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Penn Wharton Budget Model Projects that The American Jobs Plan will raise $2.1 trillion by 2030 and decrease federal debt by 6.4% by 2050
The American Jobs Plan will decrease GDP by 0.8% by 2050 PHILADELPHIA, April 7, 2021––On March 31, President Biden announced The American Jobs Plan–a $2.7 trillion plan to invest in American infrastructure. The plan includes spending provisions aimed at rebuilding various sectors of American infrastructure and financing provisions which would…Read More Read More
Top Organizations Across US Launch NinetyToZero To Combat Racial Wealth Gap
Goldman Sachs, Starbucks, Lead Research Partner The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, Robin Hood foundation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ACLU, McKinsey & Company, Lord Abbett, and Children’s Defense Fund join together to combat the racial wealth gap NEW YORK, April 6, 2021—An inaugural group of…Read More Read More
2021 Wharton People Analytics Conference to Feature Speakers Ray Dalio, Katie Ledecky, Oris Stuart, Kara Swisher, and Tina Tchen
Annual student-run event hosted by Professors Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth, and Cade Massey brings together leaders from business, academe and the world’s premier organizations to inform the future of work PHILADELPHIA, April 5, 2021 —The annual Wharton People Analytics Conference will take place virtually on April 15, bringing together hundreds of leaders, innovators and expert practitioners ...Read More
Wharton in the News
Wharton in the News
- With the Georgia voting law, corporate activists face a problem of their own making April 9, 2021Outlet: Fortune Online--Mary-Hunter McDonnell writes about companies aligning their political strategies with their social strategies.
- Biden corporate tax hike would have little impact on business investment, Wharton study says April 7, 2021Outlet: CNBC--Penn Wharton Budget Model's new analysis on Biden's American Jobs Plan.
- Biden Seeks to Ease Housing Shortage With Looser Zoning Rules April 7, 2021Outlet: Wall Street Journal - Washington Bureau, The--Joseph Gyourko on Biden's infrastructure plan and its impact on affordable housing.
- Goldman, Starbucks, Wharton Form Group to Erase Black Wealth Gap April 6, 2021Outlet: Bloomberg News Online--Wharton joins the Robin Hood Foundation in new NinetyToZero initiative to address racial wealth gap.
- Investor-Owned Nursing Homes Draw Scrutiny as Deals Flourish April 6, 2021Outlet: Bloomberg Law--Atul Gupta on nursing homes owned by private equity.
- Fallout after MLB announces it will move All-Star game out of Georgia April 5, 2021Outlet: Good Morning America - ABC Television Network--Maurice Schweitzer on Georgia's voter law.
- Amazon is on edge over Alabama union vote April 4, 2021Outlet: CNN Online--Mary-Hunter McDonnell comments on competitve conduct and monopoly power.
- The biggest sneaker company you've never heard of is capitalizing on China's Nike and Adidas boycotts April 3, 2021Outlet: Fortune Online--John Zhang comments on Chinese boycotts against Nike and Adidas.
- Can a PSA end a pandemic? April 2, 2021Outlet: Washington Post, The--Katy Milkman on ways to convince people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
- US should share vaccines it’s not using with the world March 30, 2021Outlet: Boston Globe, The--Zeke Emanuel argues the US should help the many vulnerable people worldwide with the doses it is not using.
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