Economics

Atul Gupta of the Wharton School says that long-distance hospital mergers often lead to price increases.

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.

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.

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School says that people who opt for more recent insulin medications may not see the benefit of price cuts.

Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that how American voters assess the economy has increasingly become a partisan question in recent years.

Kent Smetters of the Wharton School and colleagues found that achieving fiscal balance would require the federal government to hike tax revenues by more than 40% or cut expenditures by 30%, or some combination of the two.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School outlines the steps it takes to build a habit that sticks.

Eric Bradlow of the Wharton School discusses the creation and importance of data science curricula like Wharton’s new business analytics MBA major.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that four-fifths of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions to change bad habits will eventually fail, with roughly a third giving up by the end of January.