Faculty in the News
May 4, 2012, Slate, An Ounce of Prevention ...
Summary of Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan’s entry to the Copenhagen Challenge 2012. “Policy Options for Reducing Losses from Natural Disasters” is an economic analysis of innovative solutions to mitigate the challenge of natural disasters in developing countries.
April 14, 2012, CNN, Concerns over U.S. efforts to stop nuclear terror
The 9-11 Commission directed that by the year 2012 every single cargo container being shipped into the United States would be scanned to prevent terrorists from delivering a nuclear bomb to America. Risk Center fellows Noah Gans and Stephen Flynn tell CNN about their research on the feasibilty of 100 percent scanning of cargo on shipping vessels using U.S. seaports, in a two-part expose on container security:
Part 1: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/14/concerns-over-u-s-efforts-to-stop-nuclear-terror/
Part 2: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/04/14/exp-u-s-efforts-to-stop-nuclear-terrorism.cnn
February 8, 2012, New York Times, Entrepreneur Pushes Chinese Role in Global Credit
Anastasia Kartasheva, an expert on risk management at Wharton School of Business, addresses criticism of rating agencies. "It isn't clear the world needs a new system. It's not as if the Chinese rating agency is offering ratings in a class where the other agencies performed poorly," Kartasheva said.
January 24, 2012, Risk & Insurance, Federal Flood Insurance Program Gets Extension
Article cites research by the Wharton Risk Center's study on the National Flood Insurance Program and potential for private industry to consider supplementing the flood insurance offered by the government.
January 21, 2012, The Wall Street Journal (Asia)
Is Income Disparity Slowly Fueling the Next Global Crisis?
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Kevin Lu on top risks outlined in the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2012.
January 20, 2012, Bloomberg Television's "Inside Track"
Video interview with Erwann Michel-Kerjan: the World Economic Forum's Risks Report 2012 notes that income disparity and fiscal imbalances are the most likely threats to global prosperity in the next decade.
January 20, 2012, Co.Exist
Predicting Disasters Of The Future: Economic Disaster, Water Shortages, And Cyber Attacks
Erwann Michel-Kerjan describes the scale used by the co-authors of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2012; experts forecasted that, on a 5-point scale with 5 meaning almost certain, the likelihood of chronic fiscal imbalances and severe income disparities was 4.3, and cyber attacks clocked in at 3.8. By contrast, the risk of unmanageable inflation or deflation was 2.82 and unprecedented geophysical destruction was 2.85.
January 19, 2012, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Wharton professors detail global risks in report
Interview with Wharton Risk Center directors on the 2012 Global Risks Report.
January 17, 2012, U.S. News and World Reports, Top 5 Global Risks for 2012
Erwann Michel-Kerjan comments on the Global Risks Report 2012: "When most people think about risks, they think about sudden events like a terrorist attack or an earthquake," Michel-Kerjan says. But that's not necessarily the case with the risks outlined in the WEF report, especially this year.
January 14, 2012, The Economist, Counting the cost of calamities
Article cites research by the Wharton Risk Center. Robert Meyer: "People have a tendency not to price rare, unpredictable events into their decisions, even if these may have catastrophic consequences."
January 13, 2012, Insurance Networking News, An Infinity of Risks
Interview with Erwann Michel-Kerjan on the Global Risks Report 2012. “What risk management ought to be is changing,” Michel-Kerjan says. “Risk Managers used to tell people what not to do. What I really see emerging is risk managers whose expertise lies in working with others. We also see that more companies are creating a CRO position.”
January 12, 2012, CBC-TV (Toronto)
Video interview with Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of the Wharton Risk Center, addresses globalization and the results of interconnectedness in this interview for CBC Toronto on the Global Risks Report 2012.
January 12, 2012, Institutional Investor, Occupy Goes to Davos
Many more companies are beginning to come to grips with risk of catastrophic events, says Prof. Mike Useem discussing the Global Risks Report 2012.
January 11, 2012, The New York Times, Economic Troubles Cited As the Top Risks in 2012
Interview with Howard Kunreuther, Erwann Michel-Kerjan and co-authors of the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report 2012.
January 11, 2012, The World Economic Forum
In this video produced by the World Economic Forum, Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Managing Director of the Wharton Risk Center, examines the main findings of the Global Risks 2012 report and discusses its relevance to the private and public sectors.
