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.