How the U.S. rental market is increasing inequality How the U.S. rental market is increasing inequality Wharton's Benjamin Keys, Zillow's Aaron Terrazas and the Brookings Institution's Jenny Schuetz explain how an increase in the number of luxury rentals on the market means declining high-end rents, while affordable rent for the working class continues to be a struggle.
Sophomore and junior picnic focuses on friends President Amy Gutmann poses at the photo booth with College Board members, including Sophomore College Board President Lizzie Youshaei and Junior College Board President Karim El Sewedy, at the sophomore and junior welcome back picnic. Sophomore and junior picnic focuses on friends More than 1,250 attended this year’s annual welcome back picnic hosted by the President’s Office on College Green.
Testing the reproducibility of social science research In a rigorous attempt to address the “replication crisis” in the social sciences, a multi-institutional team found that many key findings failed to reproduce with the same significance seen in the original studies. Testing the reproducibility of social science research A team co-led by Gideon Nave of the Wharton School replicated 21 high-profile social science studies and found discrepancies with the original research. Researchers betting in prediction markets, however, were quite accurate at predicting which findings would replicate and which would not.
Regulating ride-sharing Regulating ride-sharing Wharton professors discuss New York City’s regulations on ride-hail companies such as Uber and Lyft, capping the number of vehicles on the road for one year, and requiring that drivers be paid a minimum wage.
After recessions, why do some jobs disappear forever? After recessions, why do some jobs disappear forever? Wharton finance professor Nikolai Roussanov explores the phenomenon of “job polarization,” and how it affects different skill sets in a post-recession job market.
How ties to ethnic communities influence global firm expansion How ties to ethnic communities influence global firm expansion When a company wants to expand beyond is own country’s borders, it often looks to areas populated by people of its nationality, a phenomenon studied in the banking industry by Exequiel Hernandez of the Wharton School.
Tariff troubles: Will consumers feel the pinch? Tariff troubles: Will consumers feel the pinch? Businesses are preparing for an economic downturn, while economists predict a reduction in corporate profits, fewer jobs, lower wages, and an agricultural bailout.
When business blows up policy: How to regulate disruptions When business blows up policy: How to regulate disruptions Wharton professor Sarah Light outlines the challenge of regulating traditional business disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb, two companies with platforms that have no precedent in the business sector for regulation.
Vet students’ goat dairy aims to fill a nutrition gap in Gambia Briana Wilson, a third-year student at Penn Vet, is helping her peers establish a commercial goat dairy operation in Gambia. Vet students’ goat dairy aims to fill a nutrition gap in Gambia Briana Wilson plans on becoming a small-animal vet, but this summer she is immersing herself in far-flung ventures in faraway places at the Gambia Goat Dairy, helping to create a sustainable, commercial herd of milking goats.
The business of voting The business of voting The chaos that befell the 2000 election sparked a revamping of the election technology industry. Wharton experts have drafted a report detailing the business side of modernizing voting technology.