Washington Ranked as Best Economy in the US
A recent study by Business Insider ranked the economies of all 50 U.S. states from best to worst. After measuring unemployment rates, GDP per capita, average weekly wages, recent growth rates for non-farm payroll jobs, GDP, house prices, and wages, Washington came out on top. Continue reading…
Panel of Booth Economists Forecast Growth at Economic Outlook 2015
According to a panel of Chicago Booth economists, The United States economy is on the road to 3 percent growth this year, but it will come with a few potholes along the way. The economists gave their opinions on the matter at Economic Outlook 2015 in New York.
The panel was made up of Randall S. Kroszner, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics, Erik Hurst, V. Duane Rath Professor of Economics and the John E. Jeuck Faculty Fellow, and Carl R. Tannenbaum, AB ’81, MBA ’84, senior vice president and chief economist at Northern Trust Corp. Continue reading…
Economist Forecast 2015 at Chicago Booth Economic Outlook Conference
Three respected economists– Randall S. Kroszner, Norman R. Bobins Professor of Economics; Austan D. Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics; and Carl R. Tannenbaum, AB ’81, MBA ’84, senior vice president and chief economist at Northern Trust Corp.– offered their forecasts at the annual Chicago Booth Economic Outlook 2015. The conference drew more than 900 alumni and business people to the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers on January 15. Continue reading…
