Faculty News

In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Viral Acharya argues that borrowing in foreign currency by emerging market firms may threaten financial stability

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Excerpt from Vox -- "The concern is that this foreign currency cross-border corporate borrowing will put emerging market economy financial systems at risk when the Fed inevitably begins to raise rates."
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Professor Edward Altman comments on earnings growth at private, middle-market companies based on the Golub Capital Altman Index he co-created

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "The private-company numbers suggest slowing growth for larger companies, said Edward Altman, a professor at New York University who helped create the Golub Index. He said there’s a high rate of correlation between the Golub index and public company performance, suggesting big companies will report weaker growth during the third-quarter earnings season, which begins this week."
Press Releases

Activist Hedge Fund Investment Reduces Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure

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New research from NYU Stern Professor Michael Jung and University at Buffalo School of Management Professor Jing Chen finds that, on average, firms are less likely to issue public management forecasts, also known as management guidance, after investment by an activist hedge fund.
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Professors Anindya Ghose and Robert Seamans' co-authored research on racial hate crimes and Internet access is spotlighted

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Excerpt from The Daily Beast -- "The paper suggests that, instead of engaging in a technological race with producers of hate content, policy should be implemented to educate youth on digital media, racial and social justice, stereotypical messages, and how to interpret multiple meanings."
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Professor Scott Galloway explains why he supports Bonobos' expansion strategy

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Excerpt from Business Insider -- "[Professor Scott Galloway's] research has shown that customers want a multi-channel experience, and that Bonobos is smart to expand its physical presence. 'I don't believe any pure-play e-commerce firm will survive,' he said."
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In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Marti Subrahmanyam explains why Singapore could be the next top hub for bond trading in Asia

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Excerpt from Business Times -- "The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is a truly unique pan-Asian exchange with a fully-integrated value chain, which includes trading and execution, clearing and settlement, and depository services. Apart from being Asia's most international exchange for equities, with over 40 per cent of listings originating from outside of Singapore, it also boasts of a robust derivatives exchange hosting the world's biggest offshore market for Asian equity index futures."
Faculty News

Professor George Smith explains why the discovery of gas in Egypt may not help its economy

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Excerpt from OZY -- "... if the energy revenues lift the Egyptian pound’s value, 'it will be more difficult for domestically produced Egyptian goods to find foreign markets,' warns George David Smith, a professor of international business at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He and others have also pointed out that the country has traditionally been blighted by corruption. 'We’ve not had a regime in recent memory that has been more interested in economic growth than it has been in staying in power,' says Smith."
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Professor Michael Spence discusses the impact of increased leverage in global markets

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "The global economy is levering up rather than the reverse. There's a useful McKinsey Global Institute study that documents that. That's not the direction we want to go. We don't want to try to create additional demand by levering up."
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Professor Gavin Kilduff's research on the impact of confidence on leadership is cited

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Excerpt from Business Insider -- "... for those who've got minimal time and attention to spare, there's a simpler strategy that can help you stand out in virtually any circumstance: Channel the confidence to act like a leader by recalling a time when you felt powerful. The technique is based on a study by Gavin Kilduff, Ph.D., and Adam Galinsky, Ph.D."
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Professor Michael Jung's co-authored research on the impact of activist hedge fund investors on reported guidance is featured

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Excerpt from CIO -- "'These results hold even for firms that met or exceeded analyst expectations for the quarter and have a history of consistently providing guidance in previous quarters,' the authors said. 'Since guidance has been shown to be beneficial to capital market participants in many ways, reduced guidance has meaningful market implications.'"
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Professor Aswath Damodaran reflects on Uber's rapid expansion

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "'Uber is adopting the shock-and- awe strategy,' said finance professor Aswath Damodaran at New York University's Stern School of Business. 'I think it's a very high- risk strategy.'"
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In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Jeanne Calderon and Scholar-in-Residence Gary Friedland argue that Congress needs to clarify its vision for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program before reforming it

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Excerpt from Commercial Observer -- "Before Congress grapples with the difficult task of how to define the geographical area that qualifies as a TEA, it must first update its vision for the program. And this raises many questions. Does Congress wish to encourage investment in rural and depressed areas? Does it care where the workers live? Does it matter whether the jobs likely would have been created even if the program didn’t exist?"
Research Center Events

