Wharton Dean and Faculty Predict How the New Administrationās Policies Will Affect the Economy
On Tuesday, January 31, an audience of students, faculty, and community members crowded into Annenberg Centerās Zellerbach Theater to hear a panel of distinguished Wharton professors discuss the potential impact of President Trumpās financial policies on the domestic and global economy. It was the first time Wharton faculty have commented on the new administration's policies.
Geoffrey Garrett, Dean of the Wharton School and the talkās moderator, opened with a nod to the potential for polarization inherent in the current political climate. āI think itās important to note that thereās tremendous noise having to do with the incoming administration right now,ā he began. āOur goal here today is to cut through that noise and get to the signal. What is the administration likely to do and what are the consequences of those acts?ā
āIn a world of fake news, alternative facts, ātruthiness,ā where the currency seems to be ever more outrage, what we all want to do is to be Wharton. That means to be authoritative, to be analytical, and to back up opinions with facts and analysis,ā he said.
Dean Garrett was joined by Professor of Management and Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute, Mauro Guillen, an expert on globalization and multinational management; Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, an expert on macroeconomics and market analysis; and Boettner Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Kent Smetters, the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.