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Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
Wharton finance professor Itamar Drechsler discusses what led to the collapse of SVB and the questions it raises for banks, depositors, and regulators going forward.
The 4th annual Women in Data Science @ Penn conference featured an array of impressive industry, academic, and student speakers, each of whom possesses unique insights into the study and application of data science.
Research by Wharton’s Corinne Low examines the economic compromises women face in balancing career and family timing, and the need for more gender-equitable policies.
Microeconomics professor Anne Duchene teaches 900 first-years every fall and spring, helping fresh-out-of-high school students lay the groundwork for tackling the challenges of college coursework.
The recently launched At-Risk Scholars Program has enabled two people—an art historian and economist—to escape persecution and danger with a period of residence at the University.
Harold Cole, the James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Economics, sheds light on the Fed’s structure, objectives, and capabilities.
In a new book, Peter Fader, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School, shows business leaders the path toward understanding the health of their overall customer base.
Adi Wyner of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative explains the impact of sports on finances.
Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner says that over time, Congress has granted significant power to the president to influence monetary policy, which could erode the Federal Reserve’s autonomy and weaken the fight against inflation.
Kristen de Groot
News Officer
krisde@upenn.edu
On “Closing Bell,” Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the consequence of yield-curve inversion, the silver lining from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, and a potential shift in tone from the Fed about rate policy.
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Itay Goldstein of the Wharton School says that Silicon Valley Bank’s loans to environmental and community projects were not an important factor behind its collapse.
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Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that people are generally uncertain of the value of annuities and reluctant to spend a large sum of money on the chance that they’ll have a longer lifespan.
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Atul Gupta of the Wharton School says that long-distance hospital mergers often lead to price increases.
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Junlei Chen of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says that the proposed lowered payments to income-driven repayment plans represent the best option for future student debt relief, though they will cost billions of dollars.
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According to research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts & Sciences, two-thirds of the “college premium” reflect skills learned or enhanced in college.
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