Texas Economic Freedom
Texas Economic Freedom
The Bridwell Institute developed a research interest in the Texas economy early on, focusing its first two Annual Report essays on the Lone Star State. The Texas Economic Freedom initiative, launched in 2015, expanded our efforts to understand key trends shaping the state’s future. The research involves comparing Texas and its major cities to their counterparts across the United States.
The Texas Economy
- Quarter 2 2018: "Trump and the Texas Economy'"
- Quarter 1 2018: "'Foreign-Born Workers in the Texas Economy"
- Quarter 3 2017: "Listening for a Texas Twang in the Innovation Economy"
- Quarter 2 2017: "Cities v. Suburbs in Texas Job Growth'"
- January 2016: "Taking an In-Depth Look at the 'Texas Model'"
- February 2016: "The Story of Texas' Economic Rise Starts with Geology and Geography"
- March 2016: "Unlike the 1980s, Texas Keeps Growing with Oil Prices Low"
- April 2016: "Desperate Gamble Transforms Texas: Cotton, Slavery and the Americans"
- May 2016: "Digging a Little Deeper into Texas' Economic Success"
- July 2016: "The Real Secret Behind Texas' Job-Creation Machine"