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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 18, 2022 • 25min
Corporate Good vs. Social Good: Can Investors Have Both?
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.
Jul 12, 2022 • 17min
Texas Fought Against ESG. Here’s What It Cost.
When states boycott financial institutions over their ESG policies, it can have a chilling and costly effect on competition in the bond market, according to a new paper from Wharton’s Daniel Garrett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 11, 2022 • 43min
Action, not Words: Creating Gender and Racial Equity at Work
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to Tina Opie and Beth Livingston, two management professors who have written a new book on how to tear down the barriers that prevent women and marginalized groups from thriving in business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2022 • 10min
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2022 • 10min
How Responsible Research Can Tackle Society’s Toughest Challenges
Companies aren’t the only ones feeling pressure to meet environmental, social, and corporate governance metrics. Business schools are also working to ensure their coursework and research adhere to a higher standard of responsibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2022 • 13min
Why Erasing Student Debt Won’t Fix the Problem
Wharton finance professor Michael Roberts finds fault with Biden’s proposal to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers, saying it won’t make much of a dent in the $1.7 trillion problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2022 • 29min
How Companies and Capital Can Be Forces for Good
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with philanthropist and author Jean Case, who was a senior executive at AOL before launching the Case Foundation, about finding purpose and reaching beyond your bubble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2022 • 12min
Is the Fed Going Too Far Beyond Its Mandate?
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s moves to shape state education policy have triggered a broader debate on central bank activism. Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner weighs in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2022 • 12min
What the Frequency of Your Pay Means for Financial Well-being
Paying employees daily has become a recruitment tool for companies in a tight labor market. But workers who access their wages on demand often develop a false sense of their own wealth and spend more, according to new research from Wharton’s Wendy De La Rosa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2022 • 9min
Why Have Taxes Soared?
U.S. households had unusually high financial income with the surge in equity prices in fiscal year 2021, a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
