In The News
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In the face of increasing disaster-related property damage, fewer people are still purchasing the necessary insurance policies. As such, Prof. Carolyn Kousky has advocated for policies that make it harder to drop the expenses in the first place. -
Professor Lorin Hitt’s PPI research into the voter technology market was cited in an article discussing the vulnerabilities and concerns that these businesses pose to American democracy. The article highlights the near monopoly holds that these organizations hold int the tightening marketplace and the barriers this places on transparency and oversight. -
Amidst the recent buzz around breaking up large tech companies, Professor Herbert Hovenkamp comments on how suits may not be brought by regulators unless they know they can win. -
In a discussion on Philadelphia’s recent cash-less policy ban, Professor Cary Coglianese said, “Concerns about equitable treatment — namely, ensuring access to services to all individuals, regardless of their economic status or access to banking services — should presumably apply even more strongly to the public’s interaction with their government.” -
In an article discussing the disparity of access and use to credit cards between white consumers and black adults, the authors cite Professor Lisa Servon’s argument against recent Congressional bills focused on regulating interest rates, which she reasons actually hurt the individuals it was designed to protect. -
In an interview with Professor Rachel Werner, she magnanimously speaks to experience of being the first female and physician-economist to be appointed as Director of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She hopes to leverage her dual academic background to greater facilitate interdisciplinary approaches to current health care issues. -
Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel discusses the burgeoning application and use of AI technology in health care but urges that a refocusing on the behavioral hazards of modern life is necessary for tangible improvements in net American health. -
According to research by Penn GSE Professor Laura Perna, data shows that inequalities continue to persist in higher education that uniquely disadvantage students of the lowest income brackets. However, the Perna argues that this presents a unique oppertunity for federal and state lawmakers to design new policies that help support low-income, first generation, and differently abled students. -
As robots continue to replace physical jobs, Wharton Professor Kartik Hosanager comments on how computers developed to understand languages may represent an early encroachment on more creative industries such as medicine and the law -
Wharton Professor Barbara Kahn provides a multifaceted breakdown of Amazon’s current financial success. She highlights elements such as its multi-sector ubiquity, apparent transparency, and discreet focus on data operations. -
Wharton Professor Peter Cappelli comments on PTO exchanges, or a new system where employees can trade in the monetary value of their vacation days in exchange for compensation to pay off student debts. Cappelli notes how strategies such as this one are creative solutions to deal with an ever tightening labor market. -
Wharton Professor Minyuan Zhao comments on the ensuing “trade war” and argues that the core issue is one of domestic politics. Zhao reasons that the underlying motivating mechanisms driving the conflict is one centered around Trump’s re-election interests amongst other things. -
Wharton Professor Kevin Werbach joins other scholars in a discussion on 5G technology and whether or not it will fulfill its purported promises. Considerations such as its implications on productivity, innovation, and rural reach all make a review of the new wireless technology a rich and fascinating subject. -
Read about Penn Law Professor Tom Baker’s research on the challenges of regulating the automated advice industry. Amongst these difficulties, Baker cites conflict of interests, poorly tailored laws and more. -
Penn Med Professor Christina Roberto’s research found that in Philadelphia and Baltimore “Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is one of the most effective policy strategies to reduce the purchase of these unhealthy drinks. It is a public health no-brainer and a policy win-win.” -
Professor Peter Conti-Brown is a cited in an discussion on the recent complications experienced by the Trump administration to staff the Federal Reserve. Brown comments “Republicans still wish to see the Fed as a place where serious work is done by credible Republicans.” -
Professor Ioana Marinescu’s research into monopsony influence in the US was cited in an article discussing the growing market power of America’s biggest firms and the potential explanations for this phenomenon. -
Professor Gilles Duranton comments on the future of ride-hailing apps and the inevitability of increased rates in order to make companies such as Uber and Lyft more sustainable, viable, and profitable. -
In a paper published by Wharton Professor Gilles Duranton, he discusses his findings that suggest how congestion pricing may not relieve India’s urban mobility issue. His research found that other complications such as poor road conditions and city design infringe on the mobility of cars – irregardless of the amount of traffic.
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Wharton Professor David Zaring discusses the implications of the $1 billion dollar fine levied on Wells Fargo and whether or not it is a sufficient value to function as a deterrent for future malpractices in big banks -
Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie and David Zaring join the Knowledge@Wharton broadcast to discuss Volkswagen’s ongoing emissions cheating scandal. Both MacDuffie and Zaring indicate that the cause of the ongoing situation is company greed.
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In light of the US Treasury Department’s announcement sanctioning corporate lump sum pension pay outs for employees, Wharton Professor Olivia Mitchell discusses the benefits it serves for companies and the potential risks it posses for employees. -
Wharton Professor Peter Conti-Brown provides a historical conversation aimed at answering how laws and the court system have informed the polarizing question of “how much should credit cost?”(especially for those that are the most socially and financially disadvantaged in society)
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Could algorithms collude on prices? Wharton Professor Joseph Harrington argues that it is difficult to determine based on the limited technical knowledge of algorithms. He also suggests that “algorithms will need to be tested in more advanced and complex environments” to see their impacts on pricing. -
Kartik Hosanagar discusses Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to regulate giant tech companies. Warren proposes that companies will not be able to use their platforms to market their products and services. Hosanagar proposes that to regulate big tech companies, one must address consumer protection and “platform-oriented organizations”.
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Wharton Professor David Hsu analyzes Lyft becoming a publicly traded company. Unlike Uber, Hsu argues that Lyft did not make the same operational mistakes and “…positioned themselves as the anti-Uber.”
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Wharton Professor Mark V. Pauly joins the Knowledge@Wharton broadcast to discuss Bernie Sanders’s proposed “Medicare for All” plan. He argues that there is not enough evidence to suggest that a national health insurance program would work in the United States. Furthermore, Pauly implies that Senator Sanders’s proposed “Medicare for All” plan is dependent upon providing cost-effective care. -
Professor Lisa Servon provides an insightful meditation on the human issues that stand behind a recent push for Philadelphia to ban cashless stores. She juxtaposes her own financial stability with her customers from RiteCheck to show how a reliance on cash is a symptom of a larger system of economic disenfranchisement faced by many Americans.
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Wharton Professor Herbert Hovenkamp discusses Elizabeth Warren’s proposal, which intends to break up Big Tech firms. Hovenkamp argues that Warren’s proposal fails to distinguish between “..who is being harmed and who is benefiting. Furthermore, he suggests that her plan may “…raise consumer prices and consumer variety”.
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Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese explains Trump’s claim of curtailing the number of business regulations than any other president. Coglianese argues that Trump’s claim can be beneficial for both himself and Democrats.
