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Kevin Volpp

When — and How — Should the U.S. Economy Reopen?

Measures to protect the population while easing the county’s economic burden could include everything from electronic surveillance to radically altered work environments. Wharton experts weigh the options.

How Firms Can Convince Employees to Quit Smoking

Aug 28, 2018
Management
North America
mic

As companies struggle to contain soaring health care costs, employee smoking remains a challenge. But a recent study by two University of Pennsylvania experts found that cash can be a[…]

How Behavioral Economics Could Solve America’s Health Care Woes

May 12, 2017
Marketing
North America
mic

Behavioral economics could help tackle the complex problem of creating a health insurance system that works for all citizens.

How to Convince Workers to Quit Smoking – by Making a Bet

May 22, 2015
Management
North America
video

New Wharton research finds that smokers are more likely to quit if their own money is at stake. The bigger challenge, however, may be figuring out how to structure an[…]

Why Some Innovation Tournaments Succeed and Others Fail

Feb 20, 2014
Innovation
North America

In recent years, innovation tournaments have become an increasingly popular way to jump-start creativity. Yet they are not suited to every company or applicable to every project, say Wharton faculty[…]

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