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June 13, 2022 Is the Fed Going Too Far Beyond Its Mandate?
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s moves to shape state education policy have triggered a broader debate on central bank activism. Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner weighs in.
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13 min
June 13, 2022 What the Frequency of Your Pay Means for Financial Well-being
Paying employees daily has become a recruitment tool for companies in a tight labor market. But workers who access their wages on demand often develop a false sense of their own wealth and spend more, according to new research from Wharton’s Wendy De La Rosa.
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12 min
June 10, 2022 Why Have Taxes Soared?
U.S. households had unusually high financial income with the surge in equity prices in fiscal year 2021, a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis found.
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10 min
June 06, 2022 How to Build a Better Relationship at the Bargaining Table
Successful negotiators are frequently seen as uncompromising winners, but driving a hard bargain can create more harm than good. In his latest paper, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer explains why negotiators need to think about the long-term relationship with their counterparts.
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16 min
June 06, 2022 Who Will Win the Fight for Spirit Airlines?
Wharton’s Emilie Feldman analyzes the turbulent battle over Spirit Airlines and explains why both Frontier and JetBlue want to take over the ultra-low-cost carrier.
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12 min
May 31, 2022 Can Electric Vehicles Revitalize American Manufacturing?
Hyundai’s investment in high-tech production facilities in the U.S. could fuel innovation and employment growth, says Wharton’s Lynn Wu.
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13 min
May 30, 2022 How to Hold Foreign Corporate Insiders Accountable
A Research paper co-authored by Wharton’s Daniel Taylor formed the basis for a bill in Congress that aims to level the ground on insider trading disclosures.
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15 min
May 25, 2022 Your Manager Is Leaving: What Does That Mean for Your Career?
A boss can be the most consequential person in an employee’s career. New research from Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell examines what happens to employee pay and promotion when that relationship is severed by turnover.
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13 min
May 10, 2022 Fighting Inflation: Why the Fed Needs to Be More Aggressive
Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says that high inflation will last until 2024 and the Fed is playing catch-up with its late response.
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12 min
May 09, 2022 Are Retailers Losing Money on Loyalty Programs?
Inflation is forcing most consumers to make hard choices about which loyalty programs they want to pay for, so retailers had better get them right. Wharton’s Raghuram Iyengar offers advice based on new research.
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14 min

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