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Wharton management professor Iwan Barankay isn’t too worried about the possibility of a recession in America. Inflation, however, is still a threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Many managers worry that algorithms alienate those who would rather deal with a real person than a robot. New research from Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni looks at how the attitudes of customers are influenced by algorithmic versus human decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The worst of inflation is over, the Federal Reserve may begin to pare the funds rate, and equities are undervalued, says the Wharton professor emeritus of finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nonprofits and charitable organizations can increase contributions simply by offering multiple-choice options that signal to potential donors what is appropriate to give. Wharton’s Alice Moon shares the results of her latest study. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Kevin Werbach speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about the fall of FTX and the need for better cryptocurrency regulation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about how Elon Musk may handle content moderation on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Corey Rosen, founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, about how employee ownership plans are structured and why they yield great financial benefits for companies and workers alike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Worried about backlash, some companies don’t openly share the steps they may be taking to reduce their carbon footprint. Wharton’s Mirko Heinle explains this troubling trend of “greenhushing” and what it means for climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton management professor Samir Nurmohamed talks about his latest paper, which finds that underdog self-narratives can help employees offset the negative psychological effects of prior discrimination and boost their confidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Diversity at Work podcast, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary and two guest experts tackle the thorny issue of microaggressions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
‘The Customer-Base Audit,’ co-authored by Wharton’s Peter Fader, argues that firms cannot make fully informed decisions without first understanding their customers’ buying behavior and the actual health of their customer base. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton marketing professor David Reibstein unveils his annual “Best Countries“ ranking and explains why Switzerland takes the top while the U.S. has never cracked first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Federal Reserve’s fiscal policy is meant to curb inflation, but it has a countervailing effect of squeezing an already tight real estate market, according to Wharton’s Susan Wachter. She explains why home prices likely won’t come down without significant unemployment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares the lessons learned from last year’s Philly Vax Sweepstakes, a Penn-funded project designed to evaluate ways of increasing COVID-19 vaccines in the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys offers a bleak forecast for home buyers, despite mortgage interest rates rising above 6% for the first time since 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten discuss their new book, ’The Prepared Leader,’ and how they found the motivation and the staying power during the pandemic to write it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell explains why employers have bigger things to worry about than employees who are quiet quitting, a phrase that describes doing the bare minimum at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The proposed income-driven repayment program in the Biden Student Debt Relief Plan “could radically change how people finance college,” according to Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Ingrid Nembhard evaluates the Centers for Disease Control’s plan to reorganize the agency and regain public trust following two years of pandemic confusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Early actions by the Fed averted a financial crisis following the pandemic, but its later policies enabled an acceleration of inflation, according to Wharton’s Richard Herring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Housing sales are falling in response to rising interest rates, but the real estate market is not in a recession, according to Wharton’s Fernando Ferreira. He explains why the persistent lack of supply will continue to put pressure on homebuyers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The proposed new taxes on share buybacks and book income are based on conceptual misunderstandings and will hurt investment, according to Wharton’s Jennifer Blouin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Billions in federal funding for computer chip manufacturing is a good start, says Wharton’s Morris Cohen, but may not be enough to help the U.S. overcome its East Asian competitors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With health care accounting for nearly 20% of U.S. gross domestic product, Amazon’s latest acquisition of a primary care chain makes sense, says Wharton’s Harbir Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie says a combination of regulatory changes and financial incentives are guiding more Americans toward mass adoption of electric vehicles, factors that align with a new report from Bloomberg about EV sales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Julienne Oyler, co-founder and CEO of the African Entrepreneur Collective, which helps micro, small, and medium businesses across East Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is trying to stabilize prices while avoiding a prolonged economic downturn, says Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new study co-authored by Wharton Deputy Dean Nancy Rothbard explores the dilemma of digital etiquette for employees who befriend co-workers and managers online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June. But if the current economic slowdown gathers pace, the Federal Reserve will likely be less aggressive with the next interest rate increase, according to Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In an episode of the “All Else Equal“ podcast series from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton’s Jules van Binsbergen and Stanford’s Jonathan Berk discuss the strategies available to the social-minded investor, and why they are not clear-cut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
