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Wharton School
Restructuring competition: The Biden executive order and beyond
Restructuring competition: The Biden executive order and beyond
Antitrust experts from Penn reflect on the significance and likely consequences of the Biden Administration’s approach to competition policy.
Post-pandemic tipping
Post-pandemic tipping
Wharton’s Catherine Lamberton talks about tipping’s new normal, advocating for “appreciation and generosity.”
Penn’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo goes virtual
Penn’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo goes virtual
Tune into the live event Wednesday, July 28, at noon. Featured speakers include Wharton Dean Erika H. James and ActOne Founder and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd, followed by an online expo featuring dozens of diverse businesses.
Mortgage rates are low: Why aren’t minority homeowners refinancing?
Mortgage rates are low: Why aren’t minority homeowners refinancing?
Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys discusses racial disparities in mortgage refinancing.
How data science can make Hollywood more diverse
How data science can make Hollywood more diverse
Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar launched Jumpcut, a startup to help Hollywood create more inclusive content by relying on data to show industry leaders that audiences are hungry for a wider range of representation.
Wharton researcher gives practical lessons for new managers
Wharton researcher gives practical lessons for new managers
In “Bringing Up the Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers,” author Rachel Pacheco focuses on translating academic research, data, and real-life anecdotes to practical lessons and tools for emerging managers.
How middle managers can help make a more equitable workplace
How middle managers can help make a more equitable workplace
A new report from Wharton shows how companies can make a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace with the help of middle managers, who ultimately shape the environment and daily experiences of employees.
Penn Wharton Budget Model’s analysis of bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal
Penn Wharton Budget Model’s analysis of bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal
Penn Wharton Budget Model analyzed the budgetary and economic effects of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal endorsed by President Biden.
How to bring your conscience to work
How to bring your conscience to work
Wharton’s G. Richard Shell talks about how employees and managers can stand up for their values and create a more ethical workplace.
Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’
Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’
Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting
In the News
The New York Times
Climate change should make you rethink homeownership
In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School writes that renting beachfront property might be better than owning due to reduced exposure for climate risk and for greater flexibility.
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CNBC
A strong labor market report could prompt a Fed pause, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that a strong jobs report for October would prompt the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged.
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CNN
Consumers reach their breaking point, forcing retailers to shutter stores at a worrying pace
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that any rental chain that is over-stored is going to begin to pull back.
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Bloomberg Law
JPMorgan opts out of political disclosure designation
The Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School has developed a new “model code” framework for companies to voluntarily disclose more about their political spending.
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Barron’s
Boeing workers want the pension plan restarted. It won’t happen
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that companies didn’t initially contribute enough to defined benefit pension plans to make them viable for the long run.
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