Recently added articles from EconSouth:
Taking the pulse.(on point)
Jun 22, 2009; ... A year and a half into the recession, the U.S. and Southeastern economies are still working through a variety of serious economic hurdles, made stubbornly persistent by strains in the financial system. One of the challenges we tackle in this issue of EconSouth is reporting about ...
The view from a mall.(Fed@Issue)
Jun 22, 2009; ... I spent a recent weekend like I spend most weekends--out of town at a ballpark. This time I was in Dalton, Ga., where my daughter's softball team had a long break between games. I suggested that the team head to the local shopping mall, which they all agreed was the best coaching decision ...
Hattiesburg withstands changes well.(Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Hattiesburg, Miss., is enduring the recession better than most places, thanks to stable employers--including three large hospitals and the University of Southern Mississippi--and a sound housing market, thanks in part to Hurricane Katrina. The metropolitan area of about 140,000 ...
Southeastern banks: in the eye of the storm: in some previous economic downturns, U.S. banks remained relatively unscathed by troubles in the overall economy. But in the current economic recession and financial turmoil that began in 2007, banks, especially those in the Southeast, have been close to the eye of the storm-the real estate downturn.(Cover story)
Jun 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Banks nationwide are experiencing one of the most challenging operating environments in recent history, marked by deteriorating performance and rising numbers of bank failures. Banks in the Southeast have not been immune to the stiff headwinds created by ...
Looking for hopeful economic signs.(Regional Update)
Jun 22, 2009 ... In an economic update to Congress on May 5, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke noted that "recent data suggest that the pace of contraction may be slowing." Is the Southeast experiencing a slowing in economic contraction? For answers to that question, Atlanta Fed economists ...