This Week in Business

By The Wharton School

Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world.

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This Week in Business episodes:

February 23, 2023 Does a Woman's Biological Clock Have an Impact on Dating and Marriage?
Corinne Low, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy with the Wharton School, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about reproductive capital - the economic value of women's fertility.
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February 21, 2023 Charles Payne: The Achievement Gap is Going to Get a Whole Lot Worse
Charles Payne, Host of Making Money with Charles Payne on FOX Business Network, talks about how education is leaving students behind. He specifically talks about the achievement gap and how the pandemic may have exacerbated it.
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February 20, 2023 How ‘Strategic Silence’ Helps Employees
The highest-performing employees know when to speak and when to stay quiet, according to new research from Wharton’s Michael Parke that looks at how employees engage in “strategic silence.”
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18min
February 20, 2023 How DAOs Could Bring Organizational Trust and Transparency
Decentralized autonomous organizations -- DAOs -- hold much promise, but practitioners and governments must be aware of risks, says Wharton’s Kevin Werbach, co-author of a DAO Toolkit that was released at this year’s World Economic Forum.
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February 16, 2023 Will Salary Transparency Laws Have a Positive Impact on the Labor Market?
Matthew Bidwell, Wharton Professor of Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss salary transparency laws and their impact on the labor market.
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February 14, 2023 1-800-FLOWERS CEO: Valentine's Day is a Growing Holiday
Chris McCann and Tom Hartnett, CEO and President of 1-800-FLOWERS, respectively, join Wharton Business Daily to talk about Valentine's Day.
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14min
February 09, 2023 Student Loan IDR Plans Could Cost the Government More than Estimated
Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy, joins the show to discuss the costs of student loan forgiveness and income driven repayment, which is designed to cut in half the amount that borrowers pay on a monthly basis, but could increase the amount being forgiven by the federal government. He discusses how a recent Penn Wharton Budget Model report shows IDR plans could cost more than the Department of Education's estimates.
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February 07, 2023 Is ChatGPT Smarter Than a Wharton MBA Student? Professor Weighs In
Christian Terwiesch, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions, joins the show to discuss ChatGPT and how well it performs the tasks assigned to it - including a Wharton MBA final exam.
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February 02, 2023 Can Boomerang CEOs Achieve Success the Second Time Around?
Mike Useem, Wharton Professor of Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about boomerang CEOs in light of Bob Iger's return to Disney.
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January 31, 2023 Jeff Gordon: NASCAR's 75th Anniversary Year Will be a Big Year in Many Ways
Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver and Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about the upcoming Daytona 500, NASCAR's rise to becoming one of the most successful business entities in the United States, and how the sport has grown over the last few decades.

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