5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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For iBuyers, the price is right
Gilles Duranton of the Wharton School said the purchase and subsequent rental of single-family homes by investment firms is a kind of arbitrage, in that it will make benefit some but not all people.
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Boeing board to face 737 MAX lawsuit
Elizabeth Pollman of the Law School weighed in on a shareholder lawsuit brought against Boeing’s board after two plane crashes. Pollman said other corporate boardrooms will take note of the lawsuit’s outcome: “They read these opinions for guidance.”
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Why ‘I’ll just suck it up’ doesn’t work
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences shares the benefit of having a sustained commitment to a goal and endurance in your effort.
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New life and work choices revitalize exurbs, bringing new strains
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School is quoted on exurban growth and how it benefits a region with lower costs that draw businesses looking for cheaper locations.
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Fighting crime with home renovations
Vincent Reina of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design comments on the multiple social costs when a house becomes uninhabitable and vacant.
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How to gameplan your office days: An overachiever’s guide to hybrid work
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on the strategies for planning days in the office.
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China sentences Canadian citizen to 11 years for espionage in case at heart of diplomatic standoff
Jacques deLisle of the Law School commented on the sentencing of Michael Spavor, a Canadian alleged to have compromised China’s national security. DeLisle said that his 11 year sentence is short, given the charges and China’s usual approach to these cases, and may thus signal the country’s interest in striking a deal with, or at least not provoking, the U.S. and Canada.
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Wharton is the first elite MBA program to enroll more women than men
Women make up the majority of Wharton’s incoming class of MBA students this fall, a first for any of the M7 programs. “COVID has just wreaked havoc on women in the workplace, and business schools serve as such an important pipeline for that talent pool,” said Dean Erika James.
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Make a call on quitting your job without any regrets
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School said people tend to commit further to things that aren’t working out, whether it be a job or a relationship. As a result, she said, “You don’t optimize. You don’t achieve as much.”
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How to motivate your teen to be a safer driver
M. Kit Delgado of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about ways to motivate teen drivers to avoid phone-related distractions, suggesting people enable an automatic “do not disturb while driving” mode, set up any navigation or music apps before taking off, and install an eye-level phone mount.