Wharton students named finalists in the NFL Big Data Bowl
Zach Drapkin, Sarah Hu, Zach Bradlow, and Ryan Gross came up with an innovative way that the NFL can improve their defense using real player data.
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Is there social good in green investing?
Does investing in stocks that meet environmental social, and governance (ESG) criteria have a positive impact on society? And how does green investing affect stock prices? Those are the questions associate finance professor Luke Taylor and his co authors ask in their paper “Sustainable Investing in Equilibrium,” which aims to provide theoretical guidance on the approximately $30 trillion ESG market.
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Zoom meetings are here to stay: Can we beat the fatigue?
Wharton management professor Iwan Barankay says company leaders must improve the culture around video meetings because they are here to stay, regardless of whether employees physically return to the office.
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Top organizations across U.S. launch NinetyToZero to combat racial wealth gap
An inaugural group of leading national CEOs and organizations including Goldman Sachs, Starbucks, and the Wharton School have come together to combat the racial wealth gap with the launch of NinetyToZero. Driven by the goal to transform the economic landscape that has led to a 90% racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans, NinetyToZero seeks to bring deliberate, collective action to counteract centuries of discrimination, segregation, and financial exploitation.
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Less is more: Redefining the luxury goods market
Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim and John Zhang talk about their research on the cultural shift away from conspicuous consumption, towards something called “minimalist luxury,” and what it means for the luxury goods market that relies on these wealthy consumers.
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Celebrating 10 years of Wharton Social Impact
Now in its 10th academic year, Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII) has worked to create a more equitable and sustainable global economy. Around 600Wharton students have participated in WSII’s intensive training programs over the past decade.
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Has the pandemic set female leadership back?
Wharton Dean Erika James joined Wharton professors Janice Bellace, Corrine Low, and Nancy Rothbard on March 22 for a livestreamed faculty discussion titled “Has the Pandemic Set Female Leadership Back?” The panelists said the labor statistics are alarming, and reflect the need for better policies around affordable, accessible child care, as women still bear the brunt of child-rearing despite their decades of advancement in the workplace.
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Wharton’s inaugural New Venture Competition
The New Venture Competition, a pitch competition for early-stage Black-founded businesses, launched in Fall 2020. Out of over 160 ventures, three Wharton-founded startups—Welltrip, Steamster, and Hairtelligence—were among the top 20 semifinalists.
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Three million COVID-19 vaccinations per day would add 2 million jobs
The Penn Wharton Budget Model projects that in addition to adding 2 million jobs, the additional daily vaccines would increase real GDP by 1%. Doubling the pace of vaccination would prevent a total 2 million COVID-19 cases in 2021.
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Why you shouldn’t be afraid to ask sensitive questions
The fear of asking sensitive questions is overblown, according to new research that shows that most people don’t really mind answering sensitive questions, and asking them doesn’t leave a bad impression. The paper, “The (Better Than Expected) Consequences of Asking Sensitive Questions,” is co-written by Maurice Schweitzer, a Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions.
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