EconSouth, Third Quarter 2012.

Many descriptors--both positive and negative--have been applied to economists over the years. But what is the proper description of the...

Determining the output gap--the difference between the current level of gross domestic product and its potential level--is one way of...

Prices of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) with similar maturity dates can be used to measure probabilities of a net decline...

Jobs and income in rural communities have lagged those in cities for many years. As manufacturing jobs have diminished over...

Just as the economy has evolved over many decades, so too have the ways economic activity is measured. What was...

Despite improvements in the general economy, 20.1 percent of U.S. households are underbanked and 8.2 percent are completely unbanked. These...

Total U.S. consumer credit outstanding fell 1.5 percent in July from June, the Fed recently announced. Revolving credit, mainly in...

Exports make up a substantial part of U.S. gross domestic product, and goods and services from the Southeast are big...

In a recent speech, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said sluggish economic growth and stubbornly high unemployment justified enacting further...