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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Monopoly case pits Justice Department against Apple’s antitrust winning streak
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that the government has an uphill climb to convince a court that Apple’s policies result in higher prices and hurt consumers, rather than protecting them.
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Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn
Penn Global’s Scholars-at-Risk program is featured. Global’s Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Scott Moore, Penn Carey Law’s Eric Feldman, and Wharton’s Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, along with former and current scholars Angel Alvarado, Pavel Golubev, and Jawad Moradi are interviewed.
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Is the shorter workweek all it promises to be?
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that one way to handle the problem of overwork could be improving enforcement of the FLSA for all eligible workers.
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The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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Can money buy you happiness? Yes, it can. However…
Research by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School reveals there is no monetary threshold at which money's capacity to improve well-being diminishes.
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The cult of tax efficiency: The totally legal way that Tesla, Ford, Netflix and dozens of other large companies use U.S. law to pay their C-suite more than Uncle Sam
According to Jennifer Blouin of the Wharton School, the federal government considers carrying over corporate losses from less- to more-profitable years a nice way to help companies over bumpy times.
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The hidden toll of surviving layoffs
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that companies have become less humane since the Great Recession with how they handle layoffs.
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Wharton created a free series for entrepreneurs to learn about gen AI
A free virtual discussion series from the Wharton School offers a space for the business community to learn about developments with generative AI, featuring remarks from Mary Purk.
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Boeing’s got serious problems. The solution has baffled everyone
Gad Allon of the Wharton School says that Boeing’s first step to regaining trust should be firing its entire C suite.
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Billionaire Barry Sternlicht is doing SPAC deal with himself
David Erikson of the Wharton School says that Starwood Capital’s proposed SPAC merger seems analogous to the continuation funds that many private equity funds are currently doing.