Rice University: Drop in Activity Along Border Could Cost Texas Billions, Says Baker Institute Expert
December 15, 2020
December 15, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 15 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
The reduction in mobility along the Texas-Mexico border caused by COVID-19 will hurt the state's economy as a whole, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
"Because the border economy is heavily dependent on cross-border trade and consumption, the economic impact of reduced cross-border mobility cannot be underestimated," wrote Jo . . .
The reduction in mobility along the Texas-Mexico border caused by COVID-19 will hurt the state's economy as a whole, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
"Because the border economy is heavily dependent on cross-border trade and consumption, the economic impact of reduced cross-border mobility cannot be underestimated," wrote Jo . . .