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Freakonomics RadioWhy Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone? (Update)Until recently, Delaware was almost universally agreed to be the best place for companies to incorporate. Now, with Elon Musk leading a corporate stampede out of the First State, we revisit an episode from 2023 that asked if Delaware’s “franchise” is wildly corrupt, wildly efficient … or both? SOURCES:John Cassara, retired Special Agent detailee to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Terrorism Finance and Financial Intelligence.Doneene Damon, director with Richards, Layton, and Finger.Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery.Dan Nielson, professor of government at the University of Texas.Hal W...
2025-07-2347 minChicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastIf the bank won't lend to you, who will?One of the fastest-growing parts of the financial system in the past 15 years has been private credit, that is, lending not by banks but by other financial institutions or funds that don't take deposits. The sector expanded ten fold between 2009 and 2023, to reach a value of about $2 trillion, according to McKinsey. And McKinsey thinks it has room to continue growing to become a $30 trillion industry. What does this mean for companies, and for the broader US economy? Welcome to the Chicago Booth Review podcast, where we bring you groundbreaking academic research in a clear and straightforward way. I'm...
2025-06-2525 minWilliam Ramsey Investigates
William Ramsey InvestigatesWhat’s the Matter with Delaware? How the First State has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal with Author Hal Weitzman. (2022)What’s the Matter with Delaware? How the First State has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal and How it Costs Us All with Author Hal Weitzman. (2022)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.
2025-05-2444 minThe Pie: An Economics Podcast
The Pie: An Economics PodcastShould Performance Reviews Be Scrapped?Many of us react to the term “performance review” with a shudder. It’s that awkward periodic conversation in which we have to hear feedback, share our assessments of each other, and, occasionally, clash with our colleagues. But do performance reviews have to be like that? We hear from Chicago Booth's Stacey Kole. Does she think that performance reviews are worth saving, and if so, how can they be revamped?--Today we’re bringing you a special episode from our podcast colleagues here at the University of Chicago. Now, if you’ve ever held a job – al...
2025-03-1427 minHighlands Bunker
Highlands BunkerE337 - Throttling the Golden Goose (w/Dael Norwood)Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the bunker to finally talk about Senate Bill 21, this year's attempt to completely undermine Delaware's judiciary in favor of billionaires like Elon Musk. Not that it has anything to do with Elon Musk, why would you even say that? I don't even know who that is.Show Notes:Unrelated tweet less than two weeks before this bill was releasedSenate hearing on Wednesday, March 12thOriginal Hal Weitzman episodeLast year's corporate law update
2025-03-071h 06Chicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastTrump 2025 vs. Trump 2016Are the factors that propelled Donald Trump to power this time around broadly the same as those that helped him win his first election victory in 2015? While the circumstances are different from a decade ago, the secular societal forces that drive support for Trump are also strikingly familiar.  Welcome to the Chicago Booth Review podcast, where we bring you groundbreaking academic research in a clear and straightforward way. I'm Hal Weitzman. Today, as we prepare for another Trump inauguration, we're digging into the CBR archives to revisit a conversation between Chicago Booth's Luigi Zingales and Amir Sufi about t...
2025-01-1530 minHighlands Bunker
Highlands BunkerE297 - Market Practice (w/ Chancery Daily)Prospective stockholders Bill, Jordan, and Chance join Rob in the bunker to talk about the most important change to the Delaware General Corporation Law in decades: SB313, which is trying to legislatively overturn a recent Chancery Court ruling banning shady stockholder agreements. We talk about how this came about and what might happen next.Show Notes:Travis Laster's LinkedInThe Chancery Court pushes backHal Weitzman episode
2024-06-071h 17Highlands Bunker
Highlands BunkerE278 - Shaking Up the State (w/ Jordan Howell, Karl Stomberg)Bunker regulars Jordan and Karl join Rob in the bunker to talk about the pieces they wrote in the Delaware Call: one about leaked updates to the corporate code that show the effects of last year's organizing, the other about Wilmington's first major strike that shows the effects of organizing from 140 years ago.Show Notes:Interviews in the openingHal Weitzman interviewChancery Daily interviewJordan's piece about the Corporate Law Council amendmentsKarl's piece about the Knights of Labor in WilmingtonClosing story
2024-01-2659 minChicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastHow to navigate a volatile world*This episode was originally released with the incorrect audio. We've now updated it with the correct audio.* COVID 19, the rise of AI, and climate change have made the world more unpredictable. So how should we respond to a VUCA world – one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity? In this episode of the Chicago Booth Review, Hal Weitzman talks to Chicago Booth's Greg Bunch about how to take advantage of the opportunities VUCA offers.
