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  • How this alumna is driving $1 billion to women of color tech entrepreneurs

    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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  • Professor Michael Knoll addresses U.S. Army War College graduates on emerging economic trends of 21st century

    The Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law and real estate professor presented a talk at the U.S. Army War College last month, covering his research which applies finance principles to questions of international tax policy. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law

  • Penn Law LLM Class of 2019

    On July 27, Penn Law welcomed 116 students from 29 countries into the LLM Class of 2019, chosen from more than 1,300 applicants from over 70 countries, for a year of graduate study.

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  • Can a growing private flood insurance market close the coverage gap?

    The federal government has been the carrier for nearly all home flood insurance for almost 50 years, but that is beginning to change as private insurers take a growing market share. Carolyn Kousky of Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center discusses the emerging private residential flood insurance market.

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  • Can anything stop cyber attacks?

    The recent indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers by the Justice Department for election meddling highlights the ubiquity of cyber attacks, prompting businesses to work directly to prevent them.

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  • Impact investing: when social benefits are in the contract

    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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  • Leading healthcare regulatory society profiles Cary Coglianese for his leadership

     Penn Law’s Cary Coglianese was featured by The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society as part of the Regulatory Focus series, highlighting his leadership, views on regulatory excellence and future of healthcare regulation. 

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  • How fair, or legal, are non-poaching agreements?

    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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  • Why the U.K. has few options in the Brexit negotiations

    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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  • How the U.S.-led trade wars imperil the global economy

    Penn's Jacques deLisle discusses the implications of the Trump administration's trade wars  between the U.S. and China.

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