Knowledge at Wharton

Scholars have long focused on the effects of bias on the accuracy of predictions. But new research by Wharton’s Barbara Mellers and INSEAD’s Ville Satopӓӓ found that noise is a much bigger factor than expected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Machine programming -- software that creates its own software -- is at an inflection point. It may redefine many industries says Intel’s Justin Gottschlich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawyers are reluctant to use big data and predictive analytics partly because of the risk-averse nature of the legal field. But attorney Dave Walton and Wharton’s Raghuram Iyengar say the benefits are worth it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump’s “Tax Cuts 2.0” would swell the federal debt but the U.S. economy would see both short- and long-term gains according to an analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research coauthored by Wharton’s Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez looks at why and under what circumstances foreign firms boost their performance when they move into areas inhabited by immigrants from their home countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ridesharing can be more than just transportation. Research co-authored by Wharton’s Lindsey Cameron reveals unexpected social and cultural benefits from what happens inside the car. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Research co-authored by Wharton’s Daniel Kim busts the popular myth that the most successful startups are founded by whiz kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Standardized health plans and a centralized clearinghouse would substantially ease the path for Medicare for All says Obamacare advisor and Penn professor Zeke Emanuel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The recent firing of McDonald’s chief executive Steve Easterbrook over a workplace romance highlights a growing intolerance for inappropriate behavior that used to be overlooked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s George Day and co-author Paul Schoemaker discuss their new book on how companies can safeguard themselves against disruption in the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new paper by Wharton’s Cait Lamberton offers guidance for marketers who must transform traditional practices and beliefs to fit the modern sharing economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Armed with knowledge and connections in their native countries first-generation immigrants help open the door for venture capitalists to make investments abroad according to new research coauthored by Wharton’s Exequiel Hernandez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gaurav Dalmia chairman of Dalmia Group Holdings a holding company for business and financial assets spoke with Knowledge at Wharton about the Indian economy opportunities and risks in private equity and his leadership journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Tony Saldanha offers five steps for businesses that want to transition to digital but don’t know how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomorrow’s generations expect sustainability goals to be integral to investing and huge opportunities await impact investors say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. home prices are falling as the market absorbs the 2017 Tax Act changes. Meanwhile other factors are hampering the housing market and point to a potential recession ahead experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new book from journalist Binyamin Appelbaum shows how economists evolved from overlooked number-crunchers to powerful influencers who reshaped American policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research examines the influence of the World Bank’s ease of doing business indicator which affects policy through bureaucratic international and domestic political channels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With its new suburban Atlanta health clinic Walmart is making a risky move into the provision of primary care services. Two experts discuss whether the strategy will benefit the company and its customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger’s latest research on persuasive language puts some science behind the notion that it’s not what you say it’s how you say it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Subsidies and global supply chains are integral to making aircraft. But consumers will eventually pay in the fallout between Airbus and Boeing experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three big mistakes led to Forever 21’s bankruptcy filing and could imperil the fast-fashion chain’s future experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Workers have been conditioned to check their feelings at the door but love makes for better business all around says the author of a new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GE’s move trims employee benefits and could depress morale as the company consolidates -- and struggles to find a sustainable new business model note Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and author Rebecca Fannin dives into what is behind China’s surging dominance in technology from social media to 5G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.