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Ep13 “Does Regulation Help or Hurt Consumers?” with Maureen Ohlhausen
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10/05/22 • 27 min
Conventional wisdom tells us that we need regulators to ensure quality work in certain professions. But do consumers really benefit as much as they think from government regulation?
In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen investigate the question: Who does regulation help more, consumers or producers?
Later in the episode, Jonathan and Jules call in an expert: Maureen Ohlhausen, who chairs the Global Antitrust and Competition Law practice at Baker Botts.
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Ep7 "Can Investors Effect Social Change?"
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05/03/22 • 25 min
How can investors play a part in accomplishing social change? In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts Jules van Binsbergen and Jonathan Berk explore what strategies are available to the social-minded investor.
When it comes to what’s good for business and what’s good for society, van Binsbergen says, “People really would like to have it both ways.” But as he and Berk explain, it is unlikely that they can.
The Impact of Impact Investing working paper referenced in this episode. Read more about the pitfalls and promises of ESG on Stanford GSB's website.
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Ep6 "Can (and Should) Corporations Be Taxed?" with Larry Summers
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04/19/22 • 27 min
In this episode, hosts Jules van Binsbergen and Jonathan Berk discuss the complexities of the corporate income tax with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who argues for retaining the tax.
Summers explains why taxing corporations is one of the most effective tools the federal government has in making sure the wealthy pay their fair share. Might there be room for improvement? Yes, Summers says, but don’t abolish it. “Before we are critical of that tax, we better make awfully sure that we have a superior alternative.”
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Navigating Workplace Power Dynamics with Deborah H. Gruenfeld feat. ‘If/Then’ Podcast
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03/04/24 • 28 min
Today, we’re sharing a special episode from If/Then, the new podcast from our friends at Stanford Graduate School of Business. If/Then is made for curious people looking for answers to challenging questions, featuring experts and thought leaders engaged in cutting-edge research on topics like AI, immigration, sustainability, and power - all framed around an if/then statement that captures the guest’s incisive, sometimes surprising, takeaways. Like this episode, where Stanford Professor of Organizational Behavior Dr. Deborah Gruenfeld answers the question, “If we want to change power systems, then we need to understand the animal forces that drive our behavior.”
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Ep14 “‘A Pound Of Flesh’ And Student Debt” with Sheila Bair
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10/19/22 • 24 min
President Biden has promised sweeping debt relief to millions of student loan borrowers. In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen discuss the implications of this policy decision and the ways it could influence behavior for both students and educational institutions.
Later in the episode, Jonathan and Jules call in an expert: Sheila Bair, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Sheila shares her work as a Senior Fellow at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, where she currently focuses on financial issues confronting young people.
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Special Episode: What’s Wrong with Buybacks?
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08/10/22 • 20 min
Are buybacks bad for business? Should firms buy dividends instead, or just not make payouts?
In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors
Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen debunk myths about buybacks. They explain what a
buyback, or share repurchase, is and why companies choose to use them, as well as the
implications of the Inflation Reduction Act’s proposal to assess a 1% tax on buybacks.
All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions is a podcast produced by Stanford Graduate School of
Business. It is hosted by Jonathan Berk, The A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance at Stanford
GSB, and Jules van Binsbergen, The Nippon Life Professor in Finance, Professor of Finance, at
The Wharton School. Each episode provides insight into how to make better decisions.
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Ep57 “Effective Communication: Trump vs. Reagan” with Peter Robinson
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02/26/25 • 36 min
One key to effective negotiation is to keep your opponent guessing by randomizing your strategy. And right now, there might not be a more prolific example of this kind of strategy than President Donald Trump’s communication style.
In this episode, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen are joined by Peter Robinson, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan.
Together, they examine Trump’s communication style by comparing and contrasting it with Reagan’s. They also discuss the effectiveness of an unpredictable communication strategy, whether Trump’s off-the-cuff remarks are calculated or mere chaos, and Peter shares behind-the-scenes details of the Reagan administration including how Peter came to write the famous line, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
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Ep17 “Can The Free Market Discourage Fraud?” with Marc Cohodes
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12/07/22 • 26 min
There’s a negative connotation associated with short selling – the act of betting against a stock to perform well. But is this trading practice truly a bad thing?
In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen build the case for short selling as a dynamic regulating force in the free market. And an incentive for individuals to investigate and expose fraud.
Later in the episode, Jonathan and Jules speak with Marc Cohodes, whose notable short-selling decisions have landed him in hot water with powerful figures all over the world. Cohodes has exposed a series of fraudulent practices – from mortgage lender Novastar to digital finance giant Wirecard, and most recently the cryptocurrency exchange FDX – and shares his view on the role of short sellers to step in where government regulation fails.
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Rerun: Ep8 “Why Capitalism Works" with John Cochrane
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07/24/24 • 31 min
This summer break, we'll be taking a pause from uploading new episodes. However, Jules and Jonathan have handpicked some favorite past episodes for new listeners to enjoy and subscribers to revisit!
Competitive markets don’t produce the same level of prosperity for everyone. But economist John Cochrane thinks they give us something essential — incentives.
In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts Jules van Binsbergen and Jonathan Berk are joined by Cochrane, a prominent free-market economist and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
According to Cochrane, competition gives us the motivation to work, serve the needs of others, and innovate. A system with incentives, he says, “is the only one where we all don't end up worse.”
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Ep9 "When is a Business Decision a Mistake?" with Hadley Mullin
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07/12/22 • 22 min
As leaders, how do we know when we've made a mistake? Is it as simple as evaluating whether the outcome was good or bad? In this episode of All Else Equal: Making better decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen discuss how risk/reward calculations can help define what is a mistake and what isn't.
To talk more in depth about this topic, and how owning up to a mistake plays out inside an investment firm, the hosts interview Hadley Mullin. Mullin is a senior partner at TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm with approximately $10 billion in assets under management. At her firm, decisions are made collectively – and accountability is shared. "It's not a blame game," Mullin says. "Not focusing on whose deal this is, but referring to it as 'our deal,' makes us better positioned to do an unbiased postmortem."
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How many episodes does All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions have?
All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions currently has 75 episodes available.
What topics does All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions cover?
The podcast is about Management, Leadership, Investing, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions?
The episode title 'Ep13 “Does Regulation Help or Hurt Consumers?” with Maureen Ohlhausen' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions?
The average episode length on All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions is 27 minutes.
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Episodes of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions are typically released every 14 days.
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The first episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions was released on Jan 31, 2022.
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