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Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral
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Why borrowers resist using their homes as collateral

A Wharton study examines some of the aversion homeowners have to posting their homes as collateral, even when having trouble making mortgage payments.

From Knowledge at Wharton

How consumers and retailers can reduce returns
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How consumers and retailers can reduce returns

Wharton’s Gad Allon looks at how both retailers and consumers alike can improve the reverse supply chain and increase awareness of the toll that a massive rate of returns takes.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement
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  • Q&A

    • Penn-led nonprofit helps students with career advancement

    A Wharton senior talks to Penn Today about how a nonprofit virtual platform, HowToStudent, is dedicated to helping students advance in their education and career regardless of their economic background.

    Dee Patel

    Making time off a time for side gigs for good
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    Making time off a time for side gigs for good

    Penn Today profiles four faculty and staff members who use their time and talents to help others.

    Michele W. Berger, Katherine Unger Baillie

    Preparing, and paying for, climate change-induced disasters
    Aftermath of severe storm on a neighborhood with damaged houses and strewn debris.

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, cleanup and recovery costs can soar. With climate change fueling more severe weather events, the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center is innovating new strategies for building resilience and helping victims bounce back. 

    Preparing, and paying for, climate change-induced disasters

    In the wake of a series of unusual and devastating December tornadoes, Carolyn Kousky of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center tells Penn Today about strategies for resilience and recovery.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Hospitalizations for eating disorder increased during pandemic
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    Hospitalizations for eating disorder increased during pandemic

    Researchers can’t yet pinpoint definitive reasons, though they surmise it was a combination of factors, including stress, an outsized focus on weight gain and personal appearance, and maybe even symptoms of COVID-19 itself.

    Michele W. Berger

    Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing
    Two masked women holding shopping bags talk as they walk out of a store

    Today’s consumer expects a seamless integration between storefronts and the digital experience, which is often facilitated through mobile phones, says Barbara Kahn. (Image: Tim Douglas)

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    • Post-COVID retail trends: omnichannel, the metaverse, and creativity in marketing

    Since the pandemic’s onset, retailers’ reactions to government regulations limiting capacity and consumer demands for equity and authenticity have been finessed into smarter, more flexible responses, says marketing professor Barbara E. Kahn.

    Kristina García

    How immigrant employees boost performance
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    How immigrant employees boost performance

    Wharton’s Britta Glennon discusses how employing skilled immigrants can give organizations a competitive edge.

    From Knowledge at Wharton