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This Week in Business

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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Economist Says the Biden Administration's Proposed Spending Package Will Reduce GDP by 4% in 2050 Sep 23, 2021

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Jon Huntley, Senior Economist with the Penn Wharton Budget Model, talks about the macroeconomic effects of a policy package consistent with the August 2021 Senate Budget Reconciliation Proposal.

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What Would an Equitable Culture Look Like? Sep 21, 2021

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Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek Finance Minister, talks about his new book, "Another Now," which lays out a world with no billionaires, no tech giants, and no need for stock markets, and where everything is fair and equitable.

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Working Families Are Not Claiming Their Benefits: Why That's a Problem Sep 16, 2021

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Wendy De La Rosa, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, talks about her new report showing working families aren't claiming benefits owed to them, and why if they did, it could be the key to ending childhood hunger and poverty, and improving education.

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20 Years Later: How 9/11 Has Shaped Homeland Security Sep 14, 2021

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Juliette Kayyem, President Obama's Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and CNN National Security Analyst, talks about the impact of 9/11 on homeland security and what has changed in the last 20 years.

This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's special, 9/11: 20 Years Later.

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Are Corporate Vaccine Mandates Ethical & Enforceable? Sep 09, 2021

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Rob Hughes, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School talks about why employers have a moral responsibility to take reasonable safety measures to protect employees in the workplace via Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

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U.S. Secretary of Labor on Getting Americans Back to Work Sep 07, 2021

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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh talks about the state of the labor market and why the government investing in jobs and employment services will help get more Americans back to work.

This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Labor Day special.

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FEMA & Climate Change: Identifying Ways to Better Help Homeowners in Flood Areas Sep 02, 2021

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Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Faculty Director Emeritus of the Risk Management & Decision Processes Center, talks about shifts FEMA is making to the National Flood Insurance Program to better help owners in flood areas.

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Barbara Corcoran on the State of Small Business Aug 31, 2021

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Barbara Corcoran, Star and Executive Producer of ABC's "Shark Tank," and Founder of The Corcoran Group, talks about the state of small business, why she thinks the worst is over, and why small businesses are in the best position to react to the next curveball that comes their way.

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An Ambitious Goal: Will Half of All Cars Sold in 2030 Be Electric? Aug 26, 2021

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Wharton Management Professor John Paul MacDuffie talks about President Biden's new executive order on electric vehicles and what needs to happen from an infrastructure standpoint for those goals to become reality.

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Darren Rovell on the Explosion of the Sports Memorabilia Market Aug 24, 2021

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Darren Rovell, Senior Executive Producer of the Action Network and Top Sports Business Reporter, talks with Wharton Business Daily Guest Host Anthony Scaramucci about the Fanatics/Topps baseball card story, the sports memorabilia market, the Tokyo Olympics and the NCAA's image and likeness changes.

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