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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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Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Announces Funding Application Deadline: Nearly All Expenses Covered for Selected Reporters Attending Oct. 2018 Program
Just weeks to apply before Wharton Public Policy Initiative Funding deadline What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Funding, which will allow up to five business reporters who cover aspects of public policy to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year. ...Read More
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 More
Knowledge@Wharton
- How Can Turkey Overcome Its Economic Troubles? August 17, 2018President Erdogan must forsake populist policies and accept outside help to readjust the economy, even if this is politically unpalatable, Wharton experts say.
- How Empathy Can Help Your Company Get Ahead August 17, 2018Cultivating empathy can help a company vanquish the competition, gain loyal customers, retain innovative employees and elevate itself from good to great, says the author of a new book.
- Amid the Fantasy, Comic-Con Tackles the Real World August 16, 2018Comic-Con International: San Diego celebrates superheroes, science fiction and fantasy. But between all the hoopla and cosplayers, some workshops tackle serious issues -- such as this year's "Art During the Holocaust."
- How Data.World Wants to Unify the Data World August 16, 2018The co-founders of data.world believe that a common, collaborative platform for data can change the world.
- What Marketers Are Doing Wrong in Data Analytics August 16, 2018Most marketers are doing something called 'p-hacking' in data analytics, potentially leading to wrong results, according to new Wharton research.
- How a Yosemite Official Is Leading the Fight on Sexual Harassment August 16, 2018Yosemite official Kelly Martin recounts her own experience of sexual harassment at national parks and is leading efforts to fight it.
- Why Middle-class Families Can No Longer Afford America August 15, 2018The American Dream is disappearing for the middle class, says the author of 'Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America.'