This Week in Business

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Booking Overview

A Wharton-focused business podcast featuring senior academics and finance/economics leaders discussing issues that matter to consumers and the broader business world. For PR professionals, it’s a high-credential platform for expert commentary on policy, markets, and corporate decision-making.

Metrics

Episodes: 1452

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 80.0k subscribers

Instagram: 11.0k followers

Contact Information

marketingtech@wharton.upenn.edu

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
University faculty and senior economists/finance professionals, especially Wharton School experts and other established authorities in economics, finance, and management
Required Achievements:  
Academic professorships (e.g., Wharton School faculty), Senior research/economics roles at recognized financial institutions, Public recognition through expertise in monetary policy, markets, and corporate compensation/policy debates

Recent Guest Discussions

Jeremy Siegel - Greenspan’s Legacy; Evolution Of Monetary Policy; Lessons Of The 2008 Financial Crisis; Federal Reserve Leadership; Value Of Forward-looking Economic Data; Effects Of Brexit

Itay Goldstein - Private Credit Risks; Liquidity Mismatches; Valuation Uncertainty; Investor Redemptions; Ai-driven Pressures On Software Borrowers; Systemic Risk And Links To Banks/insurance

Peter Cappelli - ‘peanut Butter’ Raises; Pay Equity Debate; Inflation’s Effect On Compensation; Tradeoffs In Rewarding Top Performers Vs Workforce Morale

Recent Topics

Economics, Finance, Monetary, Corporate, Markets

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
This Week in Business
:

Why America Leads the World in Innovation

July 03, 2026

Innovation isn’t just about breakthrough technologies. It’s about building the institutions that allow those breakthroughs to scale.David Hsu, Wharton Professor of Management, explores how the United States has repeatedly reinvented the way innovation works, from the patent system and Bell Labs to venture capital and today’s AI ecosystem. He explains why commercialization, institutional design, and effective regulation have been just as important as invention itself, and what lessons they off...

Navigating Competition and Collaboration in the AI Race

July 01, 2026

Henning Piezunka, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, explores how competition in the AI industry can shift from healthy rivalry to destructive behavior, discusses the psychology behind executive decision-making, explains why successful organizations balance competition with collaboration, and shares insights from research spanning business, sports, and innovation ecosystems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evaluating Greenspan's Legacy and the Evolution of Monetary Policy

June 26, 2026

Jeremy Siegel, Wharton Emeritus Professor and Senior Economist at WisdomTree, discusses Alan Greenspan's lasting impact on monetary policy, reflects on the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis, analyzes Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's early leadership, and explains why more forward-looking economic data could shape future interest rate decisions while also revisiting the long-term economic effects of Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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