Joan Lau
- Adjunct Professor, Health Care Management
Contact Information
- Primary Email:
jlau@wharton.upenn.edu
Knowledge at Wharton
Greenhushing: When Firms Do More Than They Say
Some companies downplay their environmental efforts, a practice known as greenhushing. A new working paper co-authored by Wharton’s Serguei Netessine finds that this gap between what firms say and what they do is associated with higher subsequent abnormal stock returns.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/8/2026AI Is Producing More Software. Why Isn’t It Being Used?
A Wharton study finds that while AI dramatically speeds up software development, human bottlenecks prevent many of those gains from reaching customers.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/8/2026The Hidden Financial Risks of the AI Boom
Joao Gomes, Wharton professor of finance and senior vice dean of research, centers, and academic initiatives, explains why the Federal Reserve needs to pay closer attention to how the massive AI boom is being financed.…Read More
Knowledge @ Wharton - 9/4/2026