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Education, Business, & Law
Prepare for a slowdown, not a recession
Prepare for a slowdown, not a recession
According to Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel, a recession is inevitable, but when? Historic indicators of a recession are present, but demographic shifts make predictions less reliable.
Game-changing approach to a better U.S. criminal justice system
Game-changing approach to a better U.S. criminal justice system
Through its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions to errors afflicting the criminal justice system, the Law School’s Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has become a national leader in reform efforts.
In Hong Kong, a new round in the long-standing clash over law, autonomy, and democracy
In Hong Kong, a new round in the long-standing clash over law, autonomy, and democracy
Political scientist Jacques deLisle explains what spurred the latest conflict, and whether the desire to end it could prompt mainland China to intervene with force.
Gutmann, Moreno op-ed details ‘ethical mess’ of health care system
Gutmann, Moreno op-ed details ‘ethical mess’ of health care system
“Surely our fellow Americans with life-threatening diseases of all sorts are also worth saving,” they write.
Easing the transition from summer to school
Easing the transition from summer to school
Penn GSE’s Linda Leibowitz has a few suggestions for parents and caregivers who are keen to smooth their kids’ transition from summer back to school.
A wearable new technology moves brain monitoring from the lab to the real world
A wearable new technology moves brain monitoring from the lab to the real world
The portable EEG created by PIK Professor Michael Platt and postdoc Arjun Ramakrishnan has potential applications from health care to sports performance.
What are the long-term costs of the China-U.S. trade war?
What are the long-term costs of the China-U.S. trade war?
Wharton experts Marshall Meyer and Efraim Berkovich discuss the escalating trade war with China, and argue that U.S. households must brace for higher prices that won’t come down.
Equifax breach and how credit agencies must change how they manage data
Equifax breach and how credit agencies must change how they manage data
Wharton’s David Zaring analyzes the Equifax settlement, struck last week between the credit reporting firm and federal regulators over a massive data breach in 2017, and the call for stronger legislation and regulatory restraints to protect consumers.
Will Amazon’s plan to ‘upskill’ its employees pay off?
Will Amazon’s plan to ‘upskill’ its employees pay off?
Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell discusses Amazon’s $700 million plan to retrain its workforce with “pathways to careers” in machine learning, manufacturing, robotics, and computer science, while facing mounting personnel and safety issues and concerns at its warehouses.
Uncovering bias: A new way to study hiring can help
Uncovering bias: A new way to study hiring can help
Research has shown how easy it is for an employer’s conscious and unconscious biases to creep in when reviewing resumés, creating an uneven playing field that disproportionally hurts women and minority job candidates.
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Vice
'Mindfulness' isn't the answer to our completely hellish workplaces
The Wharton School’s Lindsey Cameron comments on her work studying the impact of mediation on the workplace.
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The New York Times
For the N.B.A., a sticky situation in China will linger
Witold Henisz of the Wharton School comments on the need for sports companies to have a political strategy.
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The Washington Post
An economic crisis in your teens can alter your behavior for life, economists find
Arthur van Benthem of the Wharton School collaborated with economist Christopher Severen on an analysis of the impact of spikes in gas prices on Americans’ car-usage over time.
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Forbes
Restrictions on H-1B visas found to push jobs out of the U.S.
A study led by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School explores “how decreased access to visas for skilled workers could lead multinational firms to offshore more jobs.”
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Despite obstacles, black colleges are pipelines to the middle class, study finds. Here’s its list of the best
Robert A. Nathenson of the Graduate School of Education comments on his work studying the hurdles faced by historically black colleges and universities.
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