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In India the world’s largest democracy 34% of parliamentary members are involved in criminal cases. Does democracy fuel crooked politicians? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elevated testosterone may lead people to make worse decisions and not question their impulses new Wharton research finds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Genetic testing tells people if they are predisposed to certain diseases – and it carries major implications for insurers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A growing number of philanthropists is quietly using charitable giving to influence issues they support according to a new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research examines how retailers can use online data to create more effective pricing policies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Like so many other things in real estate perspectives on whether the housing market has recovered following the Financial Crisis will depend on three things: location location location. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Penn’s William Burke-White and Columbia’s Christopher Sabatini discuss the growing crisis facing Brazilian President Michel Temer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The cost of health care in the United States is spiraling upward while politicians continue to bicker over how to fix a broken system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Mauro Guillen and the Transatlantic Academy’s Stephen Szabo discuss the state of U.S.-E.U. relations in light of recent comments by Donald Trump and Angela Merkel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When people talk about innovation industry disruptors like Uber come to mind. But that’s not the only way to innovate successfully. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Twine an HR analytics startup won Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship’s first Startup Challenge. Founders Joseph Quan and Nikhil Srivastava use algorithms to match internal candidates to open jobs at a company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tax reform is a hot topic in Washington but many questions surround the complex issue both on the personal and the corporate tax side. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The CBO’s report is in about the potential impacts of the American Health Care Act -- here’s how the findings could impact Senate Republicans’ version of the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Four traits characterize high-performing CEOs according to an extensive 10-year study called the CEO Genome Project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is the pursuit of a meaningful life -- not happiness -- that leads to true contentment according to a new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Housing prices in Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver have skyrocketed in the last few years putting home ownership out of reach for many and causing experts to warn about a possible bubble. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recession and other realities have left Generation Z more pragmatic independent and competitive than their millennial predecessors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The lawsuit brought by Alphabet subsidiary Waymo against ride-hailing app firm Uber over self-driving car technology has experts reexamining how trade secrets are handled. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research analyzes how external auditors and bank regulations affect the discretion that banks have in loan loss provision estimates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Smart contracts promise to bring innovation and much greater efficiency to contract law. But what they cannot do is replace contract law itself new Wharton research shows. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.