economics

A Pakistani child drinks water from a hand-pump in an impoverished neighborhood. According to UNICEF as many as 60 million people may not have access to safe drinking water. Clean water is also one of the factors considered in calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index. (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)

Study: Poverty Levels Are Declining Throughout The World

A new study indicates that the level of poverty seen throughout the world is decreasing, with Earth’s poorest denizens experiencing less poverty than the lowest economic echelons of the past.

2013/03/19

Purchasing Managers December Index Shows Growth In Production, Jobs

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index dipped one-tenth of a point in December to 51.8 from 51.9 in November. PMI index values above 50 generally suggest an expanding economy.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/03

Event Notices From February 2

The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan’s technology-focused companies and institutions

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/02

GVSU Economist Predicts Rising Regional Business Confidence

A Grand Valley State University economics expert aid the business confidence index in West Michigan is poised to approach 60 percent for the first time in five years.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/18

Event Notices From November 8

The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan’s technology-focused companies and institutions

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/11/08

Economics Dept.: Personal Income Up, But Are We Better Off?

Although U.S. personal income per capita has risen 5.7 percent since 2000, an increase in tax-exempt benefits provided by the government and employers accounted for all of the income growth in the past decade, says a University of Michigan economist

2011/03/30

Comerica: Michigan Economy Ticks Up in January

Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index rose one point in January, to a level of 87. January’s level is two points above the average for all of 2010, and 15 points, or 23 percent, above the Index cyclical low of 71.

2011/03/16

If You’re Happy And You Know It…Do You Live In Detroit?

Where do the happiest people live? A new Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index says it’s not Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/03/06

(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Churches Not Immune From The Foreclosure Crisis

Just as many homeowners who borrowed too much or built too big in good times, many churches did the same and are now struggling as collections shrink.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/01/30

UM: Slow Recovery Will Pick Up Speed

While the nation’s economy will gain some momentum in the second half of next year, it will take until 2012 before unemployment finally begins to subside, say economists at the University of Michigan.

2010/11/18

Listen Live!