Research

Coverage of Wharton faculty research

What’s Ahead for the U.S. Economy?

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President-elect Joe Biden’s proposals promise wide-ranging economic gains, but the pandemic will continue to be a huge variable in the near term, according to an analysis by the Penn Wharton[…]

Navigating Digital Turbulence

Wharton’s George Day and Paul Schoemaker examine three key principles that underpin organizational vigilance and show how Adobe’s leaders used them to great effect.

Gamification Is Changing How We Work — and Succeed

From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits, games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways, say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.’

How Gaming Can Help Learners of All Ages

Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable.

If Pandemic Productivity Is Up, Why Is Innovation Slowing Down?

The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive, but they aren’t collaborating as effectively as before, according to a new study overseen by Wharton[…]

Why ESG Investors Are Happy to Settle for Lower Returns

New research by experts at Wharton and elsewhere provides a theoretical framework for how ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing affects stock prices and corporate behavior.

How Incubators Help Entrepreneurs Succeed

Research by Wharton’s Valentina Assenova shows that disadvantaged entrepreneurs can grow their companies significantly in terms of revenue and employment by working with incubators.

How Data Science Can Win the Debate on Police Reform

Rooting out racial bias in law enforcement starts with better data, according to Wharton’s Dean Knox and Princeton’s Jonathan Mummolo. Their research is bringing hard science to the emotional debate[…]

How to Beat Analysts and the Stock Market with Machine Learning

A new machine-learning model can predict how the prices of stocks will behave based on whether or not analyst forecasts are too optimistic or too pessimistic, says Wharton’s Jules H.[…]

What Drives Household Bankruptcy?

New research by Wharton’s Sasha Indarte suggests that people file for bankruptcy not because of what they gain in debt relief, but because they lack cash on hand.

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