Knowledge at Wharton

Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys offers a bleak forecast for home buyers, despite mortgage interest rates rising above 6% for the first time since 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten discuss their new book, ’The Prepared Leader,’ and how they found the motivation and the staying power during the pandemic to write it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell explains why employers have bigger things to worry about than employees who are quiet quitting, a phrase that describes doing the bare minimum at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proposed income-driven repayment program in the Biden Student Debt Relief Plan “could radically change how people finance college,” according to Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See 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. Hosted on Acast. See 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The proposed new taxes on share buybacks and book income are based on conceptual misunderstandings and will hurt investment, according to Wharton’s Jennifer Blouin. Hosted on Acast. See 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. Hosted on Acast. See 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. Hosted on Acast. See 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Julienne Oyler, co-founder and CEO of the African Entrepreneur Collective, which helps micro, small, and medium businesses across East Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June. But if the current economic slowdown gathers pace, the Federal Reserve will likely be less aggressive with the next interest rate increase, according to Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.