January 11, 2012, Insurance Journal
World Economic Forum Warns Economic, Social Turmoil Risk Globalization Gains
The seventh edition of the Global Risks 2012 report is a cooperative effort published by the World Economic Forum, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Swiss Re, the Wharton Center for Risk Management, and Zurich.
Fall, 2011, Wharton Magazine, “Serious about ERM”
The goal, says Risk Center Director, Howard Kunreuther, is not to overreact to the perceived, large dangers out there. Rather, business leaders are overcoming short-term “myopia” and learning to do a better job of assessing all risks that could interfere with their long-term strategies.
November 18, 2011, NBC Nightly News, Extreme Weather Tied to Climate Change
Risk Center Fellow Sabrina McCormick is interviewed in this report on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
November 18, 2011, TIME Magazine,
IPCC Report: Global Warming—and Changing Population—Will Worsen the Toll of Extreme Weather
Risk Center Fellow Sabrina McCormick comments on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
October 10, 2011, The Washington Times,
Investors turn to ‘catastrophe bonds’ as hedge against uncertain market
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is interviewed about ways to stabilize reinsurance prices.
October 3, 2011, The Philadelphia Inquirer, FEMA aid a disaster in the making?
Howard Kunreuther discusses problems with increasing amounts federal disaster assistance.
October 1, 2011, The Baltimore Sun,
Changes would bolster insurance program, but could price out older communities
Erwann Michel-Kerjan discusses strategies for making flood insurance affordable.
October 1, 2011, New York Times, Who Benefits From Federal Flood Aid?
Op-ed by Howard Kunreuther on reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
September 20, 2011, The Star Ledger, U.S. ill-equipped to deal with Japan-like nuclear meltdown
Howard Kunreuther is interviewed about potential economic damages from a nuclear meltdown.
September 15, 2011, The Washington Post, Prepare yourself, natural disasters will only get worse
Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
September 9, 2011, The Huffington Post, Are Extreme Events Roadblocks to Growth?
Op-Ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
September 9, 2011, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Dealing with large-scale risks
Op-Ed by Howard Kunreuther on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
August 31, 2011, NPR, To Dodge Blame, Officials Prepare Public For Worst
Interview with Howard Kunreuther about the public's reaction to disasters and its effect on policymakers.
August 26, 2011, The Washington Post, Does politicians’ fear of blame hinder the war on terror?
Howard Kunreuther is interviewed about research study, “A policy maker’s dilemma: Preventing terrorism or preventing blame.”
July 31, 2011, Philadelphia Inquirer,
Residents of Delaware County town feeling snowed by flood-insurance mandate
Erwann Michel-Kerjan quoted on the operation of the National Flood Insurance Program.
July 2011, In The Black (Australia), Time to switch off nuclear?
Howard Kunreuther and other experts give their opinions on the future of nuclear energy.
Spring 2011, Wharton Magazine, The Year in Risk
Discussion with Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan on global risks in 2011, and how those risks are interconnected.
May 29, 2011, Los Angeles Times
Prof. of Health Care Management Mark Pauly comments on President Obama's new healthcare law.
May 24, 2011, Canadian Insurance Top Broker, To buy or not to buy? When do companies choose terrorism insurance?
Wharton Risk Center research suggests that price has little impact on demand.
May 16, 2011, Insurance Journal (Podcast), Risky Business: Insurance Industry Entering ‘New Era’ of Catastrophes
Erwann Michel-Kerjan: "Organizations do not have the agility needed to move quickly to respond to unplanned events and global risks that have occurred at an increasing rate.”
May 11, 2011, Knowledge@Wharton, Modeling Behavior: What Motivates People to Prepare, or Not Prepare, for Natural Disasters?
Preparing for a natural disaster like a hurricane is critical in minimizing damage, but what motivates individuals to listen to warnings and act is largely unexplored territory.
May 1, 2011, Risk & Insurance, Most Dangerous Emerging Risks
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in a report on emerging risks.
May 2011, Foreign Affairs, Recalibrating Homeland Security
Article by Stephen Flynn: "The United States has made a mess of homeland security..."
April 1, 2011, CFO Magazine, Disaster Averted?
Erwann Michel-Kerjan advocates the creation of an "audit-plus committee," with clear responsibility for risk management.
