Economics

College student food and housing insecurity

College students still struggling to afford food and housing, Temple report shows

Wharton professor: Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax could fall $1 trillion short of proposed goal

Elizabeth Warren wealth tax study

Heart disease more prevalent in counties hit hardest by 2008 economic recession

Heart Recession

Ocean City property values 'hardest hit' by East Coast sea level rise

Stock_Carroll - Ocean City Beach

Steve Bannon to visit Philly this month for World Affairs Council talk

Investigation: Did a Britney Spears song help reduce unemployment in the U.S.?

Britney Spears

Penn Medicine launches first neuroaesthetics research center in United States

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

Market for illegal sports betting in U.S.? Not even close to $150 billion

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What are 'sand mafias?'

Ask Hickey: Why don't they have movie theaters in airports?

South Street Cinema

What's the economic impact of the Super Bowl on team cities?

Philly housing inventory hits historic low as prices show 'contradictory' trend

West Philadelphia Row Home

What are the origins of tipping culture?

Carroll - Outside Dining in Center City

More Philly families struggling to afford food despite hunger lessening nationwide

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia Skyline from New Jersey

WATCH: John Oliver warns against cities using tax incentives to lure Amazon's HQ2

Report: Philadelphia is the largest distressed city in the U.S.

Stock_Carroll - Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philly Skyline

Philly to conduct economic impact survey on business effects of soda tax

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NFL draft's $95 million economic impact exceeded expectations in Philly

Why do gas prices vary by state?

Report: Philly's inflation is among lowest in urban America

Carroll - Philadelphia Skyline Buildings

There's another Penn grad running for POTUS — as a write-in — and he's vying for Trump's votes

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Higher Education

Temple professor: Don't blame new buildings for higher tuition

Temple Stadium Site

Clinton can pay for most of her presidential promises, analysis finds

Muslim refugees seek bright future in 'American Dreams land'

Refugees

Does raising the minimum wage lead to higher rents?

Mental illness is about economics, not just health

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Xylazine Tranq Philadelphia Overdoses

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Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music donate expansive historical archives to Penn

Philadelphia Orchestra Archives

Jill Scott set for return to Philly in 2023 as part of anniversary tour for debut album

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