Feb-08-2012

Bonding Out: Making Companies Pay Up Front for Potential Environmental Disasters

Whether it's building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or "fracking" to flush natural gas out of the earth, we're often asked to believe the process is safe, when companies want to do something that could have big benefits, but also be potentially disastrous for the environment. Now, an economics professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University has a way for these companies to show the public that the risks will be managed - by requiring them to post the estimated costs of a spill or major environmental side effect ahead of time through the creation of refundable environmental bonds.

Jan-30-2012

W. P. Carey School Ranks No. 1 Worldwide for Business Research

Americans are keenly focused on improving our economy and creating more jobs through advancements in the business world. The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University now ranks No. 1 in creating new business knowledge that can help move us forward. In rankings from the journal Technovation, the school ranks first among all business schools worldwide for authoring research in the Top 45 academic business journals with the most global impact.

Jan-23-2012

W. P. Carey School Offers Free College Prep Program: Open to Minorities & Economically Disadvantaged, Interested in Biz

Business administration is now the No. 1 college major, according to The Princeton Review. The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is offering an opportunity for high school students to experience what it's really like to attend one of the top business schools in the nation. The annual Fleischer Scholars Program at the W. P. Carey School is open to select minority and economically disadvantaged students from across the state.

Jan-18-2012

Final Phoenix-area Foreclosure Numbers for 2011: Real Estate Expert Jay Butler Files Last Report at ASU

The final numbers on Phoenix-area foreclosures and home prices are in, and they may surprise you. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows, despite some positive momentum, 2011's overall totals failed to show a big improvement from the numbers in 2010.

Jan-12-2012

New Year for the Euro: What Could Happen & Why Americans Should Be Concerned

Despite a slowly improving U.S. economy, Americans have watched the stock market continue on its roller coaster ride, in large part because of uncertainty about the economic future of European countries, such as Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy, experiencing well-publicized problems. An international finance expert from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University explains what we can expect as we enter the New Year in the future of the Eurozone.