With this issue Knowledge@ W. P. Carey inaugurates a series of stories about the benchmark reports issued by CAPS Research, a research center co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business and the Institute of Supply Management.

Are the chances of a recession increasing, and if so, should we be altering our behavior? Economists use various economic indicators to track segments of the economy, to explain current behavior and project future activity. Dennis Hoffman, professor of economics and director of the L.

Stock market analysts move markets, and not just because investors believe in the validity of their research and legitimacy of their opinions. In an important new study, Assistant Professors Jennifer L.

In 2006, the United States' trade deficit in goods was $836 billion, a record for the fifth year in a row and an 80 percent increase from four years earlier.

The area north and south of the U.S.-Mexico border is a unique region that is economically distinct from the rest of the United States and Mexico.

Companies like to implement self-service technologies because of the potential cost savings and the appeal of the cutting-edge.

Building deep supplier relationships is a key facet of success for Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota. Through a supplier-partnering hierarchy, the two companies work with suppliers to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and maximize market share.

Witnessing the arrest of a man buying a ticket outside a World Series game angered Stephen Happel enough to spur him to begin researching the common (though often illegal) phenomenon of secondary markets for event tickets.

Philadelphia and Phoenix have nothing in common — or do they? Robert E. Mittelstaedt, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business, draws on his years as an engaged Philadelphian to analyze the growing pains of his new home in the desert.

In the debate over Social Security, Nobel Laureate Edward C.