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Which prospects are most likely to buy what you're selling? Who are your good credit risks? What will your customers buy next? Chances are, your company uses predictive models to answer these and other questions, or soon will.

"Polymath" is the Greek word for Renaissance man — one who excels at many things. But if, centuries ago, society needed a Da Vinci or a Franklin, the grand challenges of today call for teams of experts.

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Each month at the Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon, a W. P. Carey School of Business expert analyzes economic conditions in Arizona and in the nation. On February 17, Dean Robert Mittelstaedt reminded his audience that this recovery is different.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released an update of its World Economic Outlook. The current forecast by the IMF for the U.S. economy calls for real output (Gross Domestic Product or GDP) to increase by 3.0 percent in 2011 and then slip back to 2.7 percent growth in 2012.

According to the preliminary estimate from the BEA, the overall U.S. economy grew by 2.9 percent in year 2010 compared to the previous year. The 2.9 percent gains for 2010 were the strongest in the past four years.

Which prospects are most likely to buy what you're selling? Who are your good credit risks? What will your customers buy next? Chances are, your company uses predictive models to answer these and other questions, or soon will.

Why do some companies and organizations perform at a high level year after year, through constantly shifting market conditions, while others are unable to adapt?

Since 1980 China's economy has grown at an average rate of 9.8 percent a year — that's compared to 2-3 percent for developed economies like the U.S.

January brought an uptick in foreclosures in the still-troubled Phoenix real estate market — discouraging words after the drop in foreclosure-related activity in the waning months of 2010. But is it a new trend?