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Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'In terms of when we first started the program and the changes that we see, over the years not only the content has changed,' Lee says. 'Yes, we’ve changed our content where analytics is something that’s really also changing. We have obviously a really set tool kit or fundamentals that we do teach. But our curriculum has changed over the years by adding a series of hot topics on things that have been really relevant in the marketplace.'"

Excerpt from AdAge -- "A new report from the NYU Stern School of Business and the Tent Partnership for Refugees examined purchase behavior for brands that hire refugees, deliver services to refugees or source from refugee businesses, and found that Americans are more likely to buy from such retailers."

Excerpt from Bloomberg-- "This incredibly thought-provoking book describes the negative impact that social media and overparenting are having on today’s youth. It made me reflect on my own actions, as both a CEO and a parent, and what ways I’ve contributed to today’s 'safetyism' culture. Its core message has stayed with me—and has led me to develop new ways to drive innovation and smart risk-taking at the office, while also helping me to encourage independence and resilience with my children at home."

Excerpt from Quartz -- ""While high-end restaurants and hotels with brand recall could still exist off these platforms—even if it may not be the most lucrative option—'Ola and Uber drivers are entirely reliant on their respective platforms to earn their revenues,' said Anindya Ghose, the Heinz Riehl professor of business at New York University."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "As for an international experience, more than 95% of alumni from NYU’s Stern School of Business reported having at least one impactful international experience — more than any other school."

Report from the Tent Partnership for Refugees and NYU Stern demonstrates that when brands support refugees, American consumers – particularly millennials – are more likely to purchase their products.

Excerpt from the The New York Times -- "Later in the day, the couple arrived at the Stockholm Concert Hall for a different kind of reception, one filled with celebratory applause and presentation speeches, a diploma and a medal that His Majesty, the King of Sweden, gave Mr. Romer, who is a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences."

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."

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."

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."

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.'"

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."

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.

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."

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.'"

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.'"

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."

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."

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."

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.

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.

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."

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."

Excerpt from CGTN -- (1:29) "As far as Greece is concerned, the close relationship with China has been beneficial."

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."