Ep79 How to Make Your University’s Board of Trustees More Useful
With mounting pressure on the higher education system in the U.S., how can a university’s board of trustees make a difference in combating s...
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All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions
Join Stanford GSB finance professor Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen of The Wharton School in a conversation with prominent business leaders about common flaws in the decision making p...
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20 of 109 episodesRerun: Ep66 When (and When Not) To Listen to Investment Advice
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Rerun: Ep71 “The Working From Home Revolution” with Nick Bloom
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Rerun: Ep73 “The Dangers of Group Think on Decision Making” with Adi Sunderam
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 2
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Rerun: Ep68 “Is It Better to Overestimate or Underestimate Your Enemies?” with H.R. McMaster
All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show...
Ep78 “What’s Wrong With Taxing Billionaires More?” with Joshua Rauh
A proposed constitutional amendment on the ballots in California this November will impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires. Propone...
Rerun: Ep65 "Will Future AI Systems Operate Like The Human Brain? It’s Complicated” with Jeff Hawkins
This episode originally aired previously and is being re-shared due to its continued relevance. Enjoy this conversation with Jeff Hawkins on...
Ep77 The Academic Journal System is Broken, Here’s How to Fix It
How should academic discourse take place? Is it time to update the antiquated journal system? In the season finale, hosts and finance profes...
Rerun: Ep46 "May Contain Lies" with Alex Edmans
This week, we’re revisiting our ever-timely and fascinating conversation around misinformation with London Business School professor Alex Ed...
Ep76 “How Should You Deal with Uncertainty in Today's World?” with Nick Bloom
What do measures of uncertainty tell us about the state of the economy and how should firms and households use those measurements to inform...
Ep75 The Misleading Truth Behind IRR
Despite it being widely taught in business schools and practiced in the industry, you should think twice before using the internal rate of r...
Ep74 Is The Financial Sector Good for Society?
What value does a financial sector add to society? How would society function without a financial sector? In this episode, hosts and finance...
Rerun: Ep29 “How Do You Become CEO?” with Dirk Jenter
All Else Equal is on Spring Break this week, so we’re revisiting one of our most popular episodes dealing with the question: How does one be...
Ep73 “The Dangers of Group Think on Decision Making” with Adi Sunderam
Whether it be in politics, public health, or corporate finance, why are people more likely to interpret facts or data in a way that fits the...
Ep72 Alternatives vs. Mutual Funds: Where Should You Put Your Money
In the rapid-moving world of delegated money management, it is important to recognize the differences in how mutual funds and alternative as...
Ep71 “The Working From Home Revolution” with Nick Bloom
When the pandemic hit in 2020, working from home skyrocketed. Six years later, many companies have returned to in-person work, but hybrid mo...
Ep70 "The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean" with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 2
In the final part of this two-part interview, Steven Pinker, an experimental psychologist and Harvard professor, again joins hosts and finan...
Ep69 "The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean" with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
Everyday, we participate in seemingly arbitrary but essential choices for society to function. We all agree on what side of the road to driv...