July 15, 2026

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Knowledge at Wharton

July 15, 2026

 

MARKETING

Can Hedging Make You a Better Communicator?

Hedging can make us less persuasive, but new research from Wharton’s Jonah Berger shows how communicators can use hedging to their advantage.

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REAL ESTATE

Can Congress Fix America’s Housing Affordability Crisis?

Professor Ben Keys examines whether new federal housing legislation can meaningfully address America’s affordability crisis.

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MARKETS & THE ECONOMY

How Fiscal Policy Moves Financial Markets

Wharton's Courtney Wiegand explains how financial markets respond to different stages of the congressional budget process.

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Rethinking How We Measure Soccer Performance

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Jonathan Pipping explains how XG+ captures the scoring opportunities traditional soccer analytics can miss.

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Knowledge by Numbers

57%

Participants in a blind study who preferred AI-generated ethical advice over human advice. Would you trust AI?

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Faculty in the News

On the impact of community banks: "I think it is fair to say that $30 billion banks aren't really 'community banks' — at least a lot of them could be multi-state, complex operations."

— David Zaring, Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics

 
 
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In Case You Missed It

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