10/23
Wharton School
What will give electric cars a boost in the U.S.?
Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie discusses President Biden’s executive order to dramatically increase electric car sales by 2030.
Student ambassadors ready to welcome new arrivals during Move-In
Ready to welcome new arrivals to campus, 25 student coordinators are working as paid staff during Move-In to College Houses this coming week.
What the U.S. economy will look like after the pandemic
It has been a long pandemic, from which the country is still emerging, but the U.S.
People and Places at Penn
In anticipation of the return to campus, undergraduates introduce their favorite spots.
Is deflection a good business tactic?
Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer is the co-author of the first study to examine the costs and benefits of answering a question with a question.
COVID-19, protests, and crime
During a summer internship with the Law School’s David Abrams, rising sophomores Caroline Li and David Feng looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s racial justice protests affected America’s crime rate.
Remote learning affected high schoolers’ social, emotional health
Research from Angela Duckworth and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person, results that held even when accounting for variables like gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
A new energy and intentionality to Penn purchasing
The University launched its “Fueling Business Growth” campaign at this year’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo, meant to increase support of local, minority-owned businesses.
First African American Olympic gold medalist was a Penn grad
John Baxter Taylor Jr. of Philadelphia, a superstar on Penn’s track & field team in the early 1900s, won gold at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Beating burnout at work
Author Paula Davis provides a new framework to prevent employee burnout in her book, “Beating Burnout at Work: Why Teams Hold the Secret to Well-Being and Resilience," published by Wharton School Press.
In the News
Climate change should make you rethink homeownership
In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School writes that renting beachfront property might be better than owning due to reduced exposure for climate risk and for greater flexibility.
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Consumers reach their breaking point, forcing retailers to shutter stores at a worrying pace
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that any rental chain that is over-stored is going to begin to pull back.
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JPMorgan opts out of political disclosure designation
The Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School has developed a new “model code” framework for companies to voluntarily disclose more about their political spending.
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A strong labor market report could prompt a Fed pause, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that a strong jobs report for October would prompt the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged.
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Boeing workers want the pension plan restarted. It won’t happen
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that companies didn’t initially contribute enough to defined benefit pension plans to make them viable for the long run.
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