March 30, 2011, Knowledge@Wharton, U.S. Energy Policy after Japan: If Not Nuclear, Then What?
As the crisis at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant has raised questions in the United States about the role that nuclear power should play in the country's energy future.
March 23, 2011, The Economist, Business-school research: No longer all at sea
Prof. Noah Gans' co-authored research on port security with Stephen Flynn and Nitin Bakshi is highlighted in The Economist.
March 17, 2011, PBS Nightly Business Report,
President Obama Tries to Calm U.S. Nuclear Radiation Fears
Prof. Howard Kunreuther is interviewed on the question of GE's liability for the nuclear plants in Japan.
March 15, 2011, USA Today, Experts cite economic, societal cost of tornadoes
Tornado death rate, by state. Data and map by Jeffrey Czajkowski, Travelers Research Fellow of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, and Austin College.
March 15, 2011, CNN.com, Calls for better U.S. quake preparation
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted on U.S preparedness for earthquakes in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan.
March 2011, Risk Managment Magazine, All Risk Is Local
The Wharton School's Risk Management Center co-director Howard Kunreuther discusses 2011’s top global risks.
February 23, 2011, Knowledge@Wharton, Turmoil in Arab World Ushers in 'New Reality' for All Governments
Interview with Neil A. Doherty, Frederick H. Ecker Professor of Insurance and Risk Management at Wharton and Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center.
February 2, 2011, Knowledge@Wharton, Report from Davos: Risk Management Survivors Offer Cautionary Tales
Wharton management professor Michael Useem joined heads of state, politicians, CEOs, and others at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 31, 2011, Latin American Herald Tribune, Adjusting to Nature’s Extremes
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted in this article on weather-related catastrophes in Latin America.
January 25, 2011, Knowledge@Wharton, Risk Management in MENA and Tunisia's 'Wake-up Call'
Erwann Michel-Kerjan proposes six steps for governments to improve how they manage the changing array of risks.
January 24, 2011, The Washington Post, The Davos Barometer: Risks Ahead
January 20, 2011, The Washington Post, Panel seeks ways to better cope with disasters
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in this AP article about a study by the National Research Council, “Increasing National Resilience to Hazards."
January 20, 2011, Bloomberg, Panel seeks ways to better cope with disasters
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in this AP article about a study by the National Research Council, “Increasing National Resilience to Hazards."
January 17, 2011, The Australian, Covering the cost of natural devastation
Since December, Australia has been facing historic flooding that surprised the entire country. Three-quarters of Queensland has been declared a disaster zone.
January 14, 2011, Insurance Networking News, 5 Emerging Risks to Watch
World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2011 (with the Wharton Risk Center) finds current global governance systems lack capacity.
January 13, 2011, Bloomberg TV, Inside Track
Erwann Michel-Kerjan discusses the findings of the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2011.
Fall 2010, Wharton Magazine, "The Lessons of Deepwater"
Howard Kunreuther and Robert Meyer offer thoughts on why the spill happened and what we should learn from it.
December 29, 2010, The Washington Post, In a networked world, no longer controlling our own destinies
November 10, 2010, Knowledge@Wharton, America's Aging Infrastructure: What to Fix, and Who Will Pay?
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center asks "Is America ready for the 21st century?" The answer is no.
October 2010, Milken Institute Review, "Overcoming Myopia"
By Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan. Lessons from BP Oil Spill and Other Catastrophes.
October 26, 2010, Huffington Post, "MENA Countries Need to Foster Their Risk Management Capabilities, But How?"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan in advance of the World Economic Forum Summit on Middle East, North Africa.
October 14, 2010, Popular Mechanics, "How to Disaster-Proof Your Life"
Prof. Robert Meyer, co-director of the Risk Center, is interviewed about findings from the computer simulation game “Quake.”
October 7, 2010, Huffington Post, "The Collapse of Compassion"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan, on why donor aid diminishes over time.
September 2, 2010, The Washington Post, "Pakistan's Challenge: How to Lead in the Wake of Catastrophe"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
August 29, 2010, The Washington Post, "We're still not ready for another Hurricane Katrina"
Op-ed by Stephen Flynn
June 23, 2010, Huffington Post, "Ensuring that Our Economies Remain Terror-Proof"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
May 18, 2010, Financial Times, "How to manage risk in complex projects"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is interviewed for an article on the May 2010 oil rig disaster in the Gulf Coast
May 10, 2010, The Washington Post, "On Crisis Leadership"
Stranded in London during the volcanic eruption of April 2010, Howard Kunreuther looks at "What the volcano taught me."
