Ten-Gallon Economy Sizing Up Economic Growth in Texas

"Ten-Gallon Economy is a timely volume on the important forces shaping the dynamic Texas economy over the past decade and more. The invited articles touch on the myriad drivers of the state's rapid growth (energy, exports, low taxes), but they also focus on the challenges that need addressing if Texas is to remain vibrant. The volume is not a compendium of Texas boosterism but rather of clear-eyed research and recommendations to assure future economic success for all Texans."

- Kathleen Cooper, Director of International Politics and Economics, Tower Center, Southern Methodist University, USA; former Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, US Department of Commerce; Chief Economist, Exxon Mobil Corporation

"Rather than providing simply an overview of Texas' 'oil economy,' Ten-Gallon Economy examines the people and socioeconomic conditions as well as the energy and non-energy components of the state's economy in the past, present, and future. This book is a must-read that will be both informative and enlightening for anyone interested in how we got here and the road forward."

- Steve Murdock, Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University, USA; former Director of the US Census Bureau

"We have a responsibility to turn our diversity into strength. The effective deployment of human capital has never offered greater promise than it does today. Ten Gallon Economy outlines the choices we face and the rewards we can fully realize only by addressing our growing education needs. We must always evaluate what our real-world options are; change is the one constant. Ten Gallon Economy's research and analysis provides invaluable insight in these challenging times."

- Renu Khator, Chancellor, University of Houston, USA

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