A Conversation with Timothy F. Geithner, 75th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury

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NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business hosted Timothy F. Geithner, 75th secretary of the US Department of the Treasury and president of Warburg Pincus, for a talk and Q&A session on October 5.
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Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses politicians' increased interest in the welfare of workers in the sharing economy

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "'This time last year few politicians were paying attention to the work force that powers these start-ups, and now they’re trying to figure out how to protect them,' Professor Sundararajan said."
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Professor Dolly Chugh's research on bias in academia is cited

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Excerpt from The Economist -- "Researchers at Wharton Business School, Columbia University and New York University wrote an identical e-mail to 6,500 professors, ostensibly from students wanting to meet the academic. White men got notably more responses than other groups; Asian-Americans of both sexes got fewer."
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Professor Pankaj Ghemawat examines Asia's economic growth

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Excerpt from BBC -- "... if you look at the overall statistics, what's basically happened is Asia has traded places with the European Union in terms of its share of world income. That's the positive in terms of growth. ... [Asia is] still at just 30% of European Union per capita income, and despite faster growth, that might increase to 40-42% by 2030."
 
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In an op-ed, Professor Michelle Greenwald shares suggestions for rapid business innovation

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "...businesses can start on a new course in one day that will change them forever. All it takes is a willingness to embrace new ways of thinking."
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Professor Eduardo Dávila weighs in on Senator Bernie Sanders' proposed financial transaction tax

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Eduardo Dávila, an assistant professor of finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business who has studied these taxes, issued an additional important reminder: All too often, these discussions forget about the good that the new tax revenue could do. In this instance, Senator Sanders wants to use it for free public college education."
School News

MBA student Vishal Thummalapally offers tips for job and internship seekers

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Excerpt from TechDay -- "Figure out exactly what you want to do, and relentlessly go after it. Some folks might be disciplined and hardworking enough to recruit for more than one industry, but I believe you're a lot more likely to land your target job if you focus."
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Professor Arun Sundararajan explains why widespread customer support is Uber's most powerful weapon

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Eventually, Uber's most powerful weapon in these battles that they fight in different cities is to sort of amass sufficient consumer support after they sort of establish that they are in fact like, you know, a good service in a particular city. So it's not surprising to me that like, you know, they've taken the approach of, sort of grassroots rather than high powered lobbyist."
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In an op-ed, Professor Nouriel Roubini outlines the global economic impact of political instability in the Middle East

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Excerpt from Project Syndicate -- "First, some of these conflicts may yet lead to an actual supply disruption, as in 1973, 1979, and 1990. Second, civil wars that turn millions of people into refugees will destabilize Europe economically and socially, which is bound to hit the global economy hard. And the economies and societies of frontline states like Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, already under severe stress from absorbing millions of such refugees, face even greater risks."
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Professor Scott Galloway discussses Amazon's decision to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast

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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "'Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple are all bumping up against each other as their businesses are becoming more and more similar,' said Scott Galloway, a professor who teaches marketing and branding at New York University's Stern School of Business. He noted that Amazon's move is not the first barb these firms have thrown at each other; Apple's move to block ads on its phones, for example, was seen as a way to undercut Google's advertising business."
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In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Kim Schoenholtz argues that Bitcoin is unlikely to replace traditional payment systems

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "Bitcoin has prompted many people to expect a revolution in the means by which we make and settle everyday payments. Our view is that Bitcoin and other 'virtual currency schemes' (VCS) lack critical features of money, so their use is likely to remain very limited."
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Professor Pankaj Ghemawat discusses economic reform in India

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Excerpt from Exame -- "'Modi had a clear path to proceed with his agenda in Parliament,' says Indian economist Pankaj Ghemawat... 'Since President Dilma Rousseff is already in her second term and is currently very unpopular, she is not in a position to push a lot of policy changes.'"
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Professor Thomas Philippon shares his predictions for the future of the Euro

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Excerpt from CCTV -- "I don't think there was ever a Euro crisis in the sense of, the European, like a currency crisis. The Euro as a currency was always very stable. It has never moved very low against the Dollar. And I don't think it's going to, I think it's going to remain more or less where it is. There was a crisis of confidence within Europe about banks and some sovereign countries. But as a currency, I think the Euro has been stable and will remain stable."