Spring 2010, Wharton Magazine, "Masters of Disaster"
The Risk Center researchers are investigating why humans do such a poor job planning for, and learning from, catastrophes.
April 28, 2010, Huffington Post, Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Introducing Long-Term Flood Insurance
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
April 20, 2010, The Economist, "Not up in the air"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is interviewed on risk-management lessons from the volcanic ash cloud.
April 14, 2010, The Washington Post, "Not in my term of office"
Michael Useem and Howard Kunreuther discuss the challenges of educating leaders to prepare for catastrophes.
April 8, 2010, SunHerald, "Wicker prods Dodd to work on insurance"
Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan were panelists at a roundtable on insurance hosted by Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker.
Op-ed by Scott Harrington
March 7, 2010, Scripps News Florida, "Why relatively few Americans in catastrophe-prone areas invest in risk-reduction measures" Excerpted from the Wharton Risk Center issue brief on decisions related to catastrophe risk
March 1, 2010, Newsweek, "A More Dangerous World, Why we misunderstand risk"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Paul Slovic. Understanding such behavioral quirks is critically important to those in charge of developing long-term strategies to make their countries more resilient.
February 15, 2010, NPR, “Morning Edition”
Prof. of Health Care Management, Mark Pauly, explains why the individual health mandate was once favored among conservatives.
January 19, 2010, The Washington Post, "If one views the Haitian earthquake as an opportunity to design long-term strategies for managing low-probability, high-consequence events, we will have taken a major step forward."
by Howard Kunreuther.
January 15, 2010, Investor's Business Daily, "Planning For The Least Predictable Disasters Takes Foresight"
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in an article
January 3, 2010, The Washington Post, "5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism"
Stephen Flynn discusses familiar arguments about what can and should be done to reduce America's vulnerabilities.
January 2010, Newsweek Special Issue, America Remains at Risk -- From Itself
Op-ed by Risk Center Senior Fellow Stephen Flynn: The greatest peril today is our lack of resilience as a society -- our gravest vulnerability is not of an attack, but the danger our country will overreact.
December 12, 2009, Risk Market News, Learning from Catastrophes
Podcast interview by Howard Kunreuther
December 1, 2009, Risk Management Magazine, "Disaster Risk Management Reborn"
Op-ed by Erwann Michel-Kerjan on the financial management of large-scale catastrophes.
November 30, 2009, The Miami Herald, Flood insurance program awash in red ink
"It's called national flood insurance, but in reality if you take Florida and Texas, you're talking about more than half of the program,'' said Erwann Michel-Kerjan, a risk management expert at the Wharton School of Business.
October 21, 2009, The Wall Street Journal, Competition and Health Insurance
Scott Harrington, Prof. of Insurance and Risk Management in an op-ed on the health-insurance industry: "Repealing the insurance industry's antitrust exemption won't reduce prices or profits."
October 14, 2009, American Public Media
Patti Williams, Risk Center Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Marketing is interviewed on the impact of ads with high shock value.
October 4, 2009, The Washington Post
Prof. of Health Care Management, Mark Pauly is quoted in an article on U.S. health-care reform: Banning medical discrimination among health insurers would probably increase the incentive for "cherry-picking."
October 2009, RMA Journal, Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
Book review of "At War with the Weather"
September 25, 2009, Philadelphia Business Journal
Prof. of Marketing, Statistics, and Education, Eric Bradlow, discusses the growth of interactive media.
September 19, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Patti Williams, Risk Center Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Marketing is quoted in an article about purchase decision-making.
September 14, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
Scott Harrington, Prof. of Insurance and Risk Management in an op-ed on the health-insurance industry: "Responsible reform requires careful analysis of the underlying causes of problems in health insurance."
September 1, 2009, Risk & Insurance Magazine, At War with Ourselves
Howard Kunreuther is interviewed for this article on "At War with the Weather" co-authored with Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
September 2009, Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report, Dealing with the Extraordinary
Erwann Michel-Kerjan answers questions on the changing nature of catastrophic risk.
