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In the wake of tariffs, can dynamic pricing work?
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In the wake of tariffs, can dynamic pricing work?

Firms could avoid consumer backlash with pricing that works both ways, says Wharton marketing professor John Zhang.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

Nudging populations toward better health
Kevin Volpp.

Kevin Volpp is the Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Wharton School, and director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics.

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Nudging populations toward better health

Kevin Volpp, Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Wharton School, discusses how behavioral health interventions can improve public health outcomes.

From the Regulatory Review

2 min. read

Private equity in 401(k)s: Opportunity or overreach?

Private equity in 401(k)s: Opportunity or overreach?

Wharton’s Bilge Yilmaz and Burcu Esmer break down how the Trump administration’s new executive order could reshape how Americans invest for retirement.

Summer program for teens combines practical economics and college life
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Economics Academy students work on a game theory project with notes from a previous international research project on the whiteboards.

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Summer program for teens combines practical economics and college life

The Economics Academy introduces high school students to key principles and applications, learning while living on campus.

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