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Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt
History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite leans up against a light brown brick building with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera.

Arielle Alterwaite’s dissertation uses archives in seven different countries to explore Haiti's sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • 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.

    Kristen de Groot

    The risky business of homeowners insurance
    Homeowners inspect the ruined remains of their property after a fire. Rubble, a chimney, and a rusted truck are all that's left.

    State Farm, the largest insurer in California, has stopped writing new home insurance policies in the state, citing “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.”

    (Image: iStock/VladTeodor)

  • Q&A

    • The risky business of homeowners insurance

    State Farm, the largest insurer in California, has stopped writing new home insurance policies there, citing “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.” In a Q&A, Wharton’s Benjamin Keys discusses climate change and its risk to the real estate market.

    Kristina Linnea García

    How banks could protect themselves from runs
    People waiting outside the entrance of Silicon Valley Bank.

    The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the bailout of First Republic, spurred many to scrutinize their banking services and question whether or not they should make changes to ensure their money is safe.

    (Image: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

    How banks could protect themselves from runs

    The 2023 banking crisis brought into sharp focus the downsides of rising interest rates and uninsured deposits. New research co-authored by Wharton’s Itamar Drechsler offers banks a way to manage those risks.

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight
    A person is seen walking in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.

    People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 22, 2023. Brinkmanship in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has begun to raise worries in parts of the financial markets.

     (Image: AP Photo/Peter Morgan, file)

    Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight

    Economist Harold L. Cole of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overview of what could happen should the U.S. default on debt payments because no spending deal is reached.

    Kristen de Groot