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Thomas S. Robertson Is Named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School

PHILADELPHIA -- Thomas S.  Robertson, executive faculty director of the Institute for Developing Nations at Emory University and former dean of Emory's Goizueta Business School, has been named dean of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.  The appointment, effective Aug. 1, was announced by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ron Daniels.

Ron Ozio

How undisclosed SEC investigations lead to insider trading

Should companies go public sooner about the fact that the SEC is investigating them? Daniel Taylor, a professor of accounting at Wharton, investigated this question in a research paper titled, “Undisclosed SEC Investigations,” which considers whether insiders gain an unfair advantage in being able to sell shares before the information hits the market.

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Scientific American

Grumpy voters want better stories. Not statistics

In a Q&A, PIK Professor Duncan Watts says that U.S. voters ignored Democratic policy in favor of Republican storytelling.

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The New York Times

How Kennedy could make it harder for you and your family to get vaccinated

In a co-written opinion essay, PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel explains how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies in the Trump administration could discourage the use and research of vaccines.

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Business Insider

The hidden risk factor investors may be missing in stocks, bonds, and options

A study by Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that stocks, bonds, and options strategies could have more correlated risk than is evident on the surface.

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The Wall Street Journal

How AI could help bring down the cost of college

Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.

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The Independent

How the stock market could be last guardrails to corral Trump’s wildest whims

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump measured his success in his first term by the performance of the stock market.

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