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&nbsp;the decision making process and what to do about them. Learn more at <a href="http://allelseequalpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AllElseEqualPodcast.com</a>.All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by <a href="https://university.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University FM.</a>

&lt;p&gt;This summer break, we&#039;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!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit your questions to the show here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://bit.ly/AllElseEqual&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://bit.ly/AllElseEqual&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find All Else Equal on the web: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/business-podcasts/all-else-equal-making-better-decisions&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/business-podcasts/all-else-equal-making-better-decisions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by &lt;a href=&quot;https://university.fm/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;University FM&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href=&quot;https://art19.com/privacy&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href=&quot;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions

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