Economics

An analysis by Joseph Gyourko of the Wharton School evaluated how much zoning and related restrictions added to the cost of a typical quarter-acre lot from 2013 to 2018, by metro region.

An analysis by Kent Smetters of the Wharton School estimates that the U.S. has about 20 years for corrective action to cut the national debt, after which no amount of future tax increases or spending cuts could avoid the government defaulting on its debt.

A study led by Norma Coe of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that the median lost wages for women providing intensive care for their mothers is $24,500 over two years. Rachel M. Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute, Wharton School, and Perelman School of Medicine says that the U.S. doesn’t value elders the way that other countries and cultures do.

A federal analysis developed in consultation with Norma Coe of the Perelman School of Medicine assessed long-term care needs and finances for people 65 and older.

Daniel Rock of the Wharton School says that the sectors likely to be most impacted by artificial intelligence are health care and financial services.

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the current upward productivity trajectory is fueled partly by employee anxiety and advances in artificial intelligence.

A long-term economic model by researchers at the Wharton School suggests that current baseline-projected budget deficits are unsustainable.