Economics

Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design co-writes that an alarming number of Americans risk losing access to utility service altogether because they can’t pay their bills.

Robert Stambaugh and Lucian Taylor of the Wharton School co-write that environmentally friendly stocks have tended to outperform others but that past performance is the opposite of what to expect in the future.

Gad Allon of the Wharton School writes that, while allowing people to make their own flight choices is an improvement, online ticket buying has come with a serious downside.

Researchers at the Wharton School estimated that the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan would have cost U.S. taxpayers between $300 billion and $980 billion over 10 years.

Olivia S. Mitchell of the Wharton School explains the problems currently facing Social Security.

Nwamaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the inequities of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd served as a catalyst to promote equity in medical research.

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that the Inflation Reduction Act, originally intended to be a deficit reducer, will now add to the national debt.

Iwan Barankay of the Wharton School says that a four-day workweek might increase pressure on workers to toil on their own time.

Tariq Thachil of the School of Arts & Sciences has co-authored a new book, “Migrants and Machine Politics,” which states that most assumed knowledge about Indian slums is based on myth rather than fact.

Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Perelman School of Medicine says that any online group trying to function as a safe space needs to set clear guidelines that must be followed.