Research

Anthony Sanders: A voluntary private market solution

If the federal government really wants to stem the financial crisis, it must decisively address the huge — and still growing — number of delinquent and soon-to-be-delinquent mortgages, according to finance and real estate Professor Anthony Sanders.

Luxury homebuilder Geoffrey Edmunds predicts a high rise, upscale future for Phoenix core

Luxury homebuilder Geoffrey Edmunds says the Phoenix market is suffering from a troika of price correction, financing troubles and oversupply — and has yet to hit bottom. But when it recovers, the market will look different, he says.

Energy challenge for the Obama administration: The economics of going greener

Barack Obama becomes President in January, and he campaigned on reigning in CO2 emissions and making the United States less dependent on foreign sources of oil.

Tom McCabe: Asia positioned for post-recovery strength

The pain of the newly-declared recession knows no boundaries, and the Asian economies are not immune, but that region is positioned to rebound faster than the U.S. and come out stronger than before, according to Tom McCabe, managing director of Standard Chartered Bank PLC.

Immigration and the economy: A changing debate

Yesterday's hot topic met today's crisis at the recent "Immigration and the Economy" forum, co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business, The University of Arizona, Thomas R. Brown Foundations and The Communications Institute.

The fruits of integrity: Trust, influence, repeat business

Each of us, as we go about our daily lives, has opportunity after opportunity to make the right choice, John Johnson told audience at the Spark 2008 IT Invitational conference this fall.

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh: Customer focus key to record sales during retail slump

Wearing faded gray jeans, a gray striped shirt and black sneakers, Tony Hsieh hardly looks the part of a $1 billion company's CEO.

The economics of stimulus

With a working title of "recovery and reinvestment," President-elect Obama's economic stimulus plan aims to "save or create" 3 million jobs by the end of 2010.

No firm is an island: Why buyers should probe a supplier's network

For any shopper who noticed how the price of hamburger and lettuce jumped after gas prices soared last year, this should come as no surprise: Buyers eventually feel the pinch when their suppliers' expenses surge. The reason?

Podcast: Persuading nervous customers to buy

With the economy continuing to falter, consumer product and service companies are looking for every edge to bring in business.