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Wharton’s Ingrid Nembhard evaluates the Centers for Disease Control’s plan to reorganize the agency and regain public trust following two years of pandemic confusion. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early actions by the Fed averted a financial crisis following the pandemic, but its later policies enabled an acceleration of inflation, according to Wharton’s Richard Herring. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Housing sales are falling in response to rising interest rates, but the real estate market is not in a recession, according to Wharton’s Fernando Ferreira. He explains why the persistent lack of supply will continue to put pressure on homebuyers. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proposed new taxes on share buybacks and on book income are based on conceptual misunderstandings and will hurt investment, said Wharton accounting professor Jennifer Blouin. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Billions in federal funding for computer chip manufacturing is a good start, says Wharton’s Morris Cohen, but may not be enough to help the U.S. overcome its East Asian competitors. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

With health care accounting for nearly 20% of U.S. gross domestic product, Amazon’s latest acquisition of a primary care chain makes sense, says Wharton’s Harbir Singh. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie says a combination of regulatory changes and financial incentives are guiding more Americans toward mass adoption of electric vehicles, factors that align with a new report from Bloomberg about EV sales. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s Katherine Klein speaks with Julienne Oyler, co-founder and CEO of the African Entrepreneur Collective, about helping refugee entrepreneurs thrive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is trying to stabilize prices while avoiding a prolonged economic downturn, says Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new study co-authored by Wharton Deputy Dean Nancy Rothbard explores the dilemma of digital etiquette for employees who befriend co-workers and managers online. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If the current economic slowdown gathers pace, the Fed will likely be less aggressive with the next interest rate increase, according to Wharton experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In an episode from the "All Else Equal" podcast series from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton’s Jules van Binsbergen and Stanford’s Jonathan Berk discuss the strategies available to the social-minded investor, and why they are not clear cut. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When states boycott financial institutions over disagreeable ESG policies, it can have a chilling and costly effect on competition in the bond market, according to a new paper from Wharton’s Daniel Garrett. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to Tina Opie and Beth Livingston, two management professors who have written a new book on how to tear down the barriers that prevent women and marginalized groups from thriving in business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s John Zhang dismisses the notion of “greedflation,” saying companies are right to raise prices to meet inflationary pressures created by factors beyond their control. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Companies aren’t the only ones feeling pressure to meet environmental, social, and corporate governance metrics. Business schools are also working to ensure their coursework and research adhere to a higher standard of responsibility. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton finance professor Michael Roberts finds fault with Biden’s proposal to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers, saying it won’t make much of dent in the $1.7 trillion problem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks with philanthropist and author Jean Case, who was a senior executive at AOL before launching the Case Foundation, about finding purpose and reaching beyond your bubble. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s moves to shape state education policy has triggered a broader debate on central bank activism. Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner weighs in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Workers who access their wages on demand often develop a false sense of their own wealth and spend more, according to new research from Wharton’s Wendy De La Rosa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.