Finance – Knowledge@Wharton

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

• Will Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan Work?

  President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus package is comprehensive and will likely help to move the economy forward, but direct payments could be better targeted to those in need, say Wharton experts.

• Will 2020 Be Seen as the Year of the SPAC Bubble?

  In this opinion piece, David Erickson explores how the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) exploded in 2020 and what may happen in the future.

• How Student Loan Forgiveness Could Increase Inequality

  U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to forgive student debt might have the unintended consequence of worsening economic inequality, according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Sylvain Catherine.