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  • An outsiders’ guide to Brexit

    Wharton dean Geoffrey Garrett offers a concise guide to the evolving situation, “using as little Brexit jargon as possible” and lays out four possible outcomes of a full Brexit deal, no deal, a revoking of the Brexit article entirely, or an extension.

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  • Can a carbon tax help curb climate change?

    U.S. Senator Chris Coons and Wharton's Eric Orts and Bernard David, senior fellow with Wharton’s Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, discuss why a carbon tax would help the environment and the economy.

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  • Make way for Generation Z in the workplace

    Generation Z is arriving, and they are different than previous generations—or at least that’s how this young cohort is being portrayed as it begins to enter the workforce. Wharton assistant management professor Stephanie Creary argues that while generational categories might help us to understand commonalities, we need to steer clear of bias, and allow for a multitude of identities.

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  • Apple’s troubles in China predict problems for other U.S. firms

    Wharton's Kartik Hosanagar discusse the problems Apple is facing in China. Along with a slowing economy and a burgeoning trade war with the U.S., Chinese rivals are bumping the iPhone’s once-dominant market share in the country. 

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  • How this undergrad is tackling energy waste with his social enterprise

    Turner Social Impact Society member Michael Wong co-founded InstaHub as a cost-effective solution to combat electricity waste from building lights.

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  • Two Penn students awarded Gilman Scholarships

    Gabriel Gonzalez, a junior marketing major in the Wharton school and Nicole Posadas, a junior earth science major, have been selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the spring of 2019. 

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  • Can Dolce & Gabbana recover from its mistakes in China?

    Wharton's Marshall Meyer discusses the Dolce & Gabbana boycott in China.

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  • Amazon, AI and medical records: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

    Wharton's Robert Field and Arnold Rosoff discuss the pros and cons of using AI in health care.

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  • How Fintech will shape the future

    Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, discusses his views on fintech with Wharton's Richard J. Herring.

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  • Will Deutsche Bank survive its latest crisis?

    Wharton's David Zaring discusses alleged money laundering at the bank in the wake of police raids on its Frankfurt offices.

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