Wharton professors discuss the many ways Covid-19 has changed our lives

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This Wharton Business Daily special report brings together six interviews conducted with professors who are teaching University of Pennsylvania students as part of the new Wharton course created to address the coronavirus outbreak, “Epidemics, Natural Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty.” Interviews, all recorded during March, 2020, include:

● Geoffrey Garrett, Wharton School Dean (1:03)

● Jeremy Siegel, Finance Professor (11:29)

● Sigal Barsade, Management Professor (19:39)

● Mauro Guillen, Management Professor (32:02)

● Kent Smetters, Business Economics and Public Policy Professor (47:04)

● Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn’s Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy (54:48)

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