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Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight
Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight
Economist Harold L. Cole of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overview of what could happen should the U.S. default on debt payments because no spending deal is reached.
Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era
Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era
Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities.
2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.
A decade of medicine, business, and technology at PennHealthX
A decade of medicine, business, and technology at PennHealthX
PennHealthX, started as a traditional extracurricular club, has grown into an influential student-driven creative hub for projects and programs at the intersection of medicine with other disciplines.
A conversation on community with Wharton Women in Business
A conversation on community with Wharton Women in Business
For Wharton MBA women, WWIB serves as a guide for confident future leaders. Madeline Donoghue, WWIB’s vice president of admissions, and Krishna Shah, WWIB’s co-president, discuss how the group fosters relationships and community.
Ever more corporations are global. What are they responsible for?
Ever more corporations are global. What are they responsible for?
Faculty from the Wharton School explore what the responsibilities of multinational corporations are to their home countries as business continues to globalize—and as ESG principles gain traction.
Business and Black excellence
Business and Black excellence
The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary.
A simple intervention that can reduce turnover
A simple intervention that can reduce turnover
Work can be hard, but it shouldn’t be hard all the time. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer shows that overloading workers with too many difficult tasks in a row makes them more likely to quit.
Cooking up something special
Cooking up something special
The Food Innovation Lab at Tangen Hall provides a space for student entrepreneurs with an appetite for experimentation and creativity.
Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox
Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox
Emilie Feldman, a professor of management at the Wharton School, reads an excerpt from her new book, which is the first and only comprehensive book on corporate divestitures.
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The complete guide to haggling in this economy
To plan for a negotiation, Richard Shell of the Wharton School recommends humanizing oneself, practicing with a script, and always showing respect.
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The Washington Post
U.S. debt default could hit Social Security payments first
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that many older Americans have very little, often illiquid, savings.
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Financial Times
Illumina can survive loss of chair and CEO, says biotech group’s board director
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that a close relationship between CEO and chair can cause a company to lose the benefit of independent oversight.
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ABC News
‘It's not their money’: Older Americans worried debt default means no Social Security
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School explains the nature of the debt ceiling and how the United States Treasury issues debt through securities.
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CNN
More cash, fewer bonds: How corporate America can prepare for a U.S. default
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that a government default would make it hard to access credit.
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ABC News
How U.S. national debt grew to its $31.4 trillion high
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that each side of the political aisle can blame the other, but that the U.S. national debt is mathematically just a mismatch.
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