August 28, 2009, Anderson Cooper 360, Reckless Neglect: A Disaster Waiting to Happen…Again?
Stephen Flynn, Frank J. Cilluffo, and Sharon L. Cardash remember Hurricane Katrina and discuss the risks from future natural disasters if infrastructure is ignored.
August 26, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Seeing through the transparency myth
Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese in an op-ed considers how much transparency, and what kind, should apply to different aspects of government.
August 20, 2009, Insurance Networking News, Hurricane Bill: Who Should Pay?
Discussion of research by Howard Kunreuther and colleagues' recent book "At War with the Weather."
August 19, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
Prof. of Health Care Management and Insurance and Risk Management, Scott Harrington, writes an op-ed about government-authorized health cooperatives suggesting that these co-ops "would risk the same adverse consequences as a public plan.
August 2, 2009, USA Today
Prof. of Legal Studies Eric Orts, discusses Wharton's Environmental Studies degree program, noting that "there's an increasing interest among businesses to take the environment seriously."
July 13, 2009, Wall Street Journal, "I'm Sure Glad My Insurer Dumped Me."
Howard Kunreuther is interviewed for Dow Jones article
July 8, 2009, Knowledge@Wharton, One War We Shouldn't Avoid: A New Approach to Reducing the Cost of Future Catastrophes
Podcast with Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan.
June 12, 2009, Forbes
Scott Harrington, Prof. of Health Care Management and Insurance and Risk Management, comments on President Obama's proposed healthcare plan, explaining that "if you remove incentives to stay healthy, health reform could miss the mark."
June 2009, American Interest, Homeland Insecurity
Stephen E. Flynn asks, "Is homeland security still on the nation's radar screen?"
May 31, 2009, The Big Money "Hurricane Prudence"
Howard Kunreuther is quoted.
May 30, 2009, Palm Beach Post, If a major hurricane strikes Florida this season, we all pay
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is interviewed at the start of the 2009 hurricane season.
May 28, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine
In an opinion piece, Prof of Health Care Management, Mark Pauly, suggests "reform should envision...the expansion of offerings for all groups."
May 5, 2009, Anderson Cooper 360, Get Ready for a Pandemic
Stephen E. Flynn and Irwin Redlener argue that the United States would fail a pandemic preparedness stress test.
May 2, 2009, The Boston Globe
Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese comments on the EPA's recently proposal to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
April 24, 2009, New York Times
Research co-authored by the Risk Center, the Heinz Center and Ceres is cited in an article "Groups See Added Risks From Change in Climate."
April 23, 2009, GreenWire, Report offers blueprint for toughening coastal-development rules
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in article discussing research co-authored by the Risk Center, the Heinz Center and Ceres.
April 7, 2009, Wall Street Journal, "Major Earthquake Devastates Central Italy"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was interviewed for this article
March 16, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael Kearns, a computer scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, is using controlled voting experiments to show how a minority view can win over an overwhelming majority
March 14, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese comments that responsible companies will continue to go beyond compliance and make environmental progress.
March 2009, National Defense Magazine
Research by Nitin Bakshi, Stephen Flynn and Noah Gans is cited in an article "Study Blasts Container Scanning Process."
March 2009, Natural Hazards Observer, "Focus on Hazards and Climate Change"
Invited article by Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan, "The Need for Long-Term Flood Insurance and Mitigation Loans"
February 3, 2009, Philadelphia Inquirer
Maurice Schweitzer discusses the use of phony credentials by executives.
January 29, 2009, Xinhua News Agency (China)
Howard Kunreuther, speaking from Davos at the World Economic Forum called on adaptation and energy efficiency in construction of buildings to protect against natural disasters.
January 27, 2009, Forbes
Wharton Dean Thomas Robertson is interviewed prior to attending the World Economic Forum at Davos.
January 16, 2009, Rachel Maddow Show
Stephen Flynn discusses what went right with U.S. Airways Flight 1549
December 31, 2008, Forbes.com blog, From Wharton To Davos, And Beyond
Dean Tom Robertson speaks about Davos and the Risk Center's role in the WEF Global Risks Report
December 22, 2008 Watertown Daily Times
Cary Coglianese comments on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that is intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
December 16, 2008, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Anticipating risks, averting the worst."
Op-ed by Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, on using lessons learned from natural disasters to understand the 2008 financial crisis.
