What Arizona business owners say about when — and how — to reopen the state's economy
Professor of Economics Dennis Hoffman who's the director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute agrees on the need to take steps gradually.
Accelerating the transformation of teaching and learning
Members of the new Teaching & Learning Leaders Alliance share ideas and jointly develop best practices for their classrooms.
Stymied in seeking benefits, millions of unemployed go uncounted
While state agencies struggle with new federal guidelines and the enormous backlog of unemployment claims, many people are without benefits and left out of jobless data.
How bad is the job market?
The job market is rapidly deteriorating to a historic degree. To put it into context, the amount of benefit claims filed over the last few weeks is higher than the Great Recession of 2009.
2020 Economic Outlook webinar
Top economic experts from ASU who are regularly interviewed in the press for their expertise in the national, state, and local economy, as well as trends in commercial and residential real estate, will examine the impact of recent events and explain what's around the corner, discussing how COVID-
'We can do better': Amazon warehouse workers stage largest protest since coronavirus outbreak
Amazon warehouse workers protest insufficient safety measures in fear of exposure to the coronavirus. Professor Dale Rogers explains his opinion on whether it will effect production efforts for Amazon.
‘Who pays for this?’
Associate Professor of Economics Alexander Bick and his co-author used in their new study survey data to provide a more timely reading on U.S. employment than the government does.
Brace for another grim (but maybe not as grim) jobless claims number
Jobless claims are increasing at a rapid pace. Alex Bick, associate professor of economics, shares his research behind the unemployment rates.
U.S. now has 22 million unemployed, wiping out a decade of job gains
Layoffs are growing in almost every industry as businesses have had to shut their doors to keep the spread of COVID-19 at bay. Many companies that are open report an immense loss in sales.
If we don’t act now, health care supply shortages will continue long after coronavirus
Even when COVID-19 recedes, our health care system can’t go back to business as usual. This crisis has revealed the dangers of viewing supply chains solely in terms of cutting costs.