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Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller and Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel discuss possible solutions to the growing problem of income inequality. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New research from Wharton senior fellow Shawndra Hill looks at how “second screening” impacts consumers’ responses to TV ads. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neurosurgeon Teddy Totimeh a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow seeks to build a private acute care center in Ghana to improve his country’s state of critical care. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The bill Republicans have introduced to replace the Affordable Care Act will likely erode coverage and not lower costs experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ex-Citi executive Sallie Krawcheck talks about how women can compete at work on their own terms in her new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Research shows that there are certain kinds of people who can forecast correctly most of the time. What traits do they share? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs has the potential to impact many seemingly unrelated aspects of society and everyday life experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business leaders could get more from their teams with empowerment and trust-building notes author Christopher I. Maxwell in his new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research examines whether companies should be allowed to profit from past decisions that have proven to be detrimental. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The best option for Uber may be to settle Google’s charges of data theft given what’s at stake in the race for driverless technology say experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka talks about artificial intelligence ”Zero Distance” to the customer and keeping innovation alive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experts discuss the plans President Trump outlined for the country during his first address to a joint session of Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kenya has a housing shortfall of some 200 000 units a year. Okomboli Ong’ong’a an Eisenhower fellow is creating a business model to help plug the gap. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In an industry dogfight businesses should act more like cats and forge their own path for long-term growth according to a new book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Wharton research suggests a new way to hold states more accountable for taking on excessive debt while avoiding bankruptcy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Food halls craft beers and farm-to-table cuisine are among newest food trends. A new book examines how technology is helping restaurateurs keep up while staying profitable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt’s confirmation as the new head of the U.S. EPA has revived concerns over how he may steer environmental regulation in the wrong direction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The border adjustment tax proposed by Republicans would have “significant” impacts throughout the economy according to two Penn experts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association Federal Housing Administration mortgage delinquencies spiked in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006. How will this impact FHA loans and the U.S. housing market? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The American Enterprise Institute’s Edward Conard challenges conventional wisdom about factors that dampen U.S. economic growth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.