(Outlet: Resources Radio) In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Sanya Carley, a professor and faculty director at the University of Pennsylvania and a university fellow at Resources for the Future, about energy poverty in the United States. …Read More
(Outlet: CBS News) As disasters linked to climate change become more frequent in the U.S., homeowners across the country are paying the price through skyrocketing insurance costs — and not only in states like Florida and California that are considered most vulnerable to global warming. …Read More
(Outlet: Forbes) As wildfires roar across southern California, these natural disasters are not only destroying homes but taking lives. Home insurance costs also are taking on a whole new dimension.…Read More
(Outlet: The Lever) Los Angeles’ wildfires and an industry-tied insurance regulator may prove a tipping point for the country’s faltering financial safety net.…Read More
(Outlet: ABC News Australia) California’s devastating wildfires have exposed an insurance crisis plaguing many disaster-prone areas around the world, and risk pushing up premiums in Australia.…Read More
(Outlet: The Cool Down) The baseline estimate of the burden is 131% of a firm’s total equity value. A paper from the University of Pennsylvania has outlined how one surprising factor could be reducing the value of various firms, and getting a handle on the issue would be a smart move for shareholders, employees, and customers. …Read More
(Outlet: Reuters) The scale of losses anticipated in the wildfires now ringing Los Angeles, as well as regulatory changes enacted late last year, could spell an end to relatively cheap homeowners’ insurance in areas like the Palisades that are at elevated risk for wildfires, four analysts told Reuters.…Read More
(Outlet: Marketplace) Benjamin Keys, a professor of real estate and finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, joined “Marketplace” host Amy Scott to talk about the California insurance market and what the payout might look like once claims come in. …Read More
(Outlet: News9 Live) While there’s no doubt that the flawed H1B visa programme needs reform, to assume that tightening it will automatically create or protect high-tech jobs in the US is wrong. Here’s why.…Read More
(Outlet: MSNBC) The right-wing debate over H-1B visas has shined a spotlight on the high-skill visa program. Zeke Hernandez says despite some limitations for visa holders, the program creates jobs for Americans and helps grow the economy.…Read More
