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Knowledge at Wharton

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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network.

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Episodes

Mapping India’s Economic Future: Jobs Growth and Banking Reform

Manish Sabharwal co-founder and executive chairman of TeamLease Services one of India’s leading human resource service companies outlines a path for greater productivity and growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 08, 201718 min

Tax Bill Reconciliation: What Are the Likely Outcomes?

Experts weigh the implications of the upcoming tax bill reconciliation process for individuals and corporations as well as the impact on the federal deficit beyond 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 07, 201728 min

How Tax Reform Could Impact Senior Citizens

A deduction for high medical expenses that is largely used by senior citizens hangs in the balance as Congress tries to craft a final version of its tax reform bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 07, 201725 min

Why It Is Not Enough to Merely Vote for Social Change

Wharton’s Brian Berkey says it’s not enough to merely agitate for social change -- it’s a moral imperative to give generously to the less advantaged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 06, 201719 min

What Will Happen if the FCC Abandons Net Neutrality?

The Federal Communications Commission will vote in the coming weeks on a proposal to repeal net neutrality rules. Wharton experts explain what’s at stake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 05, 201723 min

Why Corporate Participation Is Critical for Disaster Relief

Natural disaster costs are mushrooming while government coffers shrink. The challenge: Can corporations and public agencies better coordinate rescue and recovery efforts to improve outcomes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 05, 201725 min

Uber’s Data Breach: Can the Company Course-correct?

Investors and customers once tolerated Uber’s skirmishes with regulators as the price one pays for innovation. But that may no longer be so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 01, 201729 min

How Can We Curb Fake News?

Bruce Bartlett former advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush discusses his new book about the challenge of fake news and offers some strategies for weeding it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 201720 min

Can a Novel U.N. Plan End Poverty and Protect the Planet?

The U.N.’s 2030 sustainable development program aims to engage local stakeholders in development as it seeks to end poverty while protecting the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 201724 min

How Identity Informs Workplace Relationships

It’s important to evaluate whether a potential workplace really wants you to be your complete authentic self says Wharton’s Stephanie Creary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 20177 min

Has the ACA Resulted in Better Health Care Outcomes?

Wharton research looks at whether expanded access to medical insurance under the Affordable Care Act has led to improved health outcomes for patients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 201713 min

How to Reform College Sports to Prioritize Learning

Wharton’s Ken Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr. discuss ways to fix a prevailing problem in college sports -- the amount of time it eats away from academics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 201723 min

Wealth Management: Why You Should Be Your Own CEO

Robo-advisors new ways of thinking among millennials and women’s shifting needs are new trends reshaping wealth management. The author of ’Wealth Management Unwrapped’ offers insights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 15, 201722 min

How a Student Competition Led to a New Cyber Security Approach

Nataliya Mykhaylova winner of a student competition to find new ways to thwart cyber criminals has devised a novel method for detecting attacks that already has the interest of banks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 15, 201723 min

Changes to U.S.-Cuba Policy: What’s the Real Impact?

The latest restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba have created new anxieties for individuals and businesses – but they also provide some clear boundaries that can now be navigated experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 201726 min

Why Has the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Gotten Tangled?

Until very recently it seemed that telecommunications giant AT&T’s $85 billion deal to purchase Time Warner would be completed by the end of December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 201722 min

Will Proposed U.S. Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves?

Both the House version of tax reform and the partially fleshed-out Senate plan add to the federal deficit but do not shift the tax bill lower down the income scale according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 13, 201715 min

Could the Paradise Papers Lead to Tax Reforms?

With the insights the Paradise Papers provide on how governments businesses and wealthy individuals use tax havens some significant changes to tax laws are in order say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 11, 201727 min

Will the Federal Climate Change Report Alter the Debate?

A new federal climate change report was released last week stating that not only is the threat of global warming real and dangerous but it’s also man-made. How will it impact the climate change debate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 201728 min

Art of the Matter: A Conversation with Jeffrey Deitch

An interview about the art market with dealer Jeffrey Deitch -- former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles -- looks the serendipitous and thorny aspects of this unique world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 09, 20171 hr 14 min

The Catalonia-Spain Impasse: Why Elections May Not Be Enough

Fresh elections could pave the way to peaceful co-existence for Spain and Catalonia -- although the social and economic impact of the standoff will likely continue well into the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 06, 201725 min

Why Leaders Are Made Not Born

A new book examines figures from the past who overcame adversity to leave a lasting mark on civilization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 06, 201723 min
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