The COVID-19 pandemic halted spring-training baseball in Arizona, which caused economic activity to plunge, according to a new Arizona State University study funded by the Cactus League.

Girish Rishi of Blue Yonder to keynote virtual season kickoff of the Economic Club of Phoenix, hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

The Economic Club of Phoenix, hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business, announces 2020–21 virtual speaker lineup.

The Paycheck Protection Program has helped some, but Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman says the PPP loans could have been more targeted to help those most in need.

D. Christian Koch is the 37th recipient honored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU.

Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman looks at the Paycheck Protection Program as the way the government chose to get as much money out as possible as quickly as possible.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we've seen case numbers, deaths, and unemployment rise. Then in June, we got good news on the labor market front. Is it any real indication of an economic turnaround? Lee McPheters, research professor of economics, answers.

While the United States labor market showed improvements in June, it's only scratching the surface of the 22 million jobs lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state still has about 163,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, but the turnaround is welcome nonetheless.

Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman says the $4,000 tax credit proposed this week by Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., won’t persuade those who feel unsafe to travel. But given the measure’s extended time frame through Jan. 1, 2022, he sees merit in the concept.