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Knowledge at Wharton

Summary: Wharton faculty and industry leaders discuss their latest research, books, and relevant business topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Why Strong Intellectual Property Laws Matter in a Globalized World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:14

Does globalization help or hurt companies? Wharton research shows that it lifts all boats especially weaker firms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 How Firms Can Convince Employees to Quit Smoking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:56

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 How Firms Can Convince Employees to Quit Smoking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:55

As companies struggle to contain soaring health care costs employee smoking remains a challenge. But a recent study by two University of Pennsylvania experts found that cash can be a powerful incentive to help smokers quit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Should Companies Abandon Quarterly Earnings Reports? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:05

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 Should Companies Abandon Quarterly Earnings Reports? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:05

With semi-annual reports investors would be worse off experts say and the gains to companies in cost savings and long-term planning are dubious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Why the U.S. Rental Market Is Increasing Inequality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:32

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 Why the U.S. Rental Market Is Increasing Inequality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:32

Recent trends show that while rents are falling for high-end dwellings middle- and low-income renters are still struggling to afford housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 How One Firm Built and Sold Homes in Mortgage-less West Africa | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:27

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 The Time Bomb Inside Public Pension Plans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:10

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 Violating the ‘Law of One Price’ in the Financial Crisis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:00

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 How One Firm Built and Sold Homes in Mortgage-less West Africa | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:27

American Homebuilders of West Africa builds homes for locals while giving foreign investors a robust return. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 ‘Land of the Fee’: How Hidden Costs Hurt Consumers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:06

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

 The Time Bomb Inside Public Pension Plans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:09

There is a $4.4 Trillion shortfall hiding in plain sight inside public pension plans. Are we doomed to have it create a major financial crisis? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Violating the ‘Law of One Price’ in the Financial Crisis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:00

During the financial crisis the price gap between Treasury bonds and notes became unusually large. Wharton finance professors David Musto and Krista Schwarz explain why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 ’Land of the Fee’: How Hidden Costs Hurt Consumers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:06

Americans are paying more than ever in fees which are tacked on to the price of everything from utility bills to concert tickets. These fees are quietly draining the wallets of middle-class Americans author Devin Fergus argues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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