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.