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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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  • When giving means losing: Do charitable promotions pay off?

    Wharton's Serguei Netessine discusses his research on the effectiveness of charitable promotions.

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  • How a new technology can disrupt the global supply chain

    An interdisciplinary team from MIT, Wharton and Boston College has created a new blockchain-based system that has the potential to disrupt the global supply chain. 

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  • Taxpayers hate to lose: How psychology can help increase collection

    In “Addressing Personal-Income-Tax Manipulation with Tools from Psychology,” Alex Rees-Jones, a Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions, advocates for the government to use psychological tools to maximize tax collection by tapping into what he called a taxpayer’s “gain/loss framing.”

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  • Can employees change the ethics of tech firms?

    Wharton's Julian Jonker discusses employee activism at technology firms: “These companies are not just vying for people who are able to engage with these technologies. They are searching for the best and the most creative. And the most creative engineers are ones who also are really going to care about these issues, and who are going to want some measure of autonomy and some degree of participation in decision-making.”

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  • How Congress can reclaim its power

    Wharton's Brian Feinstein discusses his research on the strength of Congress's oversight powers.

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  • Who are the most trustworthy? The guilt prone

    Wharton's Maurice Schweitzer discusses his new research on trustworthiness, citing one important thing to look for is people who are prone to feeling guilty. 

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  • Why China's economic troubles run deep

    Wharton’s Marshall Meyer discusses his concerns about the Chinese economy. “The underlying issues are profound,” he says, describing the country’s high debt, trade friction, and resulting psychological effects on the public.

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  • Why the stock market slip is not a slide

    Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel recommends that long-term investors not panic at the stock market’s recent swoon.

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  • What’s the impact of more diverse corporate boards?

    Wharton's Katherine Klein discusses California's new board gender diversity law mandating female directors on company boards.

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