2023-12-0621 minainslholmesread
ainslholmesreadDOWNLOAD What’s the Matter with Delaware How the First State Has Favored the Rich Powerful and Criminal―and How It Costs Us All read ebook [pdf]**Download What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal―and How It Costs Us All Full Edition,Full Version,Full Book** by Hal Weitzman Reading Now at : https://happyreadingebook.club/?book=0691180008 OR DOWNLOAD EBOOK NOW! [PDF] Download DOWNLOAD What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal―and How It Costs Us All read ebook [pdf] Ebook | READ ONLINE Download DOWNLOAD What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First...
2023-09-1900 minRalph Nader Radio Hour
Ralph Nader Radio HourWhat’s The Matter With Delaware?Ralph welcomes journalist and executive director for intellectual capital at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Hal Weitzman, to discuss his book “What’s The Matter With Delaware? How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All.”Hal Weitzman is Executive Director for Intellectual Capital at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and editor-in-chief of Chicago Booth Review. A former Financial Times editor and foreign correspondent, he is the author of Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering and What...
2023-07-011h 05Chicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastAre AI startups worth the investment?The buzz around artificial intelligence has led to a surfeit of funding for A.I. startups—and, consequently, less funding to go around for other young companies. Is the hype around this technology creating a bubble? On this episode of the Chicago Booth Review Podcast, Hal Weitzman speaks with a panel of experts to explore what underlies the valuations of A.I. startups, and what those valuations mean for entrepreneurs and investors more broadly.
2023-06-2137 minHighlands Bunker
Highlands BunkerE247 - Corporate Law Cabal (w/ Chancery Daily)Are corporate lobbyists using the secretive process that updates the general corporation law to impact a pending settlement? Chance from Chancery Daily joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how an AMC case in Chancery Court might be affected by Delaware's yearly update to the corporate law, and why the Delaware Way should be about integrity and not secrecy.Show Notes:Hal Weitzman episodeChancery Daily substackSB 114
2023-06-161h 26Chicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastAre Great CEOs Born or Made?What are the qualities of a good CEO? What differentiates CEOs from other executives? How do companies seek them out, and should those recruiting practices adapt as corporate America seeks to improve diversity at its highest levels? On this episode of the Chicago Booth Review Podcast, Chicago Booth's Steve Kaplan and a trio of experts in executive search discuss the business world's preeminent position with host Hal Weitzman.
2023-04-1927 minChicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastWho Is In the 0.01 Percent—And How Did They Get So Rich?Much has been said and written about the wealth concentrated in the highest-earning 1 percent of US households. But wealth and income are also similarly concentrated within that small slice of the US economy, with the 1 percent's 1 percent—that is, the .01 percent—far outpacing the rest of that elite group in terms of income and wealth share, according to some economists. Who makes up this small fraction of households, how rich are they, and how did they end up with so much wealth? On this episode of the Chicago Booth Review Podcast, host Hal Weitzman revisits a CBR feature probing the...
2023-03-2926 minChicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastWhy is Everyone So Bad at Communicating? (And How Can We All Get Better?)Good communication is widely recognized as a cornerstone of high-functioning organizations—and yet, it can be hard to achieve consistently for many businesses and other groups. How and why do we fall short at conveying our messages to others, and what can we do to fix it? On this episode of the Chicago Booth Review Podcast, host Hal Weitzman revisits a conversation he had with three behavioral scientists—Booth's Nicholas Epley and Ayelet Fishbach, and UCLA's Heather M. Caruso, who was then at Booth—about the roots of and solutions to workplace miscommunication.
2023-03-2232 minChicago Booth Review Podcast
Chicago Booth Review PodcastWelcome to the Chicago Booth Review PodcastThe Chicago Booth Review Podcast is the audio companion to CBR's coverage of the latest academic research in business, policy, and markets. Each week we dig into CBR articles and videos to examine a different topic in depth, from inflation to artificial intelligence. Join host and CBR editor-in-chief Hal Weitzman for groundbreaking research, explained in a clear and straightforward way.
2023-03-0100 minPrevail with Greg Olear
Prevail with Greg OlearDelawareness (with Hal Weitzman)After sharing his thoughts about Liz Truss, King Charles III, and Hugh Grant, Greg Olear interviews Hal Weitzman, executive director for intellectual capital at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, about his new book, “What’s the Matter With Delaware?” (Short answer: a lot.) Plus: bare-naked ladies and money.Follow Hal:https://twitter.com/HalWeitzmanBuy his book:https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180007/whats-the-matter-with-delawareWatch his book trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msOdeQX21j4&t=1...
2022-10-211h 15Big Brains
Big BrainsHow Tax Dodging And Corporate Secrecy Found A Home In Delaware, With Hal WeitzmanWhen you think about corporate secrecy, nefarious shell companies and conspiratorial tax dodging, the state of Delaware probably doesn’t come to mind. We often think of exotic places like Panama or Bermuda, but the research of University of Chicago Adjunct Professor Hal Weitzman shows how it’s all happening right here in the United States. In his new book, What’s The Matter With Delaware?, Weitzman goes down the complex Delaware rabbit hole to discover how this tiny U.S. state became the incorporation capital of the world—uncovering everything from criminal conspiracies to wealthy tax avoidance to political dark mon...
