All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions

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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 process and what to do about them. Learn more at AllElseEqualPodcast.com.All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by University FM.

  1. Ep51 Celebrating 50 Episodes: The Biggest All Else Equal Mistakes

    NOV 14

    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 of the major all else equal mistakes they’ve covered on the show. With highlights from past guests like Google CFO Ruth Porat and former SEC chair Jay Clayton, Jonathan and Jules provide insight on the pitfalls of oversimplified decision-making, regulatory challenges, correlation vs. causation, and what organizations can do to avoid making the same all else equal mistakes. Links to past episodes referenced in the show: "Secrets of a Stockpicking Star" with Cliff Asness "Turning ‘Bad’ Investments into Good Profits" with Pete Briger "Why Has Private Equity Grown So Much?" with Eric Zinterhofer "Why the Private Debt Markets Have Exploded" with Laurence Gottlieb “Making Regulation Work” with Jay Clayton “Investigating Implausible Theories” with John Ioannidis “Institutional Neutrality: Open Debate and Moral Stands” with John Etchemendy “Making a Business Decision” with Ruth Porat “The Future of Higher Education Part 2” with Niall Ferguson “Disentangling Causation and Correlation” with Guido Imbens “Fair or Unfair: Do Competitive Markets Give Everyone a Chance?” with John Cochrane “May Contain Lies” with Alex Edmans “Understanding the SEC's New Climate Disclosure Rules” with Lawrence Cunningham “Finance Professors on Why Leaders Can’t ‘Agree to Disagree’” with Robert Aumann Find All Else Equal on the web: https://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/allelse/ All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of the UPenn Wharton Lauder Institute through University FM.

    27 min
  2. Rerun: Ep17 "Can the Free Market Discourage Fraud?" with Marc Cohodes

    AUG 7

    Rerun: Ep17 "Can the Free Market Discourage Fraud?" with Marc Cohodes

    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! 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. Submit your questions to the show here: https://bit.ly/AllElseEqual Find All Else Equal on the web: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/business-podcasts/all-else-equal-making-better-decisions All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by University FM. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    27 min
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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 process and what to do about them. Learn more at AllElseEqualPodcast.com.All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by University FM.

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