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Time for Offense: Why America Needs Bold Crypto Legislation Now

Text on a network-themed background reads: "Time for Offense: Why America Needs Bold Crypto Legislation Now" by Sarah Hammer. Crypto has the potential to revolutionize finance – streamlining outdated systems like T+2 settlement cycles, reducing payment fees, and expanding access to underserved populations. But to realize this potential, the U.S. must adopt a bold regulatory framework that fosters innovation while maintaining oversight. On the WIFPR blog, Sarah Hammer, executive…Read More

One Year of Discoveries

Sean Myers stands in a sunlit room with hands in his pockets Over the past year, the Discoveries blog has hosted exclusive interviews with Wharton's leading finance faculty. These insightful conversations highlight key insights and research shaping the finance industry, many of these projects having been supported by Wharton's finance research centers. Topics include the nature of growth stocks, international USD holdings,…Read More

How Will the Federal Debt Impact Future Generations?

Promotional Graphic for Policies That Work. On October 23, the Wharton School hosted the inaugural Policies that Work event – a series of discussions with leading thinkers from Wharton about the policies that shape America. As the federal debt continues to reach unprecedented levels, it poses profound challenges to economic stability, government spending, and the financial…Read More

Discussions on Financial Policy and Regulation

Itay Goldstein headshot The Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) commissions white papers from leading scholars on important topics in financial policy and regulation. Browse the WIFPR white webinars below to hear from experts on topics such as bankruptcy, decentralized exchanges, anti-money laundering, and much more. Rethinking Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings…Read More

From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise

Title graphic with the text, "From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise by Sarah Hammer" Below is an installment of the series, "From Algorithms to Innovation: AI Redefines the Frontiers of Global Finance" by Sarah Hammer, executive director at the Wharton School. This forward-looking series explores the unique capabilities and unprecedented challenges of generative AI across the financial landscape. In this installment, Sarah Hammer dives…Read More

AI-Powered Collusion in Financial Markets

Itay Goldstein And Winston Wei Dou headshots, with the heading "Discoveries" The use of artificial intelligence in capital markets is becoming more widespread due to its perceived ability to enhance efficiency. But a recent study by Itay Goldstein and Winston Wei Dou, which is part of the Jacobs Levy Center's working paper series on SSRN, demonstrates the ever-present risk of AI-powered…Read More

A Bite of Finance: The Latest from Wharton

A promotional graphic titled "A Bite of Finance: The Latest from Wharton," featuring information about a paper on measuring intermediaries'' risk-bearing capacity. It includes authors'' names, a quote, and options to read more or contact the author, set This Bite of Finance newsletter highlights recent ground-breaking research by Wharton’s finance faculty and papers supported by Finance at Wharton. In this July 2024 issue: intermediary elasticity; the impact of perceived environmental health risk on property values and neighborhood composition; how households are exposed to interest rate risk; factors that…Read More

How Expanding Medicaid Impacts Household Debt

Headshot of Sasha Indarte, assistant professor at the Wharton School Sasha Indarte and Gideon Bornstein, assistant professors of finance at Wharton, investigate how the expansion of social insurance affects households’ accumulation of debt, in their 2023 paper, supported by the Rodney White Center. In this insightful interview, Professor Indarte dives into these findings and discusses their importance in the larger…Read More

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