What do you know about economics?
How confident are you that you understand background facts on economic issues? Attendees at the Annual Economic Outlook luncheon on May 16, 2013, took this test of economic knowledge. Here’s your chance to take the challenge.
Arizona's pace slow, but still faster than U.S.
The W. P. Carey School’s top economists weighed in on conditions in Arizona and across the nation at the Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon.
Why negotiations fail
Strategic uncertainty, a career focus for associate economics professor Amanda Friedenberg, occurs when the parties in a negotiation don’t know how the others will behave, perhaps because they’ve never negotiated before.
Deloitte chairman describes culture of exceptionalism
Deloitte Chairman Punit Renjen, who helped drive Deloitte’s exceptional performance through the recession, describes the firm’s culture at the Economic Club of Phoenix Luncheon on Feb. 13, 2014.
What's driving CEO pay sky high?
U-Haul CEO Joe Shoen said growing income disparity is a troubling trend at the Economic Club of Phoenix, where he examined the forces driving senior executive pay.
Undercurrents of change in the U.S. health care industry
Elizabeth Bierbower has a front row seat to the fundamental changes occurring in American health care.
Student loan crisis? The economic value of higher education
Student loan debt is high and growing, but is this a crisis? At a recent Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon, W. P. Carey Dean Amy Hillman and economist Lee McPheters examined the cost and the return of higher education, both for individuals and society.
Intel's Doug Davis addresses Economic Club of Phoenix
Doug Davis is corporate vice president and general manager of Arizona Fab/Sort Manufacturing within Intel Corporation’s Technology and Manufacturing Group.
Arizona on the mend: Retail sales strong
This year, retailers in Arizona saw a 6.7 percent increase in holiday sales year over year – topping the 3-4 percent reported for retailers nationally. That translated to $9.8 billion in sales, said W. P. Carey economist Dennis Hoffman at the Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon this week.
Charles Redfield of Sam's Club: The realities of global business
Charles Redfield, the executive vice president of merchandising for Sam's Club, outlined the major lessons he’s learned in business at the February Economic Club of Phoenix Luncheon.