This Week in Business

A new book by Wharton’s Lawton R. Burns aims to clear misgivings about the role of PBMs as intermediaries in the health care supply chain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lu Liu, Wharton Assistant Professor of Finance, joins the show to discuss the mortgage market and the effect of rate lock-ins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Travis Copley, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Old Hickory Bats joins the show to discuss the business of baseball bats and how it cultivates relationships with players. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Baseball special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More companies are expanding product lines to offer premium goods at higher prices, sparking worries about economic gentrification. But Wharton’s John Zhang explains why “premiumization” is good for consumers and the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiantian Yang, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, joins the show to discuss the motherhood wage penalty and female entrepreneurship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Hund, Research Affiliate for Penn Center on Digital Culture & Society, joins the show to discuss the influencer industry and how a potential TikTok ban could impact content creators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Crowley, Chairman & Former CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, joins the show to discuss the strides the biotech industry has made in therapies for rare genetic diseases and the industry landscape going forward. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Healthcare special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Pauly, Wharton Professor Emeritus of Healthcare Management, joins the show to discuss the rising costs of insulin on the heels of Eli Lily's announcement that it will cap insulin prices at $35 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Itay Goldstein, Wharton Professor of Finance and Economics, joins the show to discuss the SVB collapse and how the impacts of SVB and Signature Bank could have effects outside the banking sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bank lending to the real estate industry could contract in the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, according to Susan M. Wachter, Wharton professor of real estate and finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Itamar Drechsler, Wharton Professor of Finance, joins the show to discuss the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and where the banking industry goes from here, especially when it comes to uninsured deposits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jailan Griffiths, VP and Global Head of Purpose at Nasdaq, joined Wharton Business Daily to discuss Women's History Month and what it means to her both personally and professionally. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Women in Business special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his latest book, “Magic Words,” Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger teaches readers how they can tweak written and verbal communication to become more persuasive and effective at work and at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Zarrow, Executive Director of Wharton People Analytics and host of Women@Work on SiriusXM, joins the show to discuss Women's History Month and why this year's theme hits close to home. She also discusses women in the C-suite, corporate culture, and why burnout is a major concern for women in leadership positions. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Women in Bu...

Nancy Tengler, CEO & CIO of Laffer Tengler Investments and author of "The Women's Guide to Successful Investing," joins the show to discuss Women's History Month, women in the workforce, and how to attract more women into the finance industry. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Women in Business special in honor of Women's History Month. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Marc Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss the state of the economy and what lies ahead for private equity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef and Host of Restaurant Impossible, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about his new book, Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success. This interview was recorded as part of the show's State of the Food Industry special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corinne Low, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy with the Wharton School, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about reproductive capital - the economic value of women's fertility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Payne, Host of Making Money with Charles Payne on FOX Business Network, talks about how education is leaving students behind. He specifically talks about the achievement gap and how the pandemic may have exacerbated it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The highest-performing employees know when to speak and when to stay quiet, according to new research from Wharton’s Michael Parke that looks at how employees engage in “strategic silence.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Decentralized autonomous organizations -- DAOs -- hold much promise, but practitioners and governments must be aware of risks, says Wharton’s Kevin Werbach, co-author of a DAO Toolkit that was released at this year’s World Economic Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Bidwell, Wharton Professor of Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss salary transparency laws and their impact on the labor market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris McCann and Tom Hartnett, CEO and President of 1-800-FLOWERS, respectively, join Wharton Business Daily to talk about Valentine's Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy, joins the show to discuss the costs of student loan forgiveness and income driven repayment, which is designed to cut in half the amount that borrowers pay on a monthly basis, but could increase the amount being forgiven by the federal government. He discusses how a recent Penn Wharton Budget Model report shows IDR plans c...

Christian Terwiesch, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions, joins the show to discuss ChatGPT and how well it performs the tasks assigned to it - including a Wharton MBA final exam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.