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This Week in Business

This Week in Business

By: The Wharton School
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 Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world.

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  • Free Versus Fair Trade in a Changing Global Economy

    Free Versus Fair Trade in a Changing Global Economy
    Dec 17 2025
    John Zhang, Wharton Marketing Professor, discusses his recent analysis of free versus fair trade, explaining the economic assumptions, political incentives, and distributional consequences of tariffs in today’s global trading system.

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    11 mins
  • Why Today’s AI Bubble May Fuel Tomorrow’s Economic Growth

    Why Today’s AI Bubble May Fuel Tomorrow’s Economic Growth
    Dec 12 2025
    Lynn Wu, Wharton Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, explains why today’s AI investment frenzy, while exhibiting bubble-like characteristics, represents a vital phase of technological evolution—driving infrastructure development, enabling future economic spillovers, and laying the groundwork for transformative advancements across industries.

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    11 mins
  • Understanding the True Costs Behind Credit Card Lending

    Understanding the True Costs Behind Credit Card Lending
    Dec 10 2025
    Itamar Drechsler, Wharton School Professor of Finance and Co-Director of the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research, explains the economic forces behind high credit card interest rates, highlighting the roles of defaults, operating costs, marketing expenditures, and market power in shaping what consumers ultimately pay.

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    11 mins
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