Research

Many corporations lobby the U.S. Congress, but are these efforts effective?

Why do wholesale food prices fluctuate wildly, while retail prices don't change much? Agribusiness Professor Timothy Richards believes that most of the time, the retail food business is an efficient market with both consumers and retailers exhibiting rational behavior.

The January numbers are out for the Phoenix real estate market and they’re not spectacular. But even when the market is normal, January is slow, says real estate expert Mike Orr. Activity during February and March is signaling growing strength in the market at last.

Between 1992 and 2001, median compensation for Standard and Poor's 500 more than tripled, but growth in CEO pay was relatively flat before 1992 and after 2001.

Should you get a degree if I want to start a business? If you are exploring starting your own company, and you think that getting another degree will catapult you to success, think about these things.

A recent study asserted that immigrants scooped up all of the nation’s net job growth since 2007.

Imagine if the Colorado River were to dry up for a year. Unless the region had altered its water use, the effect would be would devastating environmentally and economically. A study by the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W.P. Carey School of Business explores the scenario.

If you think Facebook, Candy Crush and other social apps are addictive, you’re right. The average smartphone user spends two hours and 38 minutes on his or her device. But, that addictive behavior is rational, says Professor Sang Pil Han.

Research shows that perceptions of inequity are associated with lower job satisfaction, engagement, performance and mental health, as well as higher turnover. The opposite is true when workers feel they are treated equitably.

Sidnee Peck, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, provides employers with guidelines on how to approach and constructively critique an employee that is performing at less than expected/optimal levels.