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Automatic Enrollment, Tax Fears, and the 401(k) Surge
Professor and director of the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School breaks down new data on rising 401(k) contributions, the influence of automatic enrollment, and the savings behaviors of younger generations.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 7/9/2025How Minimum Wages and Taxes Can Combat Income Inequality
The ideal way to reduce income inequality is to use minimum wages and income taxes in a complementary way instead of one substituting the other, according to new Wharton research.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 7/8/2025A Simple Way to Boost Math Progress in Elementary School
Researchers from Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative and their collaborators conducted a megastudy to investigate whether low-cost nudges — informed by behavioral science — could help teachers accelerate student progress in math.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 7/8/2025