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‘Ripple Effect’ explores the business and economics of the election

The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into a key consideration for voters leading up the U.S. presidential election: the economy.

JPMorgan opts out of political disclosure designation

The Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School has developed a new “model code” framework for companies to voluntarily disclose more about their political spending.

Boeing workers want the pension plan restarted. It won’t happen

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that companies didn’t initially contribute enough to defined benefit pension plans to make them viable for the long run.

Applications to M.B.A. programs soar

The Wharton School reports a double-digit increase in applicants to its M.B.A. program.

Trump’s McDonald’s photo-op was as condescending as it was ironic

An analysis by the Wharton School finds that working class Americans would see about $1,750 more a year under a Harris presidency than a second Trump administration.

The next big career track at business schools: Family offices

The Wharton Global Family Alliance has become a leading resource for family offices and the broader wealth-management industry through research, roundtables, courses, special presentations, and workshops.

Trump advisers discussed demoting a Fed official — and it’s not Powell

Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump would be unlikely to prevail in a legal battle to replace Michael Barr as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say

Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says there’s no question that tariffs are inflationary, though economists can debate how much.

Bridging cultures and building connections at the Lauder Institute

How the Institute’s managing director Kenric Tsethlikai’s native roots laid the seeds for international success.

How law schools are preparing students for the new world of work

Penn Carey Law is noted for offering a leadership course and a crisis-management bootcamp, as well as a week-long intensive “Business Management for Lawyers” certificate with the Wharton School.

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