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A course in regional economics often begins with a deceptively simple question: what is a region? The word is commonly used in the context of politics (the middle-east region), climate (the arctic region), and topography (the Appalachian region). [READ MORE]

Mercifully, the Iraqi conflict came to a quick end. However, the anticipated post-war surge in the U.S. economy has yet to materialize. Consumer and investor confidence is rising, but many economic indicators, such as industrial production and employment, are falling. [READ MORE]

Is our highly touted economy, on the eve of hosting 5,000 delegates to the World Trade Organization conference, suddenly falling apart? The answer is no, at least not in the short term [READ MORE]

The outlook for the Puget Sound region has improved. Following a surge in growth in the fourth quarter of 1993, the Blue Chip panel of national economists raised their forecasts of real Gross Domestic Product to 3.7 percent in 1994 and 2.9 percent in 1995. [READ MORE]