Analysis: Economic policy and the future of finance
While the world's economy has been ailing for almost two years, signs are beginning to point to recovery.
GDP surged in Q4 2009, but look for weaker gains ahead
Analysts were pleased with the February 26 revision showing that inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product had increased at an annualized rate of 5.9 percent in fourth quarter of 2009.
Podcast: Foreclosures, economic conditions set the clock for real estate recovery
Foreclosures have traditionally accounted for only a small fraction of the real estate transactions in the Phoenix area market, but in January, as in past months, foreclosures were the whole story. Almost half of the existing-home transactions — 45 percent — were foreclosures.
What is the cost per stimulus job?
As the nation continues to endure troubled labor markets and high unemployment, critics of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have become more vociferous.
ASU-RSI: Drop in prices in the foreclosed homes market begins to slow
The market for foreclosed homes in the Phoenix metro area appears to be approaching a turn around, according to a new index from the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School.
Podcast: Your call is (not that) important to us
"Please hold — your call is important to us."If you've ever heard that sentence then you know what it's like to be "on hold" for customer service.
The Economic Minute: Is Arizona's recovery underway?
Is recovery from recession underway? In this month's Economic Minute, Dean Robert Mittelstaedt of the W. P. Carey School of Business takes a look at the Arizona economy.
Podcast: Former Mayo Clinic CEO talks about reform and the health care delivery system in the U.S.
Dr. Denis A. Cortese recently retired from the Mayo Clinic, where he was president and CEO, and now leads the W. P. Carey School’s Health Care Delivery and Policy Program. This program is focused on facilitating and promoting a sustainable U.S. health care system.
Analysis: Is the glass half full or half empty?
Looking at the responses from the Greater Phoenix Blue Chip Forecast panelists this quarter, consultant and Greater Phoenix co-editor Elliott D. Pollack asks: "Is the glass half full or half empty?" If the glass is half empty, he says, there will be no quick recovery.
U.S. macro outlook: Q3 turnaround confirmed
Economy-watchers have marked their calendars for Friday, January 29. That's when the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) releases Q4 figures for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), along with the first estimate for GDP growth for the year 2009. The updated W. P.