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Education, Business, & Law
The legal history of epidemics in America
The legal history of epidemics in America
Sarah Barringer Gordon, the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History, offers a commentary on American political responses to epidemics past.
Wharton expert examines U.S.’s record number of unemployment claims
Wharton expert examines U.S.’s record number of unemployment claims
Diane Lim of the Wharton School explains what the U.S.’s record number of unemployment claims means to the current economy amid the coronavirus crisis.
Confronting COVID-19: Why firms need to tap nonprofit partnerships
Confronting COVID-19: Why firms need to tap nonprofit partnerships
Wharton management professor Aline Gatignon argues that firms have an important role to play in the response to COVID-19, and should consider the unique ability of the nonprofit sector to serve hard-to-reach populations during disasters.
How far could the Fed go in responding to COVID-19?
How far could the Fed go in responding to COVID-19?
Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown discusses the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s effort to protect households, businesses and the economy from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The risk coronavirus poses to our tenuous, complex supply chain
The risk coronavirus poses to our tenuous, complex supply chain
A disruption to any single link, from factories overseas to the truck driver delivering goods the final mile, could have a ripple effect, according to researcher Steve Viscelli.
Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus
Allison Hoffman on congressional response to coronavirus
Penn Law Professor Allison Hoffman, a health care law and policy expert, explains HR 6201 and what it means in practical terms.
Guidelines for moving college courses online
Guidelines for moving college courses online
In response to the coronavirus, college instructors are shifting their in-person courses online. Zachary Herrmann and Penn GSE’s Center for Professional Learning have some experience making this work.
Wharton School launches a remote course on the impact and implications of COVID-19
Wharton School launches a remote course on the impact and implications of COVID-19
Starting March 25, the new course will address in real time how global business and financial uncertainty can be managed in the wake of such dramatic events.
How emotional contagion exacts a toll
How emotional contagion exacts a toll
From “Purell panic” to sold-out face masks, Wharton’s Sigal Barsade discusses how widespread panic is an emotional contagion amidst the coronavirus epidemic.
The lobster mac ‘n’ cheese mystery: Why brands mix high with low
The lobster mac ‘n’ cheese mystery: Why brands mix high with low
Wharton's Jonah Berger discusses his research on why brands mix downscale elements with higher-end goods. Berger describes what he calls a “trickle round” effect, whereby status signals move directly from low-end to high-end before diffusing to the middle.
In the News
Business Insider
The hidden risk factor investors may be missing in stocks, bonds, and options
A study by Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that stocks, bonds, and options strategies could have more correlated risk than is evident on the surface.
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The Wall Street Journal
How AI could help bring down the cost of college
Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.
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The Independent
How the stock market could be last guardrails to corral Trump’s wildest whims
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump measured his success in his first term by the performance of the stock market.
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CNN
Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School says that the U.S. economy is reliant on the supply of immigrant workers.
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Business Insider
The fight over Jerome Powell puts Elon Musk at odds with Wall Street
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that virtually every economist and most members of Congress value the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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