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Wharton Faculty on Financial Literacy

Ripple Effect graphic featuring David Musto in black and white before a dark blue background The Ripple Effect podcast from Knowledge at Wharton presents a series of episodes featuring Wharton faculty, offering their expert insight on financial literacy. Browse the full series below, and listen to a special "Best of: Financial Literacy" episode of Ripple Effect to hear highlights from each installment. How Financial Literacy…Read More

Reflections from a Graduating Jacobs Scholar: Q&A with Zachary Long

Zachary Long smiles before a gray background Zachary Long, a Jacobs Scholar for the 2023-2024 school year and graduating MBA at Wharton Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management. The Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Scholars in Quantitative Finance is an academic award dedicated to exceptional students entering their second year of the…Read More

How U.S. Workers are Impacted by International Taxation

Assistant Professor Daniel Garrett smiling before a gray background, and wearing a blue suit jacket. There is a belief among policymakers that a lower foreign tax burden of domestic multinational firms will result in more jobs and increased wages at home. Daniel Garrett, assistant professor of finance at Wharton, challenges this belief in his 2024 paper, "Effects of International Tax Provisions on Domestic Labor Markets,"…Read More

Foreign Investors and their USD Holdings

Wharton assistant professor of finance Amy Huber Over the past two decades, foreign investors have increased their holdings of USD securities – but by how much? Amy Wang Huber, assistant professor of finance at Wharton, gets to the bottom of dollar asset holding and hedging around the globe in her paper, co-authored with Wenxin Du, and part…Read More