Faculty News

Profs Anindya Ghose and Panos Ipeirotis develop new ranking algorithm for product search engines

Excerpt from Wireless News -- "There used to be a time when there was not enough information. Today, there is information overload on the Internet. However, by automatically mining the plethora of unstructured data on the web, we can harness the wisdom of the crowds to work to the consumer's advantage."  Additional coverage appeared in Health & Beauty Close-Up.
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Prof. Lawrence White discussed the financial future of Americans in a panel on 11/18

Excerpt from Economics Week -- "Joining Mr. Ferik in the panel discussion was Carol O'Rourke, a Certified Financial Planner(R) and executive director of the Coalition for Debtor Education, a nonprofit organization housed at Fordham University Law School, and Lawrence J. White, Ph.D., distinguished economics professor and economics department deputy chair at New York University's Stern School of Business."
Research Center Events

NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business hosts Dr. Stephen Cecchetti

NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business hosts Dr. Stephen Cecchetti, Economic Adviser at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Press Releases

NYU Stern Unveils Global Systemic Risk Rankings

New York University Stern School of Business today announced the launch of a global version of its NYU Stern Systemic Risk Rankings, extending the weekly US rating and ordering by level of risk to encompass the global banking system. The top three most systemically risky banks are Deutsche Bank AG, BNP Paribas, and Barclays PLC.
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Global Systemic Risk Conference

The 2011 Global Systemic Risk Conference is jointly organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Society for Financial Econometrics and the Volatility Institute at NYU Stern.
School News

Dean Geeta Menon on the importance of studying abroad for business students

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "Today's students must understand how businesses, governments, financial markets and cultures converge to make up our global society. There is no better setting in which to teach this global concept than at one of NYU's campuses around the world."
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Prof. Greg Coleman's digital marketing class is featured

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Excerpt from AdAge -- "Mr. Coleman teaches a digital marketing class at the NYU Stern School of Business, where Yahoo war stories are par for the course."
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NYU Stern research on saving for retirement is featured

Excerpt from SmartMoney blog -- "Researchers from the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego and New York University’s Stern School of Business surveyed college students and employees at a Fortune 100 firm to gauge their knowledge of savings growth over time."
Faculty News

Prof. Jill Kickul on resources for social entrepreneurs in NYC

Excerpt from Green Spaces -- "Jill does believe there is a community of new social entrepreneurs in NYC, its just fragmented. There are schools and programs that create community, but you have to be part of that program (apply, be admitted)."
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Prof. Scott Galloway's Digital IQ ranking of European niche fashion brands is featuredEx

Excerpt from PRWeb -- “Establishing direct relationships with end consumers through e-commerce and social media represents a significant opportunity for European niche fashion brands to grow.”
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An interview with Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on Europe's economy and US jobs

Excerpt from Bloomberg Radio -- "Michael Spence, Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics and professor of economics at NYU Stern School of Business, discusses Greece, Italy and jobs in the U.S."
Faculty News

Prof. Aswath Damodaran's research on financial statements is referenced