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Professor David Yermack's joint research on the financial performance of major endowments is spotlighted

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "'In other words, the typical endowment fund would have earned substantially higher returns if its trustees had followed a simplistic investment strategy of holding 100 percent Treasury bonds and taken no equity market risk whatsoever,' economists Sandeep Dahiya and David Yermack wrote in a new paper."
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Research co-authored by the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business on SEC enforcement actions is highlighted

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Excerpt from the Pensions & Investments -- "Stephen Choi, the Murray and Kathleen Bring professor of law at the NYU School of Law and director of the Pollack Center for Law & Business, in a news release called the uptick in enforcement actions a 'dramatic comeback' for the SEC. 'While we often see end-of-year upticks, the number of actions filed in the second half of fiscal year 2018 was more than triple the number filed in the first half of the year,' he said."
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Professor Haran Segram is interviewed for a story on Tencent Music's IPO

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Excerpt from CGTN -- "'IPO would give them greater visibility, it’ll be a known name in the United States once it goes public here, so it’ll raise to the profile of Alibaba – perhaps not to the same market cap – but it’ll give them great, positive publicity in the United States,' finance professor at NYU Stern, Haran Segram said."
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Professor Adam Brandenburger is profiled

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Excerpt from mbaMission -- "Students with whom mbaMission spoke reported being consistently impressed by his capacity to make the complex simple in the classroom, stating that Brandenburger is able to take the 'complicated, theoretical and intangible' world of game theory and make it 'easy to understand and practical.'"
School News

Senior Research Scholar Alain Bertaud is interviewed about how markets shape the development of cities, from his new book, "Order Without Design"

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Excerpt from CityLab -- "In Indonesia, they have small urban enclaves, called kampungs, where local residents set minimum standards for housing. The city doesn’t interfere—they just connect up the infrastructure. In practice, most kampungs allow for a lot of small units, giving more people choice in terms of housing size and proximity to employment centers. Both are important. Residents need to earn an income and eventually find a better job. To do that, they have to have housing that they can afford in a location that is convenient to find jobs."
Press Releases

SEC Enforcement Actions against Public Companies Rebound in 2H FY 2018

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The number of new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions against public companies and subsidiaries jumped substantially in the second half of FY 2018, according to a report released today by the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business and Cornerstone Research.
Faculty News

Professor Robert Seamans weighs in on the relationship between the tech industry and public policy ahead of Google CEO Sundar Pichai's congressional testimony

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Excerpt from Barron's -- "Robert Seamans, a professor of management and organizations at NYU’s Stern School of Business, told Barron’s he was encouraged by the intent of the meeting. But he pointed out the need for educators and venture capitalists to attend such meetings since most innovation in the U.S. comes from universities and lab settings. He’s also concerned the U.S. is losing top-notch A.I. researchers to Canada and U.K. because of the Trump administration’s immigration policy."
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Professor Priya Raghubir is quoted in a story on the evolution of the telemarketing industry

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Excerpt from NBC News-- "'I think there will always be a place for an annoying human being to call you,' she said. 'When you have a human being on the line, you do have a much greater opportunity of making a sale. And the telemarketing industry knows that.'"
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Professor Scott Galloway comments on Facebook's leadership

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Excerpt from BBC -- "...he says the way to resolve what has become a tortured public debate over whether Ms Sandberg should stay or go is simple: Fire Mark Zuckerberg as well. 'It is unfair that now everyone is calling for her head,' he says. 'The appropriate response is to call for the head of the CEO and the COO.'"
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Professor Ari Ginsberg is interviewed about Amazon's new headquarters

Excerpt from KBS -- (5:01) "The second headquarters is the idea realizing that the growth has to come from a new place where there is a pipeline and a flow of talent."
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Professor Alixandra Barasch is interviewed about streetwear brand Supreme's unique marketing strategy

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Excerpt from CGTN -- "'Supreme has mastered the art of scarcity or the marketing of scarcity. They have a lot of different goods, but they release them in limited buckets so even the exact same product with different colors can feel scarce within the color that is being offered in that moment,' said Alix Barasch, Assistant Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern."
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Professor Thomaï Serdari shares her views on Dolce and Gabbana's controversial ad campaign in China

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Excerpt from Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM -- (10:31) "I think it was the right thing to do, because they do have a name to maintain in the market, so they wouldn't want to alienate their own consumers by having products that are not welcome in Chinese culture, so that was the right thing to do. I do believe that Dolce and Gabbana as a company can recover slowly with the right steps."
Press Releases

