EconSouth Now

How did the regional economy perform in 2014, what might lie ahead for the economy in 2015? Mike Chriszt and Shalini Patel of the Atlanta Fed answer these questions and more in an EconSouth Now podcast.

Bitcoin receives a lot of attention in the press, but how large is its role in the payments industry really? In this podcast, part of the EconSouthNow podcast series, a payments risk explores this role, present and future.

The Federal Reserve recently released the results of its triennial examination of the payments system study, which examines changes in the way businesses and consumers pay for goods and services. In a podcast, an economist from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors discusses the study.

The region's economy had its share of ups and downs in the preceding year. In this podcast, Mike Chriszt, a vice president in the Atlanta Fed's public affairs department, discusses the southeastern economy in 2013 and what the coming year might hold.

Some economic development efforts have expanded beyond traditional strategies to address a more comprehensive set of issues, including neighborhood revitalization. In this podcast, Shirley Franklin, CEO of Purpose Built Communities and former Atlanta mayor, discusses an approach that encompasses many stakeholders and yields beneficial community results.

The Federal Reserve conducts an array of surveys designed to take the pulse of various aspects of the economy and help inform monetary policy making, and a podcast discusses one of them: the Business Inflation Expectations survey.

Ed Skelton, a business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, discusses the growth of the manufacturing sector in Mexico, factors behind its expansion, and what its resurgence implies for the global economy.

Chris Cunningham of the Atlanta Fed's research department looks at the national and regional economy, discussing areas were strongest and which ones have yet to find their legs in the sluggish recovery.

Charles Shapiro of the Institute of the Americas and Boris Kozolchyk of the University of Arizona and the National Law Center discuss secured transaction reform, a movement in some countries intended to modernize how small and medium-sized businesses get loans from banks.

Charles Shapiro, del Instituto de las Américas y Boris Kozolchyk de la Universidad de Arizona y el Centro Nacional de Derecho, discutirán la Reforma del Sistema de Garantías Mobiliarias, una tendencia que se observa en algunos países y que tiene como objetivo modernizar la forma en que las pequeñas y medianas empresas obtienen préstamos de los bancos.

Oscar Horton, owner and president of Sun State International, a commercial truck dealership in Florida, talks about changes in trucks, truck dealerships, and the trucking industry.

Nicole Smith of Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce discusses the recent recession's effects on the workforce and how its effects differed from earlier economic downturns.

Julie Hotchkiss of the Atlanta Fed's research department discusses the regional and national economy in 2011 and factors that could influence the economy in the coming years.

Emerging-market economies face numerous challenges, among them the economic imbalances that large fluctuations in foreign investment can produce, complicating the conducting of monetary policy. Kevin Gallagher, associate professor of international relations at Boston University, discusses capital controls and the evolving school of thought regarding them.

Dan Breznitz, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and author of Run of the Red Queen: Government Innovation, Globalization, and Economic Growth in China, discusses innovation, economic growth, and what China may teach us about other emerging economies.

The discovery of large petroleum reserves off the coast of Brazil has the potential to raise the country's profile as a petroleum exporter even as it remains a large producer of alternative energy. But could a sudden influx of wealth into the Brazilian economy pose its own risks?

Julie Hotchkiss of the Atlanta Fed's research department looks at our nation's economy in the wake of the crisis and as we head into the next year.

Kris Gerardi, an economist in the Atlanta Fed's research department, discusses the connection between financial literacy and the likelihood of buying a house using a subprime mortgage.

Andrew Flowers of the Atlanta Fed's research department discusses the Greek sovereign debt situation and its potential implications for other European economies, as well as the global economy.

Julie Hotchkiss and Menbere Shiferaw of the Atlanta Fed's research department discuss the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and the region's changing employment landscape.