The Economy Matters podcast presents conversations with a variety of Atlanta Fed employees to discuss the work the Bank does and its relevance to people’s daily lives. It also offers interviews with experts outside the Atlanta Fed, who discuss topics of interest to those who want to know more about economics and monetary policymaking.
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A Discussion of the Changing US Labor Force
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Recession, demographic shifts, a global financial crisis, and a pandemic are some factors that have contributed in recent years to significant changes to the US labor force. The Atlanta Fed's Nye Hodge joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss some of these changes and how to interpret them.By Atlanta Fed
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"How Do We Prepare for the Future?": A Conversation about Financial Literacy and Economic Education
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April is Financial Literacy Month, so in this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, Jackie Morgan of the Atlanta Fed's economic education team sits down to discuss efforts to further financial literacy throughout the region.By Atlanta Fed
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"It's Important to Understand How These Communities Are Faring": Discussing Rental Instability in the Southeast
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Rental instability afflicts a large number of people--not just in the Southeast, but nationally. The Atlanta Fed's Sarah Stein, an adviser in the Community and Economic Development group, joins the podcast to discuss her recent research into the problem and possible remedies.By Atlanta Fed
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"We Take a Very Purposeful Approach": A Talk about Gathering Economic Intelligence
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How is economic intelligence gathered, and how does it factor into monetary policymaking? This episode of the Economy Matters podcast features two Atlanta Fed regional executives who discuss the process.By Atlanta Fed
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"Where We Are in Housing Is Pretty Extraordinary": Discussing Residential Real Estate
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The Southeast's housing market remains robust, even as interest rates and a tight market hamper affordability. This episode of the Economy Matters podcast features a conversation with an Atlanta Fed housing expert on factors at work in the market.By Atlanta Fed
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"The Fed Is Committed to Encouraging an Economy that Works for All": A Conversation about Payments
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What's in your wallet? This episode of the Economy Matters podcast explores recent changes in the US payments ecosystem, which has expanded considerably with the introduction of new technologies and services.By Atlanta Fed
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Filling In the (Pot)holes: A Discussion of Electric Vehicles and Gas Tax Collection
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The tax on gasoline has long been a reliable source of revenue for maintaining roads, but will the growing popularity of electric vehicles disrupt this formula? This episode of the Economy Matters podcast discusses Atlanta Fed research into the question.By Atlanta Fed
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"The Winners Turn Out to Be Young, Working-Age Households": A Discussion of Demographic Shifts
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Economic changes inevitably follow demographic changes. In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, Atlanta Fed economist Toni Braun talks about his research into the aging of the US economy and what it might mean for the macroeconomy, including the inflation rate.By Atlanta Fed
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"It Can't Take the Place of Having a Conversation": A Discussion about Gathering Economic Intelligence
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The Atlanta Fed constantly seeks information about the regional economy. In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, Shari Bower of the Miami Branch and Anoop Mishra of the Birmingham Branch discuss their efforts and what they mean for policymaking.By Atlanta Fed
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"We Have Already Seen Dramatic Changes in Consumer Payment Behavior": A Conversation about How People Pay
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How consumers pay for goods and services has evolved rapidly in recent years. Atlanta Fed payments risk expert Dave Lott joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss these changes and the factors behind them.