December 16, 2008, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Anticipating risks, averting the worst
Three steps for natural disaster or corporate calamity. Op-Ed by Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director, Wharton Risk Management Center, and Michael Useem, Director, Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management.
December 11, 2008, BBC World Service
Erwann Michel-Kerjan interviewed for world service broadcast
December 9, 2008, Philadelphia Inquirer
Cary Coglianese discusses an EPA program that fails to demonstrate environmental improvements.
December 5, 2008, Economic Times of India
New research from Maurice Schweitzer on how emotions influence people's receptiveness to advice.
December 4, 2008, ESPN.com
Eric Bradlow discusses the recession's relationship to Super Bowl advertising.
November 23, 2008, The Columbus Dispatch , Americans' buying impulse has dimmed, at least for now
Scott Rick is interviewed in this article about different spending habits.
October 29, 2008, Newsday
Eric Bradlow comments on the New York Jets' personal seat license auction strategy.
October 24, 2008, KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Eric Orts was interviewed regarding how the next president will enhance environmental regulations.
October 20, 2008, KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Eric Orts was interviewed regarding the Philadelphia Energy Summit, focusing on the future of energy in the automotive industry.
October 13, 2008, Newsday
Eric Bradlow was quoted in a story about the New York Jets' recent auction.
October 9, 2008, NPR
Mark Pauly was interviewed regarding the healthcare proposals of the presidential candidates.
October 9, 2008, Wall Street Journal, Making of a Miser
Scott Rick and George Loewenstein are quoted in regard to their research on Tightwads and Spendthrifts.
September 16, 2008, Penton Insight
Research by Neil Doherty was noted in an article regarding life settlement opportunities.
September 10, 2008, NPR
Mark Pauly was interviewed on "Morning Edition" regarding new treatments tailored to patients' genetic make-up.
August 14, 2008, Boston Globe
Robert Meyer is quoted in an article about the ways that retailers are improving customer service.
August 14, 2008, Forbes.com, Most Expensive States To Insure A Home
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted in an article concerning the cost of homeowners' insurance in hurricane-prone regions.
July 21, 2008, The New York Times
Mark V. Pauly is quoted in an article about the impact of pilot projects in "medical home" patient care.
July 6, 2008, The Boston Globe
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in an article about natural disasters, "How disasters help."
June 30, 2008, St. Louis Dispatch
Howard Kunreuther, was cited in an editorial about the ways in which costs and risks associated with flooding might be mitigated.
June 23, 2008, The Journal of Commerce
A computer simulation, created in part by Noah Gans, was cited in a piece about X-ray scanners and their role in the Integrated Container Inspection System.
June 18, 2008, Newsday, Boaters, Lend a Hand in Name of National Security
Stephen Flynn authored an op-ed on the subject of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's request that boaters keep an eye out for potential terrorist activity.
June 15, 2008, Times Union
Mark V. Pauly was interviewed regarding the proposed healthcare plans of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama.
June 9, 2008, Associated Press
Eric Bradlow was quoted in an article about small businesses that are struggling to survive in a tough economy.
June 1, 2008, Risk & Insurance Magazine
The Risk Center's study "Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes" was the subject of an article, "Rethinking Strategies to Solving Risks in the MegaCat Age."
May 29, 2008, Forbes.com
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in an article about the risks associated with global outsourcing.
May 19, 2008, Newsweek
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was quoted regarding the long-term implications of food shortages in an article "The Biggest Crisis of All."
May 15, 2008, Calgary Herald (Canada)
Robert Meyer was quoted in a story about subtle changes in Canadians' spending habits in response to tighter economic times.
April 11, 2008, BizRadio Networks (Houston, TX)
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was interviewed on-air in connection with the Risk Center's study on "Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes."
April 2, 2008, Brokers Weekly (New York)
Howard Kunreuther was interviewed on-air in connection with the Risk Center's study on "Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes."
March 30, 2008, Federal Times
Cary Coglianese was quoted in an article about the FDA's capacity to inspect products from overseas facilities.
March 24, 2008, Newsweek
A study co-authored by Scott Rick, exploring the different thought processes of "tightwads" and "spendthrifts" was featured.
March 8, 2008, The Boston Globe, "Misguided Missile Defense"
In an op-ed, Stephen Flynn suggests "The best way to mark the 25th anniversary of President Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech would be with a debate about its strategic relevance in our post-Sept. 11 world."
