Among the distinguished speakers for the TEXPERS 2024 Annual Conference, April 7-10 in Dallas, Texas, one name shines brightly in economic analysis: Mariam Yousuf, Business Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Scheduled to take center stage on April 10, 2024, from 10 to 10:35 a.m. in the Reunion Ballroom on the Lobby Level, Yousuf will deliver an economic update, drawing from her expertise in dissecting regional economic dynamics.

In 2018, public pension benefit dollars represented between 0.4% and 1.1% on average of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for each county type in Texas. New research indicates that public pension plans have a particularly positive economic impact on small towns and rural communities.