Professor Paul Romer, 2018 Nobel Laureate in Economics, to Receive Nobel Prize Medal and Diploma During Official Nobel Week Program in Stockholm

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On Monday, December 10, Professor Paul Romer, who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will receive the Nobel Prize medal and diploma from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the official Nobel Week program in Stockholm hosted by the Nobel Foundation, the Nobel Museum and The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Research Center Events

NET Institute Conference on Network Economics

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On December 7, 2018, distinguished academics from around the world will convene to share their research in the rapidly evolving field of network economics at the 2018 NET Institute Conference, held in partnership with NYU Stern’s Center for Global Economy and Business.
Faculty News

Professor Michael Posner is quoted in a story on Microsoft's recommendations in connection with the regulation of AI

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Excerpt from WIRED -- "'[Tech companies] don’t like government involvement, in any sense, regulating what they do. They have not been as forthcoming with disclosures, and too reticent to give people a heads up on what’s transpiring. They’ve also been very reluctant to work with one another,' Posner says."
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Professor Navin Manglani provides tips on how to protect personal data while traveling

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Excerpt from Condé Nast Traveler-- "'You're really creating a personal Wi-Fi network and, unless someone's able to get your password, you're the only one on the network. It’s a lot more secure than joining free airport Wi-Fi,' says Manglani."
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Professor Norman White shares his views on Michael Dell's vision for the future of Dell

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Excerpt from the The Economist-- "Mr Dell’s plan to emphasise software in future contains three bets. The first is to be the best all-in-one provider of bundled IT. That may not be easy. Norman White of the NYU Stern School of Business observes that combining a commoditised hardware business with an innovative software business is particularly hard to do."
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Professor Arun Sundararajan is interviewed about Lyft's IPO filing and what it means for the sharing economy

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Excerpt from Bloomberg-- "'It’s not surprising that Lyft is going public before Uber because in many ways they are in better shape to go public than Uber is,' said Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New York University’s business school and the author of 'The Sharing Economy.' Lyft is led by its founding CEO, the company has an experienced executive team in place, it has a more focused mission and it’s raised more modest sums of private capital, he said."
School News

Senior Research Scholar Shlomo Angel's joint research on global urbanization is cited

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Excerpt from CityLab -- "A report by Shlomo Angel, a leading expert in global urban expansion at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, finds the 84 percent figure to be far too high, and contends that the conventional 55 percent figure is more on target."
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Professor Amy Webb provides her outlook on the future of AI

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Excerpt from Vice --"[AI] may be full of commercial opportunity, but not without long-term consequences. We’re the generation living through the great transition in human history—a 70-year transition to a future powered by AI. We must get past our generalized anxiety and fear about that future, and acknowledge that our paranoia or uncurbed exuberance will distract us from making critically important observations—and fixes—in the present."
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Professor Thomaï Serdari is quoted in a feature story on Smythson's new creative director, Luc Goidadin, and his vision for the brand

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Excerpt from the The New York Times -- "Presumably, part of Mr. Goidadin’s appeal to Smythson was the growth achieved during his tenure at Burberry. "It is an obvious place for them to look for talent,' said Thomaï Serdari, an adjunct associate professor of marketing at N.Y.U. Stern School of Business and founder of the strategic branding company Brand(x)Lux. 'It’s a very successful story of a company that has been transformed from a singular product company into a fashion company.'"
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Professor Frances Milliken's and Professor and Vice Dean Elizabeth Morrison's joint research on psychological safety is referenced

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Excerpt from HR Magazine --"In one study New York University professors Frances Milliken and Elizabeth Morrison interviewed 40 full-time employees working in consulting, financial services, media, pharmaceuticals and advertising, and found the two most frequently-mentioned reasons for remaining silent were fear of being viewed or labelled negatively, and fear of damaging work relationships."
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Professor Jonathan Haidt's co-authored book, "The Coddling of the American Mind," is mentioned

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "Messrs. Lukianoff and Haidt take on the problems of campus culture through the lens of safety—not that we have too little of it but that we have too much. After a generation of protecting kids from danger, both real and imagined, we have left them with the social equivalent of a peanut allergy, hypersensitive to offense and unable to cope with ordinary disagreement."
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Professor Aswath Damodaran's remarks on Walmart and Flipkart at the Nordic Business Forum 2018 are featured

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Excerpt from Bloomberg Quint -- "'Walmart invested in a company which is burning cash over the last 10 years with no end in sight,' Damodaran said in a presentation at the Nordic Business Forum 2018, which was held on Sept. 26-27. 'With such expenditure, Walmart, a retail giant that was founded over 50 years ago, is trying to look young again.'"