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Finance & Accounting

Do Sin Taxes Actually Work? | Ben Lockwood

March 18, 2025 • 13 min listen

Professor Benjamin Lockwood explains how sin taxes influence consumer behavior.

Finance & Accounting

The Psychology of Paying Taxes | Alex Rees-Jones

March 11, 2025 • 17 min listen

Professor Alex Rees-Jones breaks down the psychology behind paying taxes and how that affects the government.

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AI, Leadership, Technology

Focus on the Future: An Interview with PagerDuty’s Jennifer Tejada

Wharton vice dean for executive education Patti Williams talks with Jennifer Tejada, CEO of digital operations management firm PagerDuty, about the importance of having an “ownership mindset,” understanding your users, and preparing for big changes like the advent of AI.

March 21 2025 • 34 min listen

Analytics

Todd Golden, Florida Gators Men's Basketball Head Coach

Hosted by ... Shane Jensen, Cade Massey ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Cade Massey and Shane Jensen speak with Todd Golden, head coach of the No. 1 ranked Florida Gators men’s basketball team, about the upcoming March Madness tournament.

March 20 2025 • 26 min listen

Health Care Management

Private Equity in Health Care: Investment Trends, Challenges, and Future Implications

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Atul Gupta, Wharton assistant professor of health care management, discusses the growing involvement of private equity in the health care sector, its benefits and risks, and the regulatory challenges surrounding transparency and ownership structures.

March 20 2025 • 8 min listen

Finance & Accounting, Public Policy

Do Sin Taxes Actually Work? | Ben Lockwood

Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton professor Benjamin Lockwood’s research into sin taxes finds that they work to raise revenue and curb consumption, but the long-term effects aren’t as clear. ... This episode is part of a series called “Tax Talk: Navigating the Numbers.”

March 18 2025 • 13 min listen

Public Policy

The 2025 Budget Debate: Tax Cuts, Deficits, and Policy Shifts

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Kent Smetters, Wharton professor and faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, examines the fiscal 2025 budget discussions, the proposed extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and the challenges policymakers face in balancing tax cuts with deficit constraints.

March 14 2025 • 8 min listen

Health Care Management

Lessons from COVID-19: Health Care’s Progress and Shortcomings Five Years Later

Listen to the podcast. ... Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania and professor of health care management at the Wharton School, examines what the health care sector has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and where it continues to fall short in preparing for future crises.

March 13 2025 • 8 min listen

Analytics

NHL Analytics and Goal Scoring with Micah McCurdy

Hosted by ... Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Adi Wyner ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Micah McCurdy, mathematician and freelance data visualization with a focus on the NHL, about assessing player progression over time, shots-on-goal data, modifying the NHL point system, and more.

March 12 2025 • 29 min listen

Finance & Accounting

The Psychology of Paying Taxes | Alex Rees-Jones

Wharton’s Alex Rees-Jones explains how the delicate balancing act of paying and collecting income taxes is really an exercise in behavioral economics. ... Dan Loney: Did you know that there’s an element of psychology about how we think about paying our taxes, especially when you look at things like losses and gains?

March 11 2025 • 17 min listen

Markets & The Economy

How Tariffs Are Reshaping Aviation: Supply Chains, Costs, and Consumers

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Gad Allon, Wharton professor of operations, information, and decisions, discusses how tariffs are disrupting airline manufacturing, increasing maintenance costs, and ultimately raising ticket prices.

March 7 2025 • 8 min listen

Retail

Retail’s Tough Reality: Lessons from Joann’s Closure

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Cait Lamberton, marketing professor at the Wharton School, discusses the closure of Joann Stores and the broader challenges facing brick-and-mortar retailers.

March 6 2025 • 8 min listen

Analytics

NFL Combine with Kevin Cole

Hosted by ... Shane Jensen, Cade Massey ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Cade Massey and Shane Jensen speak with Kevin Cole, former PFF data scientist and creator of the Unexpected Points podcast, about evaluating college players, the value of the NFL combine, and what to expect from rookies in the coming NFL season.

