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Professor Kent Smetters and the Penn Wharton Budget Model are cited in a Washington Post article about proposed tax cuts.
Professor Kevin Werbach speaks with CNBC about the growing popularity of blockchain among students.
Professor of Accounting Jennifer Blouin speaks with CNN about whether proposed tax cuts will really help the middle class.
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Johnson & Johnson Gift Provides Undergraduate Financial Aid and Serves Communities through the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 15, 2018 – The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a gift of $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to the School of Nursing and the Wharton School. This investment launches the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program, a program that will increase the number of health care leaders with expertise in both ...Read More
Penn Launches Strategic Collaboration with Ripple to Accelerate Innovation in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 4, 2018 — The Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania today announced the launch of The Ripple Project at Penn. This joint-school effort is supported by the blockchain-based global payments leader Ripple under its just-announced University Blockchain Research Initiative. The goal of this ...Read More
Wharton to Host 52nd Annual Global Forum in New York City, June 13-15
WHAT: 52nd ANNUAL WHARTON GLOBAL FORUM You are invited to the first Wharton Global Forum ever to be held in New York City, home to Wharton’s largest alumni population. This event will bring together alumni speakers — leaders in business, government, media, academia, and the nonprofit world — to share their deep expertise and elite insider perspectives with the ...Read More
New Book Explains Why Long-Term Thinking Is Your Best Short-Term Strategy
In GO LONG, authors Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, and Rodney Zemmel reveal how some of the world’s most prominent business leaders resisted short-term pressures to successfully manage their organizations for the long term, and in turn, aim to create more jobs, more satisfied customers, and more shareholder wealth. PHILADELPHIA, PA, MAY 8, 2018—The lifespans ...Read MoreHow Smart Companies Are Competing with Amazon
BARBARA E. KAHN’S NEW BOOK, THE SHOPPING REVOLUTION, REVEALS A FRAMEWORK THAT ANY COMPANY CAN USE TO CREATE A POWERFUL RETAIL STRATEGY PHILADELPHIA, PA, MAY 3, 2018—A quick look at the headlines reveals the challenges facing retailers… Retail defaults are at a historic high, with Toys R Us, Claire’s, and other retailers filing bankruptcy. The decline ...Read MoreWharton Customer Analytics to Celebrate 10th Anniversary at Annual Conference Featuring Evite, Cadillac and Microsoft
Two-day event will explore how companies leverage analytics with keynote addresses and hands-on seminars PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Wharton Customer Analytics Initiatives (WCAI), a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will host its annual conference, Successful Applications of Customer Analytics, May 9-10, 2018 at the Inn at Penn. The event will feature ...Read MoreIllinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business Wins Annual WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award™
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Wharton Research Data Services, SSRN and Elsevier are pleased to announce Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business as the winner of the 2018 North America WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award™, honoring emerging business schools. Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), the leading data research platform and business intelligence tool for corporate, academic and government ...Read More
Knowledge@Wharton
- What Are Early-stage VCs Looking for? Founders with Grit June 21, 2018At the seed stage, the best bets are startup founders who have an understanding of the risks and struggle ahead, says venture capitalist Josh Kopelman.
- Job Training in the Digital Age: Learning to Do, Not Think June 21, 2018The unemployment rate in the United States is the lowest it has been since 2000, but employers can’t find enough skilled workers to fill jobs.
- From Walmart to Disney: Building Companies That Last June 20, 2018Today’s startups seem intent on building up quickly and selling to the highest bidder. But it’s better to build a lasting business, a new book says.
- Beyond Gaming: How Virtual Reality Brings Us Closer June 20, 2018Virtual reality is not just good for gaming. It’s also a tool for developing human connections, says the author of a new book.
- Why Blockchain Isn’t a Revolution June 20, 2018The terms Bitcoin and blockchain are often used interchangeably, but there are differences among the groups comprising this innovation, Wharton professor Kevin Werbach says.
- Is the AT&T-Time Warner Decision a Blow Against Antitrust? June 19, 2018The vertical nature of the merger as well as big shifts in the media landscape paved the way for the recent ruling, experts say.
- How the ACA Legal Challenge Could Hurt Insurers and the Insured June 19, 2018A lawsuit that wants to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in its entirety could create outcomes that are worse than the problems it aims to fix.