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Penn Wharton Budget Model Scores Senator Warren’s Wealth Tax—Presidential Candidate’s Proposal Would Shrink Economy Between 0.9 and 2.1 percent by 2050
PHILADELPHIA, December 12, 2019 — Since Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her proposal to tax wealth, a few questions have arisen: How much money would these taxes actually raise? And how might a wealth tax affect the economy? Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), the nonpartisan, independent applied research organization housed at…Read More Read More
Wharton School Receives Gift from Michael and Peggy Moh to Create the Moh Foundation Applied Insights Lab
PHILADELPHIA, December 11, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today a gift from 1992 Wharton undergraduate alumnus Michael Moh and his wife Peggy Moh through the Larry & Celia Moh Foundation to establish the Moh Foundation Applied Insights Lab. Housed within Wharton People Analytics (WPA) and integral to the newly ...Read More
Wharton School Establishes New Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 2019 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today the establishment of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI). WSABI represents an expansion of school-wide sports business activities by building on the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), founded in 2008. The addition of sports analytics offerings dramatically expands the ...Read More
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- 6th Democratic Debate hosted by PBS NewsHour and Politico December 20, 2019Outlet: PBS NewsHour - PBS--Penn Wharton Budget Model's analysis on the Warren wealth tax mentioned during the Democratic Debate.
- Why Don't Women Self-Promote As Much As Men? December 19, 2019Outlet: Harvard Business Review Online--Judd Kessler's new research on the gender gap in self-promotion.
- Your Non-Rational Holiday Gifting Habits Are Officially Driving Behavioral Economists Crazy December 18, 2019Outlet: Fortune Online--Deborah Small on the psychology around gifting this holiday season.
- The Outside View: Returns Are Every Retailer's Double-Edged Sword December 18, 2019Outlet: Women's Wear Daily--Tom Robertson writes about the rising costs of returns, and what retailers can do about it.
- The Loyalty Economy December 17, 2019Outlet: Harvard Business Review Online--Peter Fader on customer-based corporate valuation.
- Why Most Employees Burn Out Trying to Fix Their Weaknesses and What Managers Can Do to Help December 17, 2019Outlet: Inc.
- Too much information? The new challenge for decision-makers December 13, 2019Outlet: Financial Times - FT.com--Mauro Guillen comments on governance in a complex world.
- Competition in the real estate brokerage industry: A critical review December 13, 2019Outlet: Brookings Institution--Maisy Wong discusses limited competition in the real estate industry.
- Warren Wealth Tax Would Raise Nearly 30% Less Than Projected, Study Finds - The Wall Street Journal December 12, 2019Outlet: Wall Street Journal Online, The--Kent Smetters on Penn Wharton Budget Model's wealth tax analysis.
- The Price of Free December 11, 2019Outlet: Atlantic Online, The--Ron Berman on consumer psychology around free shipping.