This Week in Business

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator, spent some time with Wharton Business Daily Host Dan Loney talking about where we are in the United States with the Coronavirus Pandemic, the strategy behind pool testing and why masks and social distancing are important, low-tech tools in curbing the spread of the virus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IRS could provide much more tax revenue to US coffers if it collected tax revenue at a higher rate than it currently does. Natasha Sarin, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, talks to Dan Loney about how the IRS can do this based on an op-ed she co-wrote that recently ran in The Washington Post. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With presidential election looming, there's a worry of whether we will see lower voting totals because of potential long lines amidst the pandemic. Wharton Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions Gerard Cachon talks about his research into what impacts people's decisions to vote and he discusses this with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn Fogel ,W'84, CEO and President of Booking Holdings, was a guest on Wharton Business Daily's town hall, The Business of Travel During a Pandemic, during which he talked about the pandemic's impact on summer travel and tourism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Management Samir Nurmohamed talks about his new research showing the "Underdog Effect," and why being the underdog might inspire more motivation to succeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brent Taylor, WG'10, Co-founder of Beyond Meat and Co-founder of Perennial, spoke with Dan Loney about keeping older adults healthy through plant-based food and beverage as part of Wharton Business Daily's recent town hall, The Business of Food During the Pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technical Co-Lead of Google's Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team Timnit Gebru visited Wharton's campus in January to discuss diversity in tech and diversity branding, as well as privacy concerns surrounding the use of AI in data collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mohamed El-Erian, Practice Professor of Wharton's Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, spoke with Dan Loney about the US-China relationship as well as the economic outlook and impact on markets in a post-Coronavirus world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby Valentine, Former MLB player and manager, and Executive Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University, talked to Dan Loney about what lays ahead for college athletics this fall. He will also be a guest on Wharton's The Business of Sports Without Fans, a Wharton livestream event on Wednesday June 24 at 12 PM ET. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics Robert Hughes spoke with Dan Loney about how to reduce violence in policing by limiting the power of arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.