February 29, 2008, Newsweek, Winning by a Landslide: Why more disasters are declared during an election year
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was interviewed for this article on presidential disaster declarations.
February 18, 2008, The Economist
Cary Coglianese was quoted in an article about the effect of e-technology on the democratic process.
February 11, 2008, Forbes, Flirting With Disaster
Howard Kunreuther authored an op-ed on long-term insurance and how it can help homeowners in hurricane zones save money and protect themselves at the same time.
February 10, 2008, The New York Times
"A Statistical Look at Roger Clemens' Career," a study co-authored by Eric Bradlow, Risk Center Research Fellow and K.P. Chao Professor; Professor of Marketing, Statistics, and Education was featured.
January 28, 2008, ESPN.com
Patti Williams, Risk Center Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Marketing was quoted in an article on advertisers' Super Bowl spending.
January 28, 2008, Le Figaro
Erwann Michel-Kerjan co-authored an op-ed (with Olivier Oullier) concerning the financial crisis affecting banks and investment firms and how neuroscience can help better understand risky decision making.
January 27, 2008, The New York Times
Robert Meyer was quoted in a story about high income consumers and the relationship between their cost-cutting decisions and emotional health.
January 8, 2008, The Financial Times
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2008, a project involving the Wharton Risk Center, received notice from a range of media outlets, including AP Forbes, Business Report, The Times, Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and Al Jazeera.
December 26, 2007, The Baltimore Sun
Mark Pauly was quoted in an article about health care coverage proposals by the presidential candidates.
November 9, 2007, New York Times (blog, "Freakonomics")
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Howard Kunreuther respond to the question,"What Is the State of U.S. Disaster-Preparedness?" A Freakonomics Quorum, November 9, 2007.
September 23, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mark Pauly was quoted in an article about pay-for-performance, an approach taking root in area hospitals to tie payment to the quality of care that patients receive.
September 18, 2007, NPR
Mark Pauly was interviewed in a story about proposed changes in health care.
September 7, 2007, Radio Station 99.5fm New Orleans
Howard Kunreuther is interviewed about his New York Times op-ed, "Who Will Pay for the Next Hurricane?"
September 2007, The Trade
Michael Kearns is quoted in article about natural language processing for algorithmic trading.
August 25, 2007, New York Times, Who Will Pay for the Next Hurricane?
Howard Kunreuther authored an op-ed on financing the costs of natural disasters.
August 23, 2007, The Economist
Mark Pauly was quoted in an article about genetic testing, its promise for healthcare, and the challenges it poses to the insurance industry.
August 17, 2007, Newsweek
Patti Williams is interviewed on her research into why impulsive shoppers continue to make spur-of-the moment purchases despite experiencing guilt and regret.
August 15, 2007, Economist Intelligence Unit
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Managing Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, was interviewed regarding his views on why the private sector must take a leadership role in assuring a safer enviro
August 8, 2007, NBC Nightly News
Media coverage of a study co-authored by Risk Center Fellow Scott Rick, exploring the different thought processes of "tightwads" and "spendthrifts."
July 16, 2007, Wired Magazine
Deborah Small was cited in an article about computer program that reads human facial expressions.
June 2007, Environmental Systems Update, Volume 17, Number 4, 2007, Study Reveals Financial, Regulatory and Internal Benefits from ISO 14K
Peter Schmeidler and Haitao Yin are interviewed about their research on p. 1; Their study on ISO 14001 is featured on p. 7.
May 1, 2007, Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
Howard Kunreuther was quoted in an article regarding insurance risk in relation to premium rates
April 14, 2007, Houston Chronicle
Barbara Kahn was quoted in a story about a new television ad campaign by London-based oil giant, BP.
April 1, 2007, CIO Magazine
Maurice Schweitzer was interviewed regarding his research on the effect that deception has on trust.
March 14, 2007, Edmonton Journal (Canada)
Maurice Schweitzer was cited in an article about lie detection.
March 5, 2007, Best's Insurance News
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was quoted in a story on whether risk-based pricing is the best way to manage catashrophe risk. The study he co-authored with other Risk Center members on managing large-scale risks was also cited.
