Digital Exclusives
The medical community’s mindset and financing continue to explain why health care is plagued with inefficient allocation of resources.
The real estate market could be in position for a comeback, if policymakers in Washington don’t interfere, according to experts and alumni at the Wharton Economic Summit 2013.
The shale energy revolution is unprecedented. Its true impact could be far-reaching but not without (environmental) questions.
What is the proper role of government in encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship ... if any? A panel at the Wharton Economic Summit 2013 tackled the question.
Is more skin in the game—as prescribed by such business leaders as GE’s Jeff Immelt—what is needed to make American health care work?
The Wharton SBDC is helping regional businesses promote exports and grow into distant markets.
The inefficient allocation of resources explains why so many Medicare dollars are squandered. Here’s a simple example to explain how it happens.
The founder of the famous breast cancer foundation shared her experiences and insights with the Penn community.
A Wharton undergrad experiences social impact from the inside out, including work with Philadelphia City Government, the Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Social Intrapreneurship Program and more.
Hedge-funder and economist Howard Kurz, C’79, ponders how unprecedented public policy has brought us to sequestration and perhaps closer to the next financial crisis.
Reform the medical malpractice system so that doctors and patients both benefit. Here is a realistic and sensible approach.
Bloomberg’s Robert Litan, W’72, shared his insights into Washington’s budget war, sequestration and other impending deadlines at a recent Wharton Public Policy Initiative event.
Are tax credits to the film industry money well spent?
Because of aging populations, many governments will need higher tax revenues, but technology and globalization are making “brain drain” a greater risk.
A student sees firsthand how proper government can be a market’s best friend.
The Wharton Public Policy Initiative will connect Washington, academia and business in unprecedented ways, and seeks to provide solutions to some of society’s toughest challenges, including partisan gridlock.
