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The U.S. economy is stronger than you think

The U.S. economy is stronger than the GDP growth rate suggests, and now is the time for the Federal Reserve to begin gradually raising the federal funds target rate.

A year without the Colorado River, as seen by economists

What if the Colorado River water delivered to users throughout the west dried up for a year? National Geographic reported on a study of this hypothetical question by L. William Seidman Research Institute economists Timothy James and Anthony Evans.

WorkWise: Can't find a job? Get one created

Mildred L. Culp, a Scripps Media syndicated columnist, talked to economist Lee McPheters for a story about job creation that ran in the Knoxville News Sentinel, among many other papers.

You could sit next to a robot in some ASU classes

Don't want to miss class? A rolling stand that holds a tablet will allow Professional Flex MBA students to attend classes remotely.

Obama in Phoenix: Housing market now driving economy

Reporting on President Barack Obama’s January 8 visit to Phoenix, USA Today quoted Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice, on the president’s announcement that FHA mortgage insurance rates will drop.

Who really crosses the U.S. - Mexico border?

Economist and L. William Seidman Research Institute Director Dennis Hoffman was quoted in The Atlantic about the impact of the shifting demographic profiles of those apprehended for unauthorized immigration attempts on the U.S. – Mexico border.

Amazon’s 49,000 percent gain: The most super of superstocks since 1926

In working paper, “Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills?” by Professor of Finance Hendrik Bessembinder, he found that individual stocks are a gamble.

When do consumers decide they've had enough of a business?

What does it take for shoppers to say enough is enough when it comes to a brand or business?