Annotated Bibliography on the Economic Development in El Paso

Washington, D. (2015, August 9). Borderplex Alliance sets tone for economic
growth. El Paso Times.
Retrieved from http://archive.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_28612585/borderplexalliance-sets-tone-economic-growth/.The article introduces an agency
dedicated on studying economic trends in the El Paso area and using the data
in order to persuade businesses into investing or moving into the city in order
to help further the economic development. According to a recent report by the
agency, the local economy has a strong potential for growth and development
according to different statistical and economic indicators. The article also
reflects on how the local economy has been affected by scandals and
corruption as well as how the local government has responded to such
incidents. The reason this article was chosen was to introduce the audience
and from them about the local economies potential for growth and how this
growth will affect the job market and the wealth of the city which in turn
affects the whole El Paso community. The way this article will be using in the
article is by explaining how exactly the local economy is growing, this being
the attraction of outside businesses and how the cities value is built through
the economic environment and its financial indicators. This is useful since it
provides information that can be used later on how exactly it is that the lives
of El Pasoans is affected by economic trends.
Kolenc, V. (2015, January 25). El Paso economic growth ranks 175 th among 300
global metro areas,
Brookings report shows. El Paso Times. Retrieved from
http://archive.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_27388029/el-paso-economicgrowth-ranks-175th-among-300/. The news article introduces a new report in
which cities economic growth rate across the world are compared and ranked
according to the biggest economic growth. Throughout the article, it is
explained how exactly the ranking system works as well as how the El Paso
city did compared to others on the report. Overall the article explains the
impact that such report has on the city as well as the information that it
reveals and the potential that the city has. The reason the article is useful for
the report is that it presents information on how the local economy is growing
and what this means for the local residents of the area. The information
presented also describes the report used to rank the cities, this is essential
data since it explains were the growth is coming from such as transportation
and manufacturing, which in turn describes the current economic atmosphere
in the area as well as its effects on the El Paso community.
Holeywell, R. (2011, February) U.S border cities see profits in Bridges to Mexico.
Governing the States
And Localities. Retrieved from http://www.governing.com/topics/economicdev/US-Border-Cities-See-Profits-Bridges-Mexico.html. The article explains the

potential financial impact that will happen throughout Border States in the US
due to the current development of bridges as structures to connect to Mexico.
The author goes on to explain the current multimillion dollar projects
approved by the government in order to further development the
infrastructure and how it will generate higher tax revenue for both the city
and the state which in turn will result in growth. The article also explains what
cities will be affected by these projects, among those cities is EL Paso, TX,
which is the community being studied on the report. The article was chosen
since it contained information about the whole US border and its current
transportation infrastructure, this is essential information since any projects
approved or developments will affect the El Paso community by creating jobs,
raising tax revenue, as well as connecting the border cities with Mexico. The
article would be incorporated into the report by explaining how the El Paso
community has developed as a border town and how the fact that its
adjacent to Mexico has helped its economy develop as one of the main entry
points for transportation and business logistics amongst the nations.
Anderson, S. (2008, October 6) .What the financial crisis means for main street,
USA. El Paso Inc.
Retrieved from http://www.elpasoinc.com/border_business/article_fe4e1a4ba787-5c3d-aef4-b33f03ba3c51.html. The article explains how the financial
crisis affected the US economy overall and how both businesses and
individuals are reacting to the drastic financial crash. The author explains
how many citizens near retirement and others on the workforce had lost their
jobs, lost the money in their savings accounts, as well as how the population
as a whole was left in desperation. The author dissects and informs the ready
as to how the businesses are trying to recover, but as well as how the crisis is
going to affect the population overall. The reason this article was chosen is to
explain to the audience that the economy is not always in a positive
spectrum as well as to show how businesses and people cope with such crisis
and their different attempts to thrive during such incidents. This information
that dates back to the financial crisis of 2008 will be an entry point to further
analyze how the El Paso community dealt with the crisis and how the
economy overall affected the citizens lives as well as how the local
government attempted to reestablish order and work towards economic
growth.
Companies Based in El Paso, Texas. (n.d). In Wikipedia The free encyclopedia.
Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Companies_based_in_El_Paso,_Texas .
The following cite contains pages about companies that began and are
currently located in the El Paso area. This businesses were founded and
established by El Pasoans and have gone through all economic trends. Each
business contains the story of its establishment as well as the impact that it
has on the city and the local citizens. The reason this data was chosen was to
further study what type of businesses have thrive in the are will really

describes what type of economy the community has as well as the influence
that entrepreneurs have in it.
Coppel, J. Dumont, J. Visco, I. (2001). Trends in immigration and economic
consequences. OECD library.
Retrieved from http://www.oecdilibrary.org/content/workingpaper/553515678780 . The research paper
reviews the different type of immigration trends and explains the different
types of impacts that they have in the economy of whichever nation the
migration might be occurring at. The research contains information such as
the different types of migration systems and policies that might be in place
as well the consequences that are brought along with such policies. Within
the paper, it is also explained what types of factors drive migration as well as
the composition and flows of the migrating people. The reason this research
paper was chosen was since the El Paso city is a border city, it deals with
migration issues as well as migrant workers and illegal aliens. These issues
tend to factor in the economy which is why this article will help further
comprehend the trends and the consequences involved with heavy migration.
Saiz, A.(2007). Immigration and housing rents in American cities. Journal of Urban
Economics, 345-371.
Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009411900600074X . The
research journal analyzes the economic impact that migration has through an
analysis on the housing rents and how they are affected by migration trends. It also
explains how a citys population is affected by such migration trends as well as the growth rate
in metropolitan cities.