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Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research.
The results of a new study from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice applies to the fast-food sector and the entire low-wage labor market.
Susan Wachter and William Glasgall of the Penn Institute for Urban Research discuss key takeaways from their webinar on interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.
Third-year student Ayesha Patel conducted research and a financial analysis during a summer internship at BalletX, a contemporary ballet company in Philadelphia.
New research from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice shows both potential and unequal opportunities in the green jobs market.
A study from Penn Medicine finds that after discontinuing pandemic-related food assistance benefits, Americans faced a substantial increase in food insufficiency, which can contribute to chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
A new Wharton study finds a new student loan debt forgiveness program for teachers program “broken,” and raises broader issues on how student aid programs could backfire.
Criminal fines and fees disproportionately affect poor individuals and people in vulnerable groups, write Penn Carey Law professor Jean Galbraith and students.
Meta’s new social platform, Threads, is off to an impressive start, but can it continue its initial success against Twitter? Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim weighs in.
A new study finds that the human capital consequences of natural disasters, linked to climate change, are a significant factor contributing to economic inequality.
Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
Research by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School reveals there is no monetary threshold at which money's capacity to improve well-being diminishes.
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In a co-authored journal article, Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School explains when financial education is at its most effective.
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Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that lack of financial literacy is a solvable problem that’s contributing to the wage gap.
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Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that no one has scrutinized shareholder agreements in the context of whether boards of directors fundamentally manage corporations.
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Joao Gomes of the Wharton School predicts that America’s $34 trillion debt burden may upset the world’s financial markets as early as next year, assuming that a president-elect announces a raft of expensive policies.
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Jill E. Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that it’s legal to invest according to values but only with a mandate to do so and with proper disclosure.
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