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Tracing the evolving law and business of TV
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Tracing the evolving law and business of TV

Reflecting on 100 years of television, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law provides an overview of TV’s shifting legal landscape, and Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School shares how branding has evolved.

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Five things to know about private credit
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Five things to know about private credit

As investor withdrawals and liquidity concerns rattle a $1.8 trillion market, Wharton’s Itay Goldstein explains how private credit works, why experts are uneasy, and what it could mean for your finances.

3 min. read

Injecting humanity into the criminal legal system

Injecting humanity into the criminal legal system

Students in Penn Carey Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic gain hands-on trial experience representing clients in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court.

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Workshops prepare future lawyers for productive disagreement

Workshops prepare future lawyers for productive disagreement

To strengthen civil discourse initiatives at the Penn Carey Law School, the Student Affairs Office held two Joint Problem-Solving workshops this winter to helping students develop essential leadership skills for navigating conflict.

Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation
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Junghoon Lee (left), director of engineering and data at the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), and Kent Smetters (right). The PWBM is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.

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Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation

The Penn Wharton Budget Model is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.

3 min. read

A look inside the political economy of early America
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A look inside the political economy of early America

Penn economist Fernando Arteaga shares insights into the factors that led to the American Revolution and the later institutions that created the strong U.S. national economy.

3 min. read

Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Penn Carey Law’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s work on women in conflict, the “Women, Peace and Security Addendum“ has been formally adopted at the 92nd session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics
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Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores online dating, the future of global finance, sports and advertising, and how AI is informing human decision-making.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

How confidence changes consumer loyalty

How confidence changes consumer loyalty

New research from Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger explores how experience in a category shapes how confident consumers feel, which has important consequences for brands.