications and academic journals such as Annals of Regional Science and Growth and Change. Cañas holds a BA in Economics and Finance and an MS in Economics from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Michael Weiss is Senior Writer/Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA, and edits the quarterly, Southwest Economy. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, USA, an MS in Journalism from Columbia University, USA, and a BA in Public Affairs from The University of Chicago, USA. Jordana Barton, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Marycruz de León, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  John V. Duca, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Christina English, Equal Employment Advisory Council, USA  Amy Jordan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Kory Killgo, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Anil Kumar, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Nicole Lake, Blue Cross Blue Shield, USA  Melissa Lopalo, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Raquel R. Márques, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  David Neumark, University of California, Irvine, USA  Elizabeth Organ, New York University, USA  Emily Ryder Perlmeter, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Keith R. Phillips, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Michael Plante, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Kenneth J. Robinson, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Eduardo Saucedo, The University of Texas-Pan American, USA  John Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Christopher Slijk, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Elizabeth Sobel Blum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA  Marta Tienda, Princeton University, USA  Louis Bernardo Torres Ruiz, Texas A&M University, USA  Alan D. Viard, American Enterprise Institute, USA  Mine K. Yücil, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA