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In a new paper, Wharton professors Ron Berman and Christophe Van den Bulte reveal that 57% of marketers are incorrectly crunching the data and potentially getting the wrong answer—and perhaps costing companies a lot of money.
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Wharton's David Zaring argues that the Securities and Exchange Commission's five-year statute of limitations could be successfully overturned, leading to more prosecutions of powerful racketeers.
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Wharton's Sarah Light and John Paul MacDuffie discuss a proposal to freeze U.S. fuel efficiency standards, a move that would reverse an Obama-era policy calling on automakers to hit an efficiency target of 54.5 mpg by 2025.
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Alumna social entrepreneur Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne is changing the market for women entrepreneurs of color with her iNTENT Manifesto, a financial education platform.
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In his forthcoming book, Wharton finance professor David Musto examines how social impact can be written into contracts when investors are looking to balance profits with social benefits.
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Wharton's Peter Capelli joins in a conversation about non-poaching agreements that business franchises utilize to prevent employees from leaving one franchise to join another within the same chain, a practice that limits the ability of low-wage workers to seek promotions and earn a better living.
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Wharton professor Joao Gomes discusses the reality of the Brexit negotiations and plan for withdrawal from the EU as the U.K. is scheduled to release its plan of action and trade details.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that online retailers must collect sales taxes even in states where they have no physical presence. Several experts analyze the decision and what it means for online shopping.
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A Wharton professor reveals his analysis of federal funding for a universal income, and grant programs to incentivize infrastructure upgrades, predicting the outcomes of public policy proposals.
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Wharton finance professor Robert Inman makes a compelling argument for why government officials need to make infrastructure a priority.
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