Wharton School

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.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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. 

Kristen de Groot

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.

Lauren Hertzler, Dee Patel

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.

Dee Patel



In the News


The New York Times

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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CNN

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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Bloomberg Law

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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CNBC

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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Barron’s

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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