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Wharton Executive Education Guides Ultra-High-Net-Worth Families and Their Advisors with New Wealth Management Programs
PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2024 – “We are at the beginning of the greatest intergenerational transfer of wealth that has ever happened,” says Wharton professor Raffi Amit. The reporting backs him up. Baby boomers and the silent generation are expected to bequeath about $84 trillion by 2045, most of it going directly to their heirs, according ...Read More
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2024 Program in Philadelphia, All-Expense-Paid Fellowships Available
Applications now open, deadline to apply is August 26 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program, held on Wharton’s Philadelphia campus. There are several funding opportunities available for journalists, including an all-expenses-paid fellowship for U.S.-based journalists offered by the National Press Foundation ...Read More
Wharton Professor Jules van Binsbergen Appointed Director of the Lauder Institute
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2024—University of Pennsylvania Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. has announced the appointment of Jules van Binsbergen, the Nippon Life Professor in Finance in the Wharton School, as the Lauder Professor and Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, beginning July 1, 2024. “Jules van Binsbergen ...Read More
Wharton in the News
Everyone wants Taylor Swift’s vote. But celebrity endorsements are complicated.
NPR | August 22, 2024
Prof. Michael Platt discusses his research on celebrity endorsements shaping public opinion, applying his findings to the upcoming presidential election.
Google went public 20 years ago—what your $1000 investment would be worth today
Fortune | August 20, 2024
Prof. Itay Goldstein says the government has experienced more setbacks than success going after the tech giants.
How Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche
The New York Times | August 20, 2024
Prof. Raghu Iyengar explains why Costco has been so successful with consumers.
America’s Home Insurance Time Bomb
Newsweek | August 19, 2024
Prof. Ben Keys says insurers are reacting to climate change by passing those costs onto consumers.
Why AI is no substitute for human teachers
Axios | August 15, 2024
Prof. Hamsa Bastani discusses her latest research on GenAI as a learning tool.
How Wharton and Other Top Business Schools Are Training MBAs for the Climate Economy
Inside Climate News | August 14, 2024
Vice Dean Vit Henisz speaks to the School’s ESG Initiative and efforts to prepare students for evolving business needs.
That news article on Google? Its headline may have been written by a political campaign
USA Today | August 13, 2024
Prof. Pinar Yildirim provides insight into the ethics behind using news articles for campaign advertisements.
Best & Brightest Executive MBAs Of 2024
Poets & Quants | August 11, 2024
WG’24s Jim Garcia and Claudia Olsson were honored by Poets & Quants.
As inflation fury lingers, politicians join customers in pushing companies to cut prices
CNBC | August 7, 2024
Prof. Cait Lamberton believes addressing rising everyday costs is a safe campaign issue during contentious times.
Can an algorithm break antitrust law?
Marketplace | August 7, 2024
Prof. Joe Harrington explains how old laws are holding up in recent cases.
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