This Week in Business

Richard Prisinzano, Director of Policy Analysis for the Penn Wharton Budget Model, talks about the GOP's most recent proposal for financial support to assist the American public during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Colicchio, Head Judge of Bravo Network's Top Chef, talks about the state of the restaurant industry and how Congress can support independent restaurants amid the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, mortgage rates dipped below 3% - the first time they dipped this low in the 50 years Freddie Mac has watched mortgage rates. Sam Chandon, Adjunct Associate Professor of Real Estate at Wharton and Chair and Associate Dean of Real Estate at NYU, talks about the state of the market for both homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

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. Hoste...

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.

Charles Payne, Host of Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business Network, and CEO and Principal Financial Analyst of Wall Street Strategies, talks to Dan Loney on inequality in America, its impact on the American dream, and corporate authenticity as it relates to Black Lives Matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions Duncan Watts talks with Dan Loney about Twitter, social media and the prevalence of fake news as we head into election season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judith Brown Dianis, CEO of The Advancement Project and Wharton alumna, talks to Dan Loney as part of Wharton Business Daily's Special Report, "Inequality in America." They discuss specifically how corporate America can effect change and why we need to stay engaged in fighting inequality long after the protests have died down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Philadelphia Mayor and Wharton alumnus Michael Nutter talks to Dan Loney about inequality and civil unrest as part of Wharton Business Daily's Special Report: Inequality in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful on ABC's Shark Tank, talks to Dan Loney about why the markets are so optimistic and why the situation the pandemic created might just have a silver lining. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Orts, Director of the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership and Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Wharton, talks about the decrease in global emissions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angela Duckworth, Professor of Psychology at Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, talks about how to be resilient and have grit during the uncertain times created by the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Fajgenbaum, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-founder of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network, joins Dan Loney to talk about his experience with Castleman disease and how he is leading an effort to find a cure for coronavirus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing Sheri Melumad discusses her new research that shows people are more willing to share information when they do it over their smartphones, how that can provide valuable information for marketers, and how it might be applied to Covid-19 contact tracing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adi Wyner, Professor of Statistics and Faculty Lead of the Wharton Sports Analytics & Business Initiative, talks to Dan Loney about how to decipher all of the COVID-19 data we're being presented with each day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, participated in a special episode on reopening the economy on Friday, May 8. This podcast features his interview as part of that episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Wharton, and Co-founder and Advisor of MakerStock talks about what he thinks the future holds for entrepreneurs once the pandemic passes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.