Jeanna Kenney

Jeanna Kenney
  • Applied Economics Doctoral Student

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    3733 Spruce Street, 300 Vance Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302

Research Interests: real estate, urban economics, public finance

Teaching

Past Courses

  • BEPP250 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

    This course will introduce you to "managerial economics" which is the application of microeconomic theory to managerial decision-making. Microeconomic theory is a remarkably useful body of ideas for understanding and analyzing the behavior of individuals and firms in a variety of economic settings. The goal of the course is for you to understand this body of theory well enough so that you can effectively analyze managerial (and other) problems in an economic framework. While this is a "tools" course, we will cover many real-world applications, particularly business applications, so that you can witness the usefulness of these tools and acquire the skills to use them yourself. We will depart from the usual microeconomic theory course by giving more emphasis to prescription: What should a manager do in order to achieve some objective? That course deliverable is to compare with description: Why do firms and consumers act the way they do? The latter will still be quite prominent in this course because only by understanding how other firms and customers behave can a manager determine what is beswt for him or her to do.

Knowledge at Wharton

How Responsible Research Can Tackle Society’s Toughest Challenges

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Knowledge @ Wharton - 6/22/2022
Why Corporate Greed Isn’t Driving Inflation

Wharton’s John Zhang dismisses the notion of “greedflation,” saying companies are right to raise prices to meet inflationary pressures created by factors beyond their control.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 6/22/2022
Succeeding with Hybrid Work: Focus on Five Cs

If you’re struggling to manage a hybrid team or workforce, start by understanding five key challenges, says Wharton’s Martine Haas in this Nano Tool for Leaders. …Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 6/22/2022