February 28, 2007, National Public Radio, Morning Edition
Barbara Kahn was interviewed for a story about Toyota and the site selected for its new assembly plant.
February 10, 2007, The Economist
Erwann Michel-Kerjan was cited in an article regarding the growing demand for innovative risk management tools used by hedge funds.
February 2, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Barbara Kahn was quoted in an article about guerilla marketing campaigns.
January 25, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mark Pauly was cited in an article about the evolution of the health insurance system and the impact that the President's proposed changes might have on employers and individuals.
January 21, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mark Pauly was quoted in an article about Governor Rendell's health care plan for Pennsylvania.
January 16, 2007
Baker Panel issues final report on BP U.S. Refineries. The Risk Center's Irv Rosenthal served on the 11-member panel, chaired by former Secretary of State James Baker.
November 13, 2006, Le Figaro, Faced With Global Risks, How to Govern the World?
Erwann Michel-Kerjan co-authored an Op-Ed (with Thierry Malleret, World Economic Forum), on the challenges for top decision-makers in managing the new era of global risks. (in French "Face aux risques globaux, comment gouverner le monde?")
September 1, 2006, IEEE Spectrum, Modeling Terrorists: New simulators could help intelligence analysts think like the enemy
Barry Silverman's work on developing computer simulators to help train the intelligence community to fight terrorism is profiled
July 17, 2006, SNL Interactive, Q&A: Howard Kunreuther
The Risk Center's Howard Kunreuther is interviewed by Thames Schoenvogel of SNL Financial about the history of the Risk Center and its current Natural Disaster Insurance Project.
June 1, 2006, Manhattan Institute Press Release
Ulku Oktem is mentioned in connection to her involvement in the "Prescription for Progress" report issued by the Manhattan Institute.
April 1, 2006, Environmental Systems Update, Preliminary Findings Point to Green for ISO 14001 Certification
The Risk Center's Peter Schmeidler and Haitao Yin (a PhD student) are featured in a cover story discussing preliminary results of a Risk Center study on the effectiveness of ISO 14001 certification.
March 30, 2006, Australian Financial Review, "Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid . . . or Be Prepared"
The Risk Center is mentioned in connection to its involvement with the World Economic Forum's Global Risks program
November 22, 2005, The Economist, "Horrible Business: Terrorism Insurance"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted on the future of terrorism risk financing in the US and the Wharton Risk Center's TRIA and Beyond study. The Economist qualifies the Wharton study of "one of the best studies on TRIA"
November 1, 2005, International Herald Tribune, "A New Era Calls for a New Model"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan co-authored an Op-Ed (with Patrick Lagadec) on the urgency for top-decision makers to redefining their strategic crisis management framework in the wake of emerging large-scale interdependent risks.
September 11, 2005, Le Figaro, "The United States at the Crossroads" (in French, "Les Etats-Unis a l'heure des Choix")
Erwann Michel-Kerjan authored an Op-Ed on the homeland security challenge posed by large-scale disaster such that hurricane Katrina in the post-9/11 era.
September 4, 2005, Le Monde, "The Day after Katrina" (in French, "Katrina, le jour d'apres")
Erwann Michel-Kerjan authored a solicited Op-Ed discussing financial consequences of Katrina and international ripple effects.
July 14, 2005, The Economist, "Change of Calculation"
The Wharton Risk Center's study on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is mentioned, along with the private sector's attitudes towards insuring terrorism risk.
July 13, 2005, USA Today, "Terrorism Insurance Gap Looms for USA"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted in an article on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
July 1, 2005, Wall Street Journal, "Insurer Impact of Bombings Is Cushioned by U.K.-Backed Plan"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan is quoted in this article about the financial impacts of terrorist attacks.
May 26, 2005, USW News Release, "United Steelworkers Urges BP to Stop Playing PR Games with Explosion investigation"
The release announces Irv Rosenthal's involvement in the investigation into the BP explosion in 2005.
May 1, 2005, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Crisis behavior is a mystery"
Howard Kunreuther is quoted in this article on risk perception.
April 6, 2005, Knowledge@Wharton, "Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk"
This book, co-edited by Patricia Grossi and Howard Kunreuther, is reviewed and presented in a practical context for risk managers and decision makers
March 1, 2005, CSO Magazine
Irv Rosenthal is quoted in a news brief about chemical firms' preparedness for terrorist attacks
