Recent Episodes
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Ep60 “A Trade Deficit? More Like a Capital Surplus” with John Cochrane
Apr 23, 2025 – 00:28:17 -
Ep59 “Why Tariffs Are Not The Ultimate Trade Weapon” with Dani Rodrik
Apr 9, 2025 – 00:32:16 -
Ep58 How Rich Are The Ivy League Universities, Really? University Endowments Explained
Mar 26, 2025 – 00:24:36 -
Rerun: Ep36 “Institutional Neutrality: Open Debate and Moral Stands” with John Etchemendy
Mar 12, 2025 – 00:25:04 -
Ep57 “Effective Communication: Trump vs. Reagan” with Peter Robinson
Feb 26, 2025 – 00:36:40 -
Ep56 “When Should We Lie for the Greater Good?” with John Ioannidis
Feb 12, 2025 – 00:34:10 -
Ep55 “The Future Of The MBA: From 3 Top Business Schools” with Madhav Rajan
Jan 29, 2025 – 00:32:03 -
Ep54 “The Rise And Fall of Great Societies: Lessons from History” with Victor Davis Hanson
Jan 15, 2025 – 00:29:55 -
Rerun: Ep48 “Why CEOs are Underpaid” with Dirk Jenter
Jan 2, 2025 – 00:29:09 -
Ep53 “The Truth About Inflation and Price Caps: Learn From Argentina” with Veronica Rappoport
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:26:10 -
Ep52 “Should Legacy Admissions at Universities Be Illegal?” with Patrick Awuah
Dec 11, 2024 – 00:26:49 -
Ep51 Celebrating 50 Episodes: The Biggest All Else Equal Mistakes
Nov 14, 2024 – 00:27:24 -
Ep50 “Is Proxy Advising a Catch-22?” with Chester Spatt
Oct 30, 2024 – 00:24:16 -
Ep49 “Making Regulation Work” with Jay Clayton
Oct 16, 2024 – 00:27:24 -
Ep48 “Are CEOs Underpaid?” with Dirk Jenter
Oct 2, 2024 – 00:28:45 -
Ep47 “Is the US National Debt Sustainable?” with Mohamed El-Erian
Sep 18, 2024 – 00:35:36 -
Rerun: Ep12 Corporations as Job Security Providers
Sep 4, 2024 – 00:20:36 -
Rerun: Ep1 "Making a Business Decision" with Ruth Porat
Aug 21, 2024 – 00:24:52 -
Rerun: Ep17 "Can the Free Market Discourage Fraud?" with Marc Cohodes
Aug 7, 2024 – 00:27:01 -
Rerun: Ep8 “Why Capitalism Works" with John Cochrane
Jul 24, 2024 – 00:31:58 -
Rerun: Ep7 Can Investors Effect Social Change?
Jul 10, 2024 – 00:25:49 -
Rerun: Ep6 "Can (and Should) Corporations Be Taxed?" with Larry Summers
Jun 26, 2024 – 00:27:37 -
Rerun: Ep4 "Making Bad Investments Profitable" with Pete Briger
Jun 13, 2024 – 00:27:50 -
Ep46 "May Contain Lies" with Alex Edmans
May 30, 2024 – 00:29:04 -
Ep45 “The Future of Higher Education Part 2” with Niall Ferguson
May 15, 2024 – 00:30:19 -
Ep44 “The Future of Higher Education Part 1” with Carmen Twillie Ambar and Kimberly Wright Cassidy
May 9, 2024 – 00:30:31 -
Ep43 Examining Bad Investment Advice
Apr 17, 2024 – 00:22:56 -
Ep42 Waiting to Invest
Apr 3, 2024 – 00:25:43 -
Ep41 “Understanding the SEC's New Climate Disclosure Rules” with Lawrence Cunningham
Mar 13, 2024 – 00:26:37 -
Navigating Workplace Power Dynamics with Deborah H. Gruenfeld feat. ‘If/Then’ Podcast
Mar 4, 2024 – 00:28:35 -
Ep40 “Why the Private Debt Markets Have Exploded” with Laurence Gottlieb
Feb 28, 2024 – 00:27:57 -
Ep39 “Why Does the Non-Profit Model Work?” with Daniel Diermeier
Feb 14, 2024 – 00:28:56 -
Ep38 "The Power of Non-Monetary Incentives: Lessons from the Military" with Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick
Jan 31, 2024 – 00:24:59 -
Ep37 Five Common Finance Mistakes
Jan 17, 2024 – 00:29:47 -
Rerun: Ep15 "Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Capitalism" with Alex Edmans
Jan 3, 2024 – 00:25:44 -
Rerun: Ep5 "Why You Can't 'Agree to Disagree" with Robert Aumann
Dec 27, 2023 – 00:35:08 -
Rerun: Ep3 “Why Good Stocks Are Not Good Buys” with Cliff Asness
Dec 20, 2023 – 00:29:10 -
Ep36 "Institutional Neutrality: Open Debate and Moral Stands" with John Etchemendy
Nov 29, 2023 – 00:24:43 -
Ep35 “Does Common Ownership Affect Product Market Outcomes?” with Martin Schmalz
Nov 23, 2023 – 00:27:39 -
Ep34 “Why Has Private Equity Grown So Much?” with Eric Zinterhofer
Nov 1, 2023 – 00:29:15 -
Ep33 How Risky Should Your Retirement Savings Be?
Oct 19, 2023 – 00:24:06 -
Ep32 “Labor Unions and Detroit Struggle” with Larry Katz
Oct 5, 2023 – 00:26:31 -
Ep31 How Much Should You Save?
Aug 30, 2023 – 00:27:16 -
Ep30 “Becoming a Better Communicator” with Matt Abrahams
Aug 2, 2023 – 00:25:47 -
Ep29 “How Do You Become CEO?” with Dirk Jenter
Jun 29, 2023 – 00:32:55 -
Ep28 Incentives and Externalities
Jun 14, 2023 – 00:25:33 -
Ep27 "The Future of AI" with Michal Kosinski
May 31, 2023 – 00:30:16 -
Ep26 “Investigating Implausible Theories: The Case of COVID” with Matt Ridley
May 17, 2023 – 00:29:15 -
Ep25 “Bubble Trouble” with Will Goetzmann
May 3, 2023 – 00:28:30 -
Ep24 “When Institutions Cry Wolf” with Jay Bhattacharya
Apr 12, 2023 – 00:32:01
Recent Reviews
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QuestioningListenerAll Else Equal, But sometimes “more equal”So, Professor Van Binsbergen was one of my favorite professors while at Wharton, and I learned a LOT in his Investment Management class However, in the most recent episode a few glaring things occurred. Effectively fawning over Trump’s communications style while not discussing the potential downfalls of what this may mean for our relationships with our allies. A discussion on his negotiation style should have also looked at how he views negotiations, especially with respect to The Art of the Deal. Trump views the world seemingly from a purely distributive lens, or at least that’s how he presents things. Maybe these strong man tactics are the most effective negotiating tool and all MBA courses should solely teach “slice the pie even if there’s a chance to grow it and be as selfish as possible in every negotiation” In addition, glossing over the forced displacement of 2 million people as “making people think differently” instead of “this is one of the textbook definitions of a human rights violation” and not pushing back in any way makes me question Professor Van Binsbergen’s ability to actually lead the Lauder institute. You can do better. I know you can. Please understand that human lives have value that is greater than a casino in Gaza, and we can maximize created value while maintaining human dignity in the world.
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EfficientfrontierseekerNational Debt episode was superb!Great discussion of the various methods to characterize the level of debt and which measure is the most “correct”. Also great discussion for the options to increase GDP growth. It would be nice if you could summarize the key ideas from each episode is some central learnings document that you could tie to the show notes. Also- would a good subtitle for the show be (“All Else is Never Equal”)?
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BK9535Top NotchThis excellent podcast is a public service.
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padeosarranLove your concept professorsThank you for this. Solid learning material for entrepreneur/starter as myself. Keep going!
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hpostleyWe’re you demonstrating your premise?In general, I love the show. Ep23, however, was a real disappointment. You made many of the mistakes that you are always cautioning against, presented your opinion as absolute fact, offered strawman alternatives and misidentified causation. There were some points that were somewhat valid, such as that banks do have some government subsidies, but most of those you identified aren’t them, specifically, FDIC insurance is not a subsidy; the banks pay for it. The more important issue is your supposition that banks exist essentially due to regulatory capture. There are some subtleties to the macro point but, in general, I think it’s wrong. The systemic need and purpose of banks is liquidity. It is difficult to construct an institution that provides zero risk and nearly instant liquidity. Certainly, none of the proposed alternatives do. in fact, they couldn’t because there is a cost to holding the money. Most people aren’t especially sensitive to bank deposit interest rates but they would not be willing to pay a bank to hold their money and would likely go elsewhere which would end up being a mattress which would, in turn not only effectively take a large amount of currency out of circulation, it would also create additional incentives for theft. Part of what was missed here was how much “dead money” is in banks. There are numerous other problems but, suffice it to say that i believe acting on the opinions expressed in this episode would lead to a far worse outcome. Do better.
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LglezImbertAstounding Guest!Fantastic episode! Mr. Cohodes is a #Legend
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LJGoodmanGovernment InsuranceInteresting take on corporate “insurance “ of employees. Government seems to take the security/insurance thing to a whole other level. Your thought? Louis
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adge54More MoreBusiness Major and I can’t get enough. Thank you!
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tritone_subFantastic!Engaging, clear, and thoughtful. Keep it up!
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sandro c andradeexcellentsuperb clarity of thought from two leading financial economists. The guests are excellent too.
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ForrestNDPretty good!My second favorite All Else Equal podcast!
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A vansGood potential, feels too scriptedThe authors are clearly knowledgeable about business decision making and can link current practices to historical developments in the thought of decision making. However, the podcast felt too scripted. The guest was given little latitude and opportunity to talk and instead was pressed into giving the answers the hosts expected. Something along the lines: Host: “data driven decision making is important, right?” Guest: yes, it’s important, I agree.
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TesinghLove “All Else Equal” podcastGreat podcast analyzing deep insights into business decision making!!
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CG WG18Feels like back at my b school classroom!Thanks Professor!
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