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The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
LGBT people continue to face many hurdles to financial security, with a higher likelihood to slip below the poverty line.
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu all entered Penn as first-generation college undergraduates and the children of immigrants and pursued different paths: political science, film, and finance and accounting.
Two Penn Ph.D. candidates awarded 2024 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Two Penn Ph.D. candidates awarded 2024 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
The School of Arts & Sciences awardees are Arielle Xena Alterwaite, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in history, and Katherine Scahill, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in music.
‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’
‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’
A new book by Sudev Sheth, senior lecturer in history and international studies, looks at how the leaders of one of the most dominant early modern polities lost their grip over empire.
How friendship and finance bloom at Wharton’s Stevens Center
How friendship and finance bloom at Wharton’s Stevens Center
Sindi Banaj and Maryem Bouatlaoui bonded in friendship as they collaborated on a college finance app built by high school students, for high school students.
The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field
From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.
The economy and you
The economy and you
The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens
For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education.
Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings
Why stock valuation hinges more on returns than future earnings
Growth stocks don’t generate the long-term returns that would justify their high multiples, according to the 2023 Jacobs Levy Center’s “Best Paper” co-authored by the Wharton School’s Sean Myers.
Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
Her work on Haiti’s sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution holds lessons for what is currently happening there and more broadly for conversations around reparations.
In the News
Marketplace (NPR)
Why does the Federal Reserve have blackout periods?
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve has pivoted from remaining above discourse to communicating with transparency.
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CNBC
Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel: No way Democrats can hold the Senate if Trump wins the presidency
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the impact of the assassination attempt on former President Trump on markets, 2024 presidential election, down ballot races, and more.
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CNBC
Gen Zers are willing to buy fixer-upper homes. Some already regret the decision, new report finds
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that young buyers are having to make trade-offs because housing prices are so expensive.
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Business Insider
Stock market today: Nvidia pushes Nasdaq, S&P 500 to record highs
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School believes that the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting in September is when the central bank will begin to cut rates.
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The New York Times
Home insurance rates in America are wildly distorted. Here’s why
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School developed a workaround to analyze the cost of home insurance in different parts of the United States.
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Fortune
A majority of CFOs admit they don’t fully understand AI
A report by Amy Wang Huber of the Wharton School found that broker-dealers’ power over cash lenders in the repo market generates substantial profit for the dealers while affecting many downstream asset prices.
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