Research

Each year Urban Land Institute Arizona presents “Trends Day” -- a major event designed for professionals in the real estate and development industries -- to inform and to spark discussion about current conditions and the latest thinking in planning, design and development.

In a market with chronic supply shortages, normal demand can drive prices up. That continues to be the case in the Phoenix market, according to Mike Orr, director of the W. P. Carey School’s Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice and author of the monthly Phoenix housing report.

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.

Doug Davis is corporate vice president and general manager of Arizona Fab/Sort Manufacturing within Intel Corporation’s Technology and Manufacturing Group.

At the W. P. Carey School's Behavioral Research Lab, marketing faculty conduct research on consumer behavior as it applies to such areas as product selection and consumption — how and why people make decisions about what to buy and eat.

Studies show that CEOs face a significant risk to their future earnings and employment prospects when taking a job at a company with existing, or potential financial problems.

Supply in the Phoenix real estate market rose during January, but only slightly, according to Mike Orr, author of the monthly housing report from the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Andrea Morales is the recipient of the 2013 Erin Anderson Award, which recognizes outstanding female marketing scholars and the contributions they make by nurturing other women who want to launch academic careers.

Some workers turn to the Internet when they need answers to questions. Others pop down the hall in hopes that a more knowledgeable coworker is available to help.

The Phoenix economy is mending, with indications that its real estate market is the hottest in the nation. But before retail developers jump in, economist Dennis Hoffman cautions them to pause and consider how the retail landscape has changed.