March 5 2025 • 32 min listen

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Leadership, Management

Women Moving Forward: Collected Insights

In this special episode, listen to curated excerpts from the Ripple Effect podcast on women’s leadership, workplace equity, and career advancement. ... Join us as we explore various aspects of women moving forward in leadership and at work.

March 4 2025 • 20 min listen

Analytics

Soccer Analytics with Ryan O'Hanlon

Hosted by ... Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen speak with Ryan O’Hanlon, author of Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution, about soccer analytics, the value of coaching in modern soccer, the use of motion-tracking data, and more.

February 28 2025 • 31 min listen

Management

The Business of Layoffs: Strategy or Short-Term Fix?

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell examines the recent surge in corporate layoffs, exploring historical trends, economic influences, and the role of remote work in reshaping workforce decisions.

February 28 2025 • 8 min listen

Finance & Accounting, Markets & The Economy

The Cost of Cutting Social Security Taxes

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, breaks down the economic impact of eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits, how it could accelerate trust fund depletion, and why younger generations may bear the long-term financial burden.

February 26 2025 • 10 min listen

Innovation, Management, Technology

Algorithmic Management: Navigating the Gig Economy's New Frontier | Lindsey Cameron

Wharton management professor Lindsey Cameron looks at how algorithmic management systems shaped the gig economy and how they may be shaping the future of work. ... This episode is part of a series on “Innovation” that was produced in cooperation with Mack Institute for Innovation Management.

February 25 2025 • 17 min listen

Analytics

Cognition, Personality Tests, and Pro Soccer Players

Hosted by ... Eric Bradlow, Cade Massey, Adi Wyner ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Wyner speak with Leonardo Bonetti, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University, about using cognitive assessments and personality tests to identify soccer players.

February 20 2025 • 36 min listen

Management

When Colleagues Compete Outside the Firm

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton management professor Henning Piezunka discusses his new research that looks at how competing outside the workplace, such as in sports, can hinder collaboration back at the office.

February 21 2025 • 10 min listen

Innovation, Public Policy

Unlocking Green Tech at Home | Arthur van Benthem

Listen to the podcast. ... Real-time electricity pricing, which fluctuates based on peak usage hours, can cut costs for both consumers and utilities, according to research from Wharton’s Arthur van Benthem.

February 18 2025 • 16 min listen

Human Resources, Management

What Makes Work Meaningful?

Listen to the podcast. ... New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink joins the show to talk about navigating the changing landscape of professional work. ... Transcript ... Dan Loney: It’s always great to be joined by New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink, who has written numerous books and researched so much in this arena.

February 13 2025 • 9 min listen

Analytics

NFL Quarterbacks with Josh Hermsmeyer

Hosted by ... Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, Adi Wyner ... Listen to the podcast.

February 13 2025 • 13 min listen

Markets & The Economy

The Fed's Inflation Playbook

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton professors Nick Roussanov and Peter Conti-Brown join host Dan Loney to discuss the latest inflation data and what steps the Fed may take to keep it under control.

February 13 2025 • 21 min listen

Markets & The Economy, Public Policy

Incentivizing Consumers to Use Energy Wisely

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton business economics and public policy professor Arthur van Benthem discusses his research on the benefits of dynamic electricity pricing.

February 11 2025 • 10 min listen

AI, Innovation, Technology

AI's Impact on Productivity and Innovation | Daniel Rock

Listen to the podcast. ... Wharton’s Daniel Rock analyzes how AI could increase productivity in the workplace and what’s standing in the way of widespread implementation. ... This episode is part of a series on “Innovation” that was produced in cooperation with Mack Institute for Innovation Management.

February 11 2025 • 15 min listen

Management

Why Some Competitors Won't Accept Defeat

Hosted by ... Dan Loney ... Listen to the podcast.

February 6 2025 • 14 min listen

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