The ascent of a Democratic majority in Congress shifts the balance in the debate on illegal immigration. Voices on both sides quote numbers to prove their points, but as decision makers formulate policy, it's important to separate myth from reality.

President Bush's private-insurance initiative, unveiled during the 2007 State of the Union address, keeps alive the debate over how to get at least some of the estimated 47 million uninsured Americans into the system.

There's a large discrepancy between the number of per capita hours people actually worked in the 1990s and the number of hours predicted by the official statistics and the standard growth model.

The area north and south of the U.S.-Mexico border is a unique region that is economically distinct from the rest of the United States and Mexico.

The sports industry operates by its own set of rules when it comes to achieving and measuring success. In Part Two of our discussion, Knowledge@W. P. Carey looks at the economic impact teams have on local economies.

Professional sports are a multimillion dollar industry — an industry that is increasingly playing by rules that don't apply to other businesses.

Why are some parts of the world rich and getting richer? Why are some nations mired in poverty? And what explains the differences in prosperity among states and regions in the United States?

In 2007, Arizona's economy will continue to expand even as the state begins to face the consequences of the 2004-2005 housing frenzy.

The economy will cool off because of a slowing housing market and rising energy prices but will experience a soft adjustment and modest growth in 2007, according to John B. Taylor and Peter Wall, two speakers at the 43rd Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, co-sponsored Dec.

Corporate America shouldn't fear the Democratic takeover of Congress, despite the party's anti-business reputation.