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Economics
‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’
‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’
The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delves into transformative innovations and their effect on the populations they reach.
Expert Voices 2025: Access to sustainable and affordable housing
Expert Voices 2025: Access to sustainable and affordable housing
Twelve leading voices in housing policy, urban planning, and finance were asked to share their perspectives on the challenge of affordable housing in the country.
What’s the future of cities?
What’s the future of cities?
Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.
White House national climate advisor talks Inflation Reduction Act results and reasons for hope
White House national climate advisor talks Inflation Reduction Act results and reasons for hope
In a fireside chat at Penn, Ali Zaidi talked about the Biden Administration’s climate policy as a throughline to securing global competitiveness and domestic prosperity.
‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election
‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election
The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” follow up with key economic concerns voters brought to the ballot for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Many Medicare beneficiaries are one hospital visit away from poverty
Many Medicare beneficiaries are one hospital visit away from poverty
A new Penn LDI fellows’ study finds that the out-of-pocket costs of hospitalization may be too costly for older adults of modest incomes.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the business and economics of the election
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the business and economics of the election
The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into a key consideration for voters leading up the U.S. presidential election: the economy.
A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs
A summer in Harrisburg with an eye on global affairs
Henry Franklin, a second-year economics and cinema studies major, spent his summer interning in Pennsylvania’s Office of International Business Development.
First Fed rate cuts in four years
First Fed rate cuts in four years
Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown, a financial historian focused on central banking and policy, discusses the Fed’s recent, and likely last, key decision before the presidential election.
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
The latest episodes of the faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ showcase recent books from three experts.
In the News
Fortune
A former JPMorgan employee has accused the bank of obscuring the true size of its trading business to evade capital requirements
Itay Goldstein and David Zaring of the Wharton School comment on the Federal Reserve’s supervisory relationship with banks.
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CNBC
Trump’s plan to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits would help high-income households, report finds
According to a new analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits may reduce U.S. government revenues by $1.5 trillion over 10 years and increase the federal debt by 7% by 2054.
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USA Today
Wages are rising faster than inflation. Why are consumers still feeling the pinch?
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the real wage of a person that spends much of their income on food and housing might not have kept up with their personal inflation.
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Newsweek
Donald Trump gets bad news about his Social Security taxes plan
A study by Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and colleagues estimates that cutting taxes on Social Security benefits could cost the federal government $1.5 trillion during the next decade and exacerbate Social Security’s projected funding shortfalls.
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CNN
Forget 21 days. Most healthy new habits take at least two months to stick
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School explains how best to achieve goals and maintain new habits.
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Good Housekeeping
Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.
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