Ep52 “Should Legacy Admissions at Universities Be Illegal?” with Patrick Awuah
Should legacy admissions at colleges and universities be banned? What are the benefits and tradeoffs of admitting students based on their legacy status? In this episode, hosts and finance professors J...
11 Dec 202426min
Ep51 Celebrating 50 Episodes: The Biggest All Else Equal Mistakes
The All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions podcast has officially done 50 episodes! To commemorate the milestone, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen look back on some...
14 Nov 202427min
Ep50 “Is Proxy Advising a Catch-22?” with Chester Spatt
If the purpose of a proxy advisory firm is to gather information and advise shareholders on how to vote, then how do the firms handle the many different goals and incentives each shareholder brings to...
30 Okt 202424min
Ep49 “Making Regulation Work” with Jay Clayton
Regulation is meant to fix problems in the market, but as more and more regulation is introduced, those issues have a tendency to evolve into new ones. So is all this regulation even accomplishing wha...
16 Okt 202427min
Ep48 “Are CEOs Underpaid?” with Dirk Jenter
Are CEOs overpaid? It’s easy to see million-dollar (or even billion-dollar) salaries and jump to conclusions. But those figures might not capture the full picture. So, what really goes into deciding C...
2 Okt 202428min
Ep47 “Is the US National Debt Sustainable?” with Mohamed El-Erian
What is the best way to measure National Debt Sustainability, and how does the US do on those metrics compared to other countries? In the first episode of the new season, hosts and finance professors ...
18 Sep 202435min
Rerun: Ep12 Corporations as Job Security Providers
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!Co...
4 Sep 202420min
Rerun: Ep1 "Making a Business Decision" with Ruth Porat
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!Wh...
21 Aug 202424min
