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Prof. Thomas Cooley on Jon Huntsman's proposal to tax the big banks

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- “To the extent that banks create a systemic risk, I think it makes sense that they be taxed for creating it." Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Prof. Alexander Ljungqvist's research on the investment behavior of privately held firms is featured

Excerpt from Slate -- "We evaluate differences in investment behavior between stock market listed and privately held firms in the U.S. using a rich new data source on private firms."
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MBA student Andrew Houston is featured for receiving the NAIOP New Jersey Rising Star Award

Excerpt from The Paramus Post -- "Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., today announced that Vice President, Principal Andrew Houston was recently honored with the Rising Star Award from NAIOP New Jersey for his outstanding service to the organization."
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Alumnus Kenny Lao (MBA '04), winner of the 2004 NYU Stern Business Plan Competition, is featured

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Excerpt from The New York Times Dealbook blog -- "Mr. Lao is the co-founder of Rickshaw Dumpling Bar, a Manhattan restaurant that has been serving up dumplings since 2005. This week, Rickshaw was invited to sell its dumplings inside Goldman’s cafeteria ... "
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Executive Board Member and Prof. Richard Bernstein says the US economy is improving

Excerpt from MoneyShow.com -- “The US economy is improving. It’s improving very slowly. Ultimately the trend is in the US’s favor.”
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Prof. Aldo Scrofani on children playing Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz"

Excerpt from Toledo Blade -- "Kids on stage really lift the performance in so many ways. Creatively, when we have 10 to 12 local kids who can perform that role, it just brings such richness and joy to the production."
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran on the value of luxury

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Excerpt from L2 Think Tank blog -- "Aswath Damodaran presents a thoughtful presentation on Acuras versus Ferraris, Rolex versus Canal Street fakes and other comparisons in valuing luxury brands at the L2 Innovation Forum."
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In an op-ed, Prof. Nouriel Roubini says US economic growth will remain weak in 2012

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Excerpt from Project-Syndicate -- "There will be a significant fiscal drag in 2012, and political gridlock in the run-up to the presidential election in November will prevent the authorities from addressing long-term fiscal issues." Additional coverage appeared in TodayOnline.com, CBS News, Slate, Retirement Income Journal and Council on Foreign Relations blog.
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Prof. Jim Liew on hedge fund strategies

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "'Investors anoint a new hedge fund demi-god all the time,' said professor Jim Liew, who teaches hedge fund strategies at New York University's Stern School of Business. 'But they are bound to be disappointed because the rule of thumb is that a manager who can be up 40 percent one year can be down 40 percent the next. They are absolutely human.'"
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on reducing Italy's debt

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Excerpt from The New York Times Dealbook blog -- "Nouriel Roubini, a professor of economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University, recently argued in a Financial Times editorial that Italy’s debt should be reduced to 90 percent of the gross domestic product from 120 percent."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the challenges facing the world economy in 2012

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Excerpt from NDTV -- "[Nouriel Roubini] expects the Eurozone to slip back into recession as a consequence of the ongoing fiscal crisis and the fiscal austerity measures. He also expects growth in the US to remain anemic." Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg UTV, Bloomberg, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Prof. Edward Altman's data on "Chapter 22" filings is referenced

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Edward Altman, finance professor at New York University, tallies 215 so-called 'Chapter 22' filings between 1984 and 2009."
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Prof. Paul Romer is cited in the new book "Compound Capitalism"

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "You will note prior comments by public intellectuals Niall Ferguson, Steven Pinker, Joseph Nye Jr., Paul Romer, Tim Harford, James Fallows and others in Chapter 7. Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Thomas Sargent sees little need for QE3

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Buying government bonds and pushing down interest rates, which are already at historical lows, could be 'close to irrelevant,' the New York University professor said." Additional coverage appeared in Yahoo! Finance, MindfulMoney and a Reuters video.
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Prof. Jim Liew on hedge fund managers

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Investors anoint a new hedge fund demi-god all the time ... But they are bound to be disappointed because the rule of thumb is that a manager who can be up 40 percent one year can be down 40 percent the next. They are absolutely human." Additional coverage appeared in The Chicago Tribune.
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Prof. Scott Galloway's ranking of the mobile competence of prestige brands is featured

Excerpt from Portfolio.com -- "The report ranks the mobile offerings of 'prestige brands' in the sectors of beauty/skincare, fashion, hospitality, retail, and watches/jewelry, looking at how "sticky" their mobile applications are and, of course, whether the brands have apps at all." Additional coverage appeared in two Marketing Vox News pieces and Warc.com.
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Prof. Eric Greenleaf on Downtown Manhattan's baby boom

Excerpt from DNAinfo -- "If somebody had told you 10 years ago that in 2010 over 1,000 kids would be born in Community District 1, nobody would have believed it." Additional coverage appeared in DNAinfo and Tribeca Trib.
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Prof. Scott Galloway's research on the mobile competence of 100 prestige brands is featured

Excerpt from PRWeb -- “Mobile competence may be a crystal ball for a brand’s global prospects. Ground zero for growth in prestige exists among consumers who are increasingly turning to a small screen to learn about, and ultimate consummate purchases of prestige brands.” Additional coverage appeared in Mashable.com.
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A paper by Prof. Aswath Damodaran, on how to value a bank, is cited

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Excerpt from Seeking Alpha -- "There are other methods of valuing a bank (See Aswath Damodaran’s chapter on valuing financial service firms here)."
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An interview with Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the euro zone and US economic growth

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Excerpt from The Economic Times -- "The euro should be falling on a fundamental basis towards a parity with the US dollar to give a fighting chance for Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain to survive in the euro zone."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on India's economic growth

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "India is 'better placed' in BRIC nations as Brazil faces slowing growth, Russia’s economy isn’t 'well diversified' and China’s model is being 'challenged,' New York University professor Nouriel Roubini said."
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Research from NYU Stern on Wall Street's business, is cited

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Excerpt from The New York Times Magazine -- "A variety of economists (including, notably, several at N.Y.U.’s Stern School of Business) have mounted strong evidence that, over the past decade or so, a significant part of Wall Street’s business has shifted from serving the financial needs of the nation to profiting from 'regulatory arbitrage' — making money by playing with the rules of the game."
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Alumnus Ryan Heller (MBA/MFA '11) and Prof. Sam Craig on Stern and Tisch's joint degree program

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Excerpt from New York Post -- "The three-year program is aimed at film industry types who want to be as comfortable on Wall Street as they are on the creative side, says Sam Craig."
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An op-ed by Prof. Evan Shapiro on the uncertainty found in the entertainment industry

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "The answer: Nobody Knows Anything. Predicting exactly what's going to happen in the TV business in the next 36 months is like guaranteeing the Miami Heat will win the NBA Championship this year."