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Emerging Economies Summit: India Is ‘Blueprint for Developing World’

Alan Ruby of the Graduate School of Education praised India’s decision to grant “autonomous status” to 62 universities, which allows the schools to establish new courses, curricula, salaries, and off-campus centers without government approval.

Breaking the bank

Economics professor Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde reveals that Bitcoin is not the first private currency in history, and may face regulation in the future.

Sociologist Steve Viscelli studies the trucking industry. A report publishing soon looks at what effect driverless trucks will have on the industry as a whole.

Science fiction or the future of trucking?

Driverless trucks seem like science fiction, part of a far-off world where robots and humans live and work side by side.

Joseph Turow, a researcher in the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn.

Political leanings dictate feelings about surveillance of low-income populations

New research led by Annenberg’s Joseph Turow reveals that political party and orientation matter when it comes to how Americans feel about everyday surveillance of low-income populations.

Finland's Experiment with Giving Away Money Shines a Light on the Idea of Universal Basic Income

The School of Social Policy & Practice’s Ioana Marinescu discussed a Finnish economic experiment that aims “to create economic security for all.” Marinescu proposed that a universal basic income program could be funded by a carbon tax.

The human story of coal’s downturn

A forthcoming report from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy will offer a range of strategies to directly impact the economic and mental health crisis in coal country.

five people standing behind curtains at a polling place.

Fear of losing status, not economic hardship, drove voters in 2016

Research from Annenberg's Diana Mutz challenges the discourse surrounding voter motivation in the 2016 election: Fears of economic insecurity did not drive voters to the voting booth in support of Donald Trump, as public sentiment has believed.

Shepherding discoveries from the lab to the pharmacy

In a new book, a biochemist, a sociologist, and an economist share insights into how biomedical discoveries become marketable innovations.

Trump Plan Unlikely to Spur Promised $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Investment

Kimberly Burham of the Wharton School raised questions about funding for Trump’s infrastructure plan. Burham is managing director of legislation and special projects for the Penn Wharton Budget Model, which has produced multiple studies of the plan’s potential impact on federal debt and the U.S. economy.

Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talks with "Energy Policy Now" producer Andy Stone.

Energy podcast brings esoteric, provocative topics down to earth

A little more than a year into its podcast series, the Kleinman Center has hit its stride, bringing interesting and intriguing energy-related topics to a broad audience. Now, the key is to keep the momentum going.

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