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The key message at the Economic Outlook Luncheon was: Plan for long-term improvement in the economy.

How confident are you that you understand background facts on economic issues? Every year at our Economic Outlook Luncheon, we challenge our guests to test their economic acumen, specifically as it applies to the state of Arizona.

Professor Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School, gave an analysis of the state’s budget situation. He says taxes on individuals are relatively low in Arizona, and the public pensions are generally solvent.

In the Phoenix resale home market, supply is tight – especially for lower-priced properties -- and prices are on the rise, said Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School.

Job Growth, Arizona EcoomyArizona is adding jobs at a rate that puts the state in the top 10 for job growth, but full economic recovery is still ahead, according to Lee McPheters, economist and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

For some Americans, the Affordable Care Act - sometimes referred to as Obamacare - was supposed to fix all of the healthcare industry’s problems. It hasn’t, explained Gail Wilensky, who delivered the 2012 Mark McKenna Lecture.

eBay has been one of the biggest and longest lasting success stories of the early dot com era. And a big reason for eBay's success has been its effectiveness at collecting and using data.

U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the measure of the nation's output of goods and services, grew by 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures from the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Arizona employment increased by 1.9 percent year-over-year in March, advancing the state into the 8th position in the job creation rankings. Last year at this time, the Grand Canyon State ranked 36th.

Housing prices rose in the Phoenix market in March, signaling a shift in the mix of what is being sold, according to Michael Orr, author of the monthly resale real estate report from the W. P. Carey School of Business.