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For California, the forecast calls for a steady decrease in the unemployment rate, to about 5.0 percent by the end of 2018.

Laurence D. Fink, chairman, CEO of BlackRock, Inc. and the newest recipient of the UCLA Medal, talked about how China will have to transform its society to keep its economy moving forward.

A detailed examination of assets and debts by researchers from UCLA, Duke and The New School showed that some racial and ethnic minority populations are extremely vulnerable to even short-term financial disruptions.

Marketing professor Hal Hershfield writes that with a little more information in their monthly statements, consumers would make better choices on repaying their balances.

Income equality is not the critical problem of our time, according to UCLA economist Lee E. Ohanian. There are greater public policy issues surrounding the nation's economic well-being.

According to senior economist David Shulman, with the economy generating jobs at a 200,000-a-month clip, the unemployment rate should soon drop to 4.6 percent.

UCLA Anderson professor Shlomo Benartzi writes in the Wall Street Journal that seeing frequent updates in the palm of your hand can lead to overreacting to short-term losses.

The study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law shows that state and local sales taxes increase by an estimated $52 million.

Urban planning professor Michael Storper chronicles a history of choices that created a prosperity gap between the Bay Area and Southern California.

Professor Christopher Tang evaluates the challenges Uber faces in China and how the ride-sharing company matches up to its biggest Chinese competitor.

Waugh, an authority on American history and lifelong baseball fan, explains how baseball has (and hasn’t) changed, why it became the national pastime and how she teaches the sport’s history.

Professor George Geis writes in Zócalo that he expects the company to resume acquiring small companies when the boom-bust cycle rebalances.

Neuroscientist Peter Whybrow writes that the human penchant for instant gratification can be detrimental when making economic and financial decisions.

UCLA Anderson Forecast’s third quarterly report of 2015 predicts a strong outlook for the next two years, with a slim chance of a recession and a slight change for a surge in growth.

Two UCLA Anderson professors write in an op-ed that despite rhetoric on Capital Hill, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not curb China’s influence in the global marketplace.

A trio of UCLA experts on the economy write in an op-ed that with business-friendly policies the U.S. economy can exceed the dismal projections of the most recent forecast by the Congressional Budget Office.

UCLA Anderson lecturer Paul Habibi says creating an enhanced infrastructure financing district can promote development that spurs economic growth, protects the environment and ensures affordable housing.

Even if union workers are exempted from the city’s forthcoming minimum wage increase, study predicts, there would be minimal short-term impact on their salaries.

UCLA Anderson professor Jerry Nickelsburg writes that market forces have elevated food safety to an overriding concern in agricultural trade between China and the United States.

Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in California live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs, according to a study by the UCLA Center of Health Policy Research.

UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu writes in the Los Angeles Times that examining real estate data patterns shows that L.A. is not on the verge of a crash in home prices.

Sociologist Edward T. Walker writes in the New York Times that rich corporations are leveraging social media to get customers and ordinary citizens to act as de facto lobbyists.

UCLA Anderson finance professor Bhagwan Chowdhry writes that allowing developing nations to raise money similarly to how startups raise equity funding could help stave off future crises like happened in Greece.

UCLA Anderson professor Daniel Oppenheimer co-wrote an op-ed that says while the upcoming vote won’t save the economy, a vote at least may prevent social and political upheaval.

In this satirical op-ed, emeritus professor Jack Rothman calls attention to the problem of growing inequality in the United States.