The myths of the living wage.
The expected net effects of the proposed ordinance mandating a
"living wage" for certain wage earners in the City of Memphis
are well known by professional economists. They are the same as . . .
Landing on your feet in the current job market: strategies based
on personal experience.
Change is inevitable, and bad things happen to good people! You may
believe those are just worn-out cliches, but in the dynamic labor market
in United States, unfavorable and sometimes unexpected . . .
The glacial change: women on corporate boards in
Tennesse.
The public has a tendency to glorify leadership in the same manner
as "great men of history"--the personality-driven approach
where men are born great, seize opportunity, win wars, and are . . .
The 2003 Memphis area labor market survey: the continued need for
local workforce development.
In 1999, the now-Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research
(SBBER) partnered with the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce (now the
Memphis, Regional Chamber) to examine employers perceptions of . . .
Secondary education and the under-prepared workforce: is a poor
work ethic being taught?
The devastating economic and quality-of-life problems indigenous to
regions with under-prepared workforces have received extensive attention
in both the scientific and popular literature. Employers . . .
Outsourcing production and jobs: costs and benefits.
The current economic expansion has generated an atypically anemic
quantity of new employment opportunities. Compounding the loss of over
two million actual jobs since 2000 is the loss of six to . . .
An uneven recovery.
With 2004 well underway, there are signs that the national economy
is growing strongly, with both business payrolls increasing and
unemployment falling. However, the same cannot be said for all . . .
A focus on job creation in Tennessee.
Numerous questions have arisen about the status of the Tennessee
labor market. This article focuses on the labor market conditions that
workers face in Tennessee. To the extent that the state . . .
Memphis by the numbers.(Statistical table)
Largest Percentage Increase and Decrease, Shelby County
Income Tax and Realty and Transfer Tax Comparison, Fiscal Year-to-Date,
July 2002-November 2002 and July 2003-November 2003
Income Tax . . .
The Memphis economy.(Statistical data)
National Economic Indicators
December October November December
2002 2003 2003 2003
Consumer Confidence . . .
Why does Memphis business need to pay a Living Wage?
The boom years of the 1990s have come and gone. The "New
Economy" bubble has burst. But, because logistics and services are
such a large part of the regional economy, the local economy . . .
The golbal economy in 2004: an overview.
The global economy heads into 2004 with a great deal of momentum,
riding the tailwinds of rising corporate earnings, equity prices, and
decreased military tensions. Low interest rates and a . . .
Real estate markets in 2004.(Statistical data)
While national business cycle experts insist that the economy is
two years into its recovery from a short recession in 2001, real estate
markets give the most extremely mixed signals. Single-family . . .
Tennessee: entering the growth zone.(economy)
In early 2002, expectations of a recovery by the end of the year
were dashed by the uncertainty related to corporate accounting and to
war with Iraq in a still fragile world economy. The year did . . .
The 2004 economic outlook for the Memphis MSA.
Economically speaking, 2003 was a rollercoaster of a year. The
first quarter of 2003 started off slowly, with great uncertainty about
the impact of a potential war in Iraq, but picked up steam in . . .
The economic recovery is gaining momentum, but many problems
remain from the prolonged recovery.(Statistical data)
Since the first three recession quarters of 2001, the economy has
been in two years of economic malaise. At nearly any given moment,
conflicting economic data signaled either a period of renewed . . .
Finding curses, saving lives.(stem cell transplant)
When health insurance refused to cover their son's treatment
for an extremely rare genetic disorder, Kathy and Rob Barr of Washington
were desperate. Without a stem cell transplant, young Eli Barr . . .
Biomedical engineering at The University of Memphis.
Members of the Biomedical Engineering Department in the Herff
College at The University of Memphis are active in several areas of
biomedical technology. As a part of the NSF Center for Biosurfaces, . . .
Biotech in Memphis: creating the next FedEx[R].
For most of us, Memphis is the land of Elvis Presley, Beale Street,
the historic Mississippi River, and the home of The University of
Memphis. At the center of the country, Memphis is recognized . . .
Economics contributions of the Memphis medical community.
The Memphis medical community makes a substantial contribution to
the local economy. In 2000, for example, the overall economic
contribution was estimated to be $7.7 billion in Shelby County and . . .
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