The Perryman Group periodically releases, as a public service, complementary interest reports pertaining to the Texas economy that are gathered here for posterity. For each of the reports below, you’ll find a summary of the findings of the report and a link to a PDF of the report, complete with tables and sources.

• Bordernomics: Defining Economic Opportunities, Potential, and Challenges Confronting the US – Mexico Border Region and Strategies for Enhanced Prosperity (February 2018)
• The Potential Impact of Social Legislation on Business Activity: A Case Study of Actions Which Could Adversely Affect Tourism in the San Antonio Area and Texas (April 2017)
• The Potential Effect of Exempting Downhole Processing Equipment from Taxation on State of Texas Tax Receipts (May 2016)
• An Assessment of the Economic Implications of Redesigning the Foster Care System in Selected Counties and the State of Texas (April 2016)
• Texas Needs the Workers! An Analysis of the Economic and Fiscal Impact of Undocumented Workers (February 2016)
• Catalyst! The Role of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the North Central Texas Regional Economy (March 2016)
• An Economic Assessment of the Cost of Cancer in Texas and the Benefits of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and its Programs: 2015 Update (December 2015)
• The Electronic Payment System: An Assessment of Benefits for the US and State Economies (October 2015)
• …And Justice for All: The Potential Economic Benefits of Improving the Judicial Infrastructure in the Eastern District of Texas (August 2015)
• The Economic Importance of Texas’ Coastal Counties: An Analysis of the Dependence of Texas and its Regions on Business Operations in the Tier 1 Windstorm Insurance Coverage Area
• Hunger: Economic Perspectives – Sustainable Solutions (November 2014)
• Suffer the Little Children: An Assessment of the Economic Cost of Child Maltreatment (November 2014)
• Catalyst for Growth: The Importance of 25 Years of Projects Facilitated by the Texas Sales Tax for Economic Development (October 2014)
• The Potential Economic Benefits of Reducing South Texas Region Health Disparities through an Expansion of Texas A&M University System Programs
• The Economic Cost of Deployment: An Analysis of the Effects of National Guard Troop Deployment on the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Texas (September 2014)
• The Impact of the Proposed Stage 3 Expansion of Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Facility and Creole Trail Pipeline on Business Activity in the Surrounding Region, Louisiana, and the United States (September 2013)
• Towards a “Texas Solution”: Texas Should Provide Insurance Coverage for the Expanded Medicaid Population Under the Affordable Care Act (March 2013)
• Only One Rational Choice: Texas Should Participate in Medicaid Expansion (October 2012)
• The Potential Economic and Fiscal Impacts of a Jail Diversion Program and Restoration Center for Mental Health and Related Disorders in Baton Rouge

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Classics from the Archive

These reports from our archives have played an important role in shaping public policy and debate on key issues.

• The Potential Economic Benefits for Texas of a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the European Union (February 2013)
• The Impact of Developing the Keystone XL Pipeline Project on Business Activity in the US: An Analysis Including State-by-State Construction Effects and an Assessment of the Potential Benefits of a More Stable Source of Domestic Supply (June 2010)
• Costs, Consequences, and Cures! An Assessment of the Impact of Severe Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders on Business Activity in Texas and the Anticipated Economic and Fiscal Return on Investment in Expanded Mental Health Services (May 2009)
• An Essential Resource: An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Undocumented Workers on Business Activity in the US with Estimated Effects by State and by Industry (April 2008)
• The Market for Prosperity (November 2005)
• Texas, Our Texas: An Assessment of Economic Development Programs and Prospects in the Lone Star State (November 2002)
• The Catalyst for Creativity and the Incubator for Progress: The Arts, Culture, and the Texas Economy (January 2001)