August 5, 2026
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August 5, 2026
LEADERSHIP
A decade-long Wharton study in Zambia found that a short course helped girls stay in school, delay marriage, and deliver strong returns on public funding at low cost.
MANAGEMENT
New Wharton research suggests decades of conflicting evidence can be explained by one overlooked factor: the task itself.
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Recent Wharton research explains a long-standing puzzle in bond pricing to provide a more reliable foundation for evaluating corporate credit risk.
The Psychology Behind Back-to-School Shopping
THIS WEEK
Patti Williams explains how back-to-school shopping blends family decisions, identity, nostalgia, budgets, and retail strategy.
Knowledge by Numbers
$160 billion
Amount Americans wagered on sports last year. What's the neuroscience behind gambling?
Faculty in the News
On what's driving RTO decisions: "When a major company like Amazon is bringing its office workers back, this accounts for only a trivial part of the U.S. workforce; but the effect on other companies is huge."
— Peter Cappelli, Professor of Management
Knowledge at Wharton is the free online journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
