(Outlet: Energy Policy Now) Time-of-use electricity rates can save consumers money and optimize renewable power. But they can backfire if not carefully designed. Arthur van Benthem joins the Energy Policy Now podcast.…Read More
(Outlet: The Guardian) Experts are issuing stern warnings about business support for Trump – it could backfire badly and endanger democracy.…Read More
(Outlet: WHYY) With immigration a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, Studio 2 hosted a live conversation on the topic at the Kennett Library with insight from stakeholders in southern Chester County, where the labor needs of the local mushroom industry highlight the flaws of our federal immigration policy.…Read More
(Outlet: The Regulatory Review) A proud “irrational economist,” Howard Kunreuther’s influence extended across academic disciplines. Eric C. Orts, Wharton Climate Center Affiliated Scholar, contributes to an essay series on Kunreuther’s life and scholarship. …Read More
(Outlet: Newsweek) The California Department of Insurance gave Allstate permission to increase its homeowners insurance premiums by an average 34.1 percent, the largest rate hike of any major insurer approved by the agency in the past three years. The decision is expected to affect more than 350,000 policyholders across the state, with homeowners in Fresno, Madera and Mariposa counties seeing the highest increases.…Read More
Wharton Impact Venture Associate (WIVA) Teja Vankireddy (W’26) reflects upon sourcing SISTAIN, an AI-driven marketplace enabling non-toxic living.…Read More
(Outlet: Next Big Idea Club) Zeke Hernandez, Political Risk & Identity Lab Faculty Co-Lead, shares five key insights from his new book, The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers.…Read More
(Outlet: Inside Climate News) As corporate America reckons with the climate crisis, business schools are adapting MBAs to focus on climate and sustainability.…Read More
(Outlet: Marketplace) The dust is starting to settle from the global stock market sell-off Monday. One development that helped spark fear among investors was the increase in the U.S. unemployment rate, which ticked up to 4.3% in July from 4.1% in June. A rising jobless rate is not, on the face of it, usually a good thing. But this time, the reasons might not be so bad.…Read More
(Outlet: The Daily Pennsylvanian) Many students among the over 65,000 domestic and international applicants to Penn’s Class of 2028 applied to schools both in the United States and abroad. The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with two international and two domestic students who applied to both universities abroad and in the United States to understand the differences in application processes and why all four ultimately chose Penn.…Read More
