Why researchers are sure that the COVID vaccine saved millions of lives
According to a 2024 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a growing number of Americans mistakenly believe that COVID vaccines have been responsible for thousands of deaths.
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Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children
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Recording oral histories in rural Uganda
How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year.
If a big inheritance is your retirement plan, don't get your hopes up
According to a 2021 analysis by researchers at the Wharton School, people are most likely to inherit between the ages of 56 and 65.
Will Recession Spark a Housing Market Crash? What to Know
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that a recession is likely to initially dampen housing demand due to insecurity about job prospects, although the decline of mortgage rates would likely prompt buying.
China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption
A paper from the Penn Institute for Economic Research at the School of Arts & Sciences found that China’s decade-long push for electric vehicle adoption coincided with the country’s expansion of high-speed rail.
At Penn, a whiteboard and ‘hustle’ turned a 2-6 start into a trip to the women’s Ivy tournament
The women’s basketball team earned the fourth and final seed in the upcoming Ivy tournament with leading stats from first-year Katie Collins and new “hustle plays” by coach Mike McLaughlin.
Trump’s chief economist has a blueprint to force countries to pay for tariffs without reigniting inflation, but he says the path to success is narrow
Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School says that the effects of a breakdown in trust between trading partners will become harder to control as the U.S. attempts to overhaul a global trade system developed over decades.
Banks Share Private Information to Snag Debt Trades, Study Says
A collaborative study by Christina Zhu of the Wharton School suggests that global banks are giving top clients private information to win corporate-bond trading business.