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"Some Firms Are Just Born Different": A Discussion of Firms and Innovation
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Why do some firms thrive and even spin off other successful firms? Atlanta Fed research economist Salome Baslandze joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss her research into the question.By Atlanta Fed
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How Merit America is using Google Career Certificates Training to Create a More Equitable and Inclusive Job Market
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In this episode of Workforce Realigned, the eighth episode in the special series within the Economy Matters podcast, Merit America—the inaugural training provider of the Google Certificates Fund—joins to share how learners gain new skills and are supported through this program.By Atlanta Fed
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How Google is Driving Economic Mobility with an Innovative Investment Fund
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In this episode of Workforce Realigned, the seventh in the Economy Matters special podcast series, hear about the Google Career Certificates Fund, which was created to support more than 20,000 learners to realize over $1 billion in aggregate wage gains over the next decade.By Atlanta Fed
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New Jersey Pay It Forward Program Prepares Students for Well-Paying Jobs
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The sixth episode of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, highlights the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program, helping career seekers complete training programs that would otherwise be unaffordable or inaccessible.By Atlanta Fed
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"It Can Undermine Economic Mobility": A Discussion of Heirs Property
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Heirs property, or property whose ownership is not clear, is a problem regionally and nationally. The Atlanta Fed's Sarah Stein, an adviser in the Community and Economic Development group, joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss heirs property and ways to mitigate its economic effects.By Atlanta Fed
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"Transparency Helps Us Earn the Trust of the American People": Discussing Outreach to the Public
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Furthering the public's understanding of the Federal Reserve is a top goal of the Atlanta Fed. Regional outreach officer Mike Chriszt joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss his efforts to clarify the Bank's role in monetary policymaking.By The Atlanta Fed
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"All These Factors Are Compounding": A Discussion of the Housing Market
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In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, an Atlanta Fed subject matter expert discusses interest rates, affordability, supply and demand, and other factors affecting the housing market, both regionally and nationally.By the Atlanta Fed
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"It's Important That We Are as Tuned In as Possible": A Conversation about Economic Information
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The Atlanta Fed gathers firsthand economic information at the grassroots level from all over the Southeast. The conversation in this episode of the Economy Matters podcast talks to two Bank executives about how they gather information and how they use it.By The Atlanta Fed
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"We Have Formed Really Good Relationships with Our Member Banks": A Conversation about Banking
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Banking is a large and complex system whose proper functioning most people take for granted. This episode of the Economy Matters podcast talks to two Atlanta Fed experts about banking and the business of banking.By the Atlanta Fed
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"It's a Harder Environment to Forecast In": Discussing the Science of Measuring GDP
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The pandemic's impact on the economy significantly complicated how we measure gross domestic product. Pat Higgins, an Atlanta Fed economist, joins the Economy Matters podcast to discuss the GDPNow tool and recent developments in gross domestic product.By Atlanta Fed
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"It's at Historically Low Levels": A Conversation about Housing Affordability
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Between tight supplies and rising interest rates, housing affordability has been on a sharp decline. The conversation in this episode of the Economy Matters podcast talks about these and other factors affecting housing affordability.By Atlanta Fed
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"The Pandemic Really Accelerated Trends": A Conversation about Banking
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Southeastern bankers have been attempting to return to a new normalcy after a couple of eventful years. This episode of the Economy Matters podcast features a talk with Doris Quiros, head of the Atlanta Fed’s Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division.
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Turning a Paper Check into Cryptocurrency: Fraudsters’ Newest Trick
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A new form of financial crime involves an old payment method: the humble paper check. In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, an expert on cybercrime and cybersecurity talks about how criminals use checks to commit payment fraud.By Atlanta Fed
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"Affordability Has Been Declining": A Discussion of Housing Affordability
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Several discrete factors have combined to make housing less affordable on a nationwide basis. The conversation in this episode of the Economy Matters podcast analyzes those factors and their varied effects on the affordability of US housing markets.
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"Trust Is the Bedrock of Economic Activity": A Conversation about Financial Empowerment
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In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, an expert on payments discusses reaching different populations, how to foster trust in the evolving financial system, and what payments innovation can mean to financially marginalized groups.
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"It's Just a Fascinating Space": A Conversation about the Payments System
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The payments ecosystem is changing rapidly, with consumers seeing an array of new tools and payment methods. The Economy Matters podcast features a conversation with Atlanta Fed experts who discuss some of the changes--and the importance of supervision keeping pace.
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A Conversation about Surveillance and Assessment of Online Payments-Related Crimes
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In this episode of the Economy Matters podcast, an expert on cybercrime and cybersecurity talks about his work, and his partnership with the Atlanta Fed, to combat the growing threat of crime related to online payments.
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Accelerating Economic Mobility: Career Impact Bonds for Workforce Training
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In this episode (the fifth of five) of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, a group of experts discuss innovative ways of financing worker development and training and how they are achieving measurable outcomes.
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Higher Ed Funding: Linking Technical College Dollars to Workforce Outcomes
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In this episode (the fourth of five) of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, college chancellor Michael Reeser talks about the role higher education occupies in workforce development and how it can positively influence overall employment outcomes.
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Paying for Outcomes: Innovative Funding Tools for the Public Sector
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In this episode (the third of five) of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and former House speaker Paul Ryan have a conversation about the risks and rewards of attempting new approaches to workforce development.
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Reshaping Capitalism around Impact: Centering Outcomes in the Economy
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In this episode (the second of five) of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, workforce development experts Ronald Cohen and Gayatri Agnew discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in innovatively funding workforce development.
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Workforce Misaligned: Economic Immobility and a Path to Resurgence
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In this episode (the first of five) of Workforce Realigned, an Economy Matters special podcast series, Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic and Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari talk about the role of workforce development in building a resilient and inclusive economy.
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"Nationally, Housing Is Unaffordable": A Conversation on Housing Affordability
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Many factors combine to affect housing affordability. This episode of the Economy Matters podcast features a discussion of the Atlanta Fed's new tool for assessing nationwide housing affordability.By Dominic Purviance and Jessica Dill (interviewer)
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A routine (pre-pandemic) commute brings home the prevalence of new payment tools built on financial technology, or fintech. Listen to this Economy Matters podcast episode explore how fintech transforms even the smallest transactions. And two fintech entrepreneurs discuss navigating this topsy-turvy industry.…
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"They're Really Punching above Their Own Weight": Venture Capital and Firm Growth
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"They're Really Punching above Their Own Weight": Venture Capital and Firm Growth
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"Get to Know Your Workforce": Discussing the Benefits Cliff
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"Get to Know Your Workforce": Discussing the Benefits Cliff
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"It's Core to the Overall Mission": Bank Supervision and the Fed
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"It's Core to the Overall Mission": Bank Supervision and the Fed
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Special Economy Matters Podcast on the Affordable Housing Crisis
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Special Economy Matters Podcast on the Affordable Housing Crisis
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"We Have to Be Aware of the Risk": The Dynamics of the Commercial Real Estate Market
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"We Have to Be Aware of the Risk": The Dynamics of the Commercial Real Estate Market
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"We Do Find a Meaningful Impact": Novice Driver Restrictions and the Labor Force
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"We Do Find a Meaningful Impact": Novice Driver Restrictions and the Labor Force
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"This Threat Appears to Be Growing": A Discussion of Business Email Compromise
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"This Threat Appears to Be Growing": A Discussion of Business Email Compromise
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"A Puzzle That Everyone Wants to Solve": Discussing the Price-Rent Ratio
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"A Puzzle That Everyone Wants to Solve": Discussing the Price-Rent Ratio
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"Our Habits Are Slow to Change": A Discussion about Payments
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"Our Habits Are Slow to Change": A Discussion about Payments
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Speaking Publicly on Privacy: A Conversation about Digital Privacy
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Speaking Publicly on Privacy: A Conversation about Digital Privacy
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Under Pressure: The Pluses and Minuses of a Hot Economy
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Under Pressure: The Pluses and Minuses of a Hot Economy
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Financial Inclusion Is Very Important--A Conversation about Payments
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Financial Inclusion Is Very Important--A Conversation about Payments
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Discussing Southeastern Banking in 2018
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"Health Is Wealth": A Conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General
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"Health Is Wealth": A Conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General
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Piecing Together the Wage Puzzle
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