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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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Feb 15, 2021 • 14min
How COVID-19 Created a Health Care Backlog
A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Hummy Song found the number of mammograms declined sharply during the first few months of the pandemic creating a queue that still hasn’t cleared. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 14min
How ‘Trading Frenzies’ Affect the Real Economy
Coordinated attacks on a stock could impair a firm’s ability to raise capital and lower its valuation says Wharton’s Itay Goldstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 16min
‘Making Money Moral’: How New Collaborations Are Changing Capitalism
A new book from Wharton School Press explores a growing movement to unlock private-sector investments in new ways to solve global problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2021 • 11min
Where Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Plan Will Fall Short
The Biden relief package leaves little headroom for economic growth and job gains according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2021 • 11min
What’s Next for Jeff Bezos and Amazon?
CEO succession is routine in business but Amazon isn’t like other companies. Wharton’s Mike Useem and Barbara Kahn discuss the transition of Jeff Bezos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2021 • 11min
What Makes Some Ads More Shareable Than Others?
Millions tune into the NFL Super Bowl each year to watch the game’s entertaining advertisements. A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Jonah Berger shines light on the emotions that make people more likely to share what they see. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021 • 13min
What Wall Street’s ‘Short Squeeze’ Means for Investors and Regulators
Regulators have no clear options in controlling social media-led speculation in stock prices say Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2021 • 21min
What Makes Songs Popular? It’s All About ‘You’
Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger explains why songs with the word “you” are more successful with consumers and what that could mean for other products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2021 • 23min
The Power of People: Why Philanthropy Requires More Than Money
Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink of Google.org talks with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about how the tech giant’s philanthropic arm leverages financial and human capital to help nonprofits around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2021 • 37min
Leading Diversity: How Firms Can Walk the Talk
As part of the Leading Diversity at Work series Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to IBM Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Carla Grant Pickens about the company’s efforts to create change both inside and outside the office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
