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The economic impact of tariffs

The economic impact of tariffs

Sweeping tariffs would raise new revenue, but they would also depress GDP, wages, and Treasury bond demand and prices, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model.

Cary Coglianese on the future of administrative law

Cary Coglianese on the future of administrative law

Penn Carey Law’s Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science has published one of the first scholarly analyses of Supreme Court’s landmark Loper Bright decision, which overturned the four-decade-old Chevron doctrine and sparked intense debates over the future of administrative law.

From Penn Carey Law

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Black Law Student Association explores constitutional law, literacy, and advocacy in South Africa

Black Law Student Association explores constitutional law, literacy, and advocacy in South Africa

This spring, Penn Carey Law’s Black Law Student Association traveled to South Africa to engage in several high-impact activities focused on constitutional law, social justice, and legal education. Each year, the group travels internationally to give back to the Black diaspora and learn about different issues Black communities are facing around the world.

Teaching crisis negotiation
Penn Carey Law students in a classroom.

For the two-day exercise, the students organized into nine teams, each representing a different nation, to resolve an international dispute in the South China Sea with diplomatic, informational, military, legal, and economic factors at play.

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Teaching crisis negotiation

Each spring, the U.S. Army War College holds an International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise at Penn Carey Law, designed to engage and educate law students in the process of crisis negotiation at the strategic level.

From Penn Carey Law

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Does financial literacy decline with age?

Does financial literacy decline with age?

A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell reveals an alarming drop in financial and health literacy levels for older men and women over the span of 12 years.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Wharton podcast series tackles taxation
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Wharton podcast series tackles taxation

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores the intricate intersections of psychology, economics, and policy of taxation.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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Wharton’s Dinan Hall restoration celebrated
J. Larry Jameson, Erika H. James and Jamie Dinan stand in front of Dinan Hall.

President J. Larry Jameson, Wharton School Dean Erika H. James, and Trustee Jamie Dinan at the Dinan Hall dedication ceremony.

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Wharton’s Dinan Hall restoration celebrated

A gift from Trustee, Wharton Board of Advisors member, and alumnus Jamie Dinan led to renovation of former Vance Hall.

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The Wharton School introduces new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in artificial intelligence for business
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The Wharton School introduces new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in artificial intelligence for business

The degree is designed to address the world’s growing demand for AI-related skills and expertise, and “represents a bold step forward in our mission to prepare the next generation to responsibly lead in an AI-driven world,” says Wharton dean Erika James. The curriculum includes courses on applied machine learning, data science, neuroscience, data engineering, statistics, and ethics.

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Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education
Lorea Peterson Redondo poses in front of the GSE and Wharton buildings.

Lorea Peterson Redondo, who is working toward an MBA in the Wharton School and a master's in education policy in the Graduate School of Education.

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Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education

Peterson Redondo, a graduate student in the Wharton School and the Graduate School of Education who will graduate in May, hopes to bring lessons learned back to her hometown of Mexico City.

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