2022-06-0932 minHighlands Bunker
Highlands BunkerE179 - What's the Matter with Delaware (w/Hal Weitzman, Dael Norwood)Author Hal Weitzman and Professor Dael Norwood join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Hal's new book: What's the Matter with Delaware. We cover how Delaware's history, law, and politics enforce a system of secrecy and corruption that affects the entire world.Show Notes:Wilmington Is Becoming the It City Next DoorWhat’s the Matter with Delaware?Division of Corporations FAQsDelaware Corporate Law CouncilNew York LLC Transparency Act
2022-06-031h 26Experience: This Immersive Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.
Experience: This Immersive Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All by Hal WeitzmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577036to listen full audiobooks. Title: What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All Author: Hal Weitzman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: The legal home to over a million companies, Delaware has more registered businesses than residents. Why do virtually all of the biggest corporations in the United States register there? This book reveals how a systematic enterprise lies behind the business-friendly corporate veneer, one that has kept...
2022-05-249h 26Relish The Most Eye-Opening Full Audiobook Today!
Relish The Most Eye-Opening Full Audiobook Today!What’s the Matter with Delaware? by Hal WeitzmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/43505to listen full audiobooks. Title: What’s the Matter with Delaware? Author: Hal Weitzman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 05-24-22 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 12 ratings Genres: Taxation Publisher's Summary:
2022-05-249h 26Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career Development
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentWhat’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All by Hal WeitzmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577036to listen full audiobooks. Title: What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All Author: Hal Weitzman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: The legal home to over a million companies, Delaware has more registered businesses than residents. Why do virtually all of the biggest corporations in the United States register there? This book reveals how a systematic enterprise lies behind the business-friendly corporate veneer, one that has kept...
2022-05-249h 26Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsWhat’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All by Hal WeitzmanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577036 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—and How It Costs Us All Author: Hal Weitzman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The legal home to over a million companies, Delaware has more registered businesses than residents. Why do virtually all of the biggest corporations in the United States register there? This book reveals how a systematic enterprise lies behind the business-friendly corporate veneer, one that...
2022-05-2430 min3,9 par Gaël Fortin
3,9 par Gaël Fortin9 choses que j'aurais rêvé savoir plus tôtDans cet épisode un peu spécial, je te donne les 9 choses que j'aurais aimé savoir avant et qui m'auraient évité bien des problèmes ! L'étude de Dell et l'Institut du futur : https://bit.ly/3NH9dKw L'épisode de 3,9 avec Jonathan Weitzman : https://bit.ly/3uDWwYc Le lirve de Hal Elrod sur le Miracle Morning : https://bit.ly/3qVt6nE 99 astuces de Kevin Kelly : https://bit.ly/3wWE53U 🤩 Mon site internet Smartjeunes : smartjeunes.com 🤩 Mon guide *gratuit* pour que tu réussisses mieux...
2022-04-0220 minWBEZ\'s Morning Shift
WBEZ's Morning ShiftMorning Shift: Monday, February 29, 2016In his new book 'Why the Right Went Wrong', the Washington Post’s left-leaning columnist E.J. Dionne tracks the history of the conservative movement from the Goldwater Republicans of the 1960s to the Tea Party. We hear the full story. And the cover story in the latest issue of Capital Ideas, the quarterly research magazine for the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, looks at the economic legacy of anti-Semitism in Germany and makes the argument that prejudice and intolerance are bad for business. Capital Ideas editor-in-chief Hal Weitzman talks about the research and discusses how it migh...
2016-02-2922 minThe World Beyond the Headlines from the University of Chicago
The World Beyond the Headlines from the University of Chicago“Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering” Thanks to demand from big emerging economies, most South American governments have become increasingly “resource nationalistic” and have ramped up social spending to meet the needs of the poor and the indigenous, causing poverty levels to drop – at the same time as poverty has been on the increase in the United States. Will the U.S. continue losing influence in Latin America? Will China soon dominate the area both commercially and strategically? Can the U.S. do business with countries from Mexico to Argentina without interfering in their internal affairs? Journalist Hal Weitzman provides an in-depth analysis of these questions in Lat...
2012-02-101h 20CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]
CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]“Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering” (video) Thanks to demand from big emerging economies, most South American governments have become increasingly “resource nationalistic” and have ramped up social spending to meet the needs of the poor and the indigenous, causing poverty levels to drop – at the same time as poverty has been on the increase in the United States. Will the U.S. continue losing influence in Latin America? Will China soon dominate the area both commercially and strategically? Can the U.S. do business with countries from Mexico to Argentina without interfering in their internal affairs? Journalist Hal Weitzman provides an in-depth analysis of these questions in Lat...
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