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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 2, 2019 • 18min
Why Monetary Policy Affects the Financial System and the Economy
Recent research from Wharton’s Itamar Drechsler examines bank deposits as a form of monetary policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2019 • 21min
Want a Job in the Future? Be a Student for Life
New digital technologies will destroy many jobs and also create new ones. To survive everyone will need to keep learning says Infosys president Ravi Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2019 • 30min
Will Price Transparency in Health Care Lower Costs or Backfire?
So far attempts at transparency in health care fees have not shifted consumer behavior – and too much pricing information could be counterproductive experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2019 • 33min
How to End Partisan Gerrymandering: Get the Public Involved
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to take on partisan gerrymandering Wharton’s Steven Kimbrough offers solutions for how to more fairly define the boundaries of voting districts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 28, 2019 • 24min
Trademarking Profanity: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Unleash Heck?
In a win for business owners and free speech advocates the Supreme Court has ruled that a fashion designer can trademark a logo deemed profane by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2019 • 40min
Impact Investing’s ’Third Phase’: What New Challenges Lie Ahead?
Antony Bugg-Levine who helped coin the term “impact investing ” and Durreen Shahnaz of social stock exchange IIX explore ways to take the movement forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2019 • 16min
How States Can Help Police Mortgage-lending Practices
A legal mechanism called judicial foreclosure can help states fill the policy gap left by the federal government’s pullback from regulatory enforcement of mortgage lenders says Wharton’s Brian Feinstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2019 • 25min
Will Facebook’s Libra Bring Cryptocurrency into the Mainstream?
Facebook’s announcement of its new cryptocurrency has drawn thumbs up from Wall Street but calls for tough scrutiny from those in the sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2019 • 22min
How a Small Change Can Help Fix the Health Care System
New research from Wharton’s Ashley Swanson shows that preferred pharmacy networks result in a 1% decrease in Medicare Part D drug costs -- and that could add up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2019 • 27min
Sold to the Highest Bidder: Why Sotheby’s Is Going Private
The sale of Sotheby’s will ultimately benefit the firm and it underscores the increasing importance of new markets online sales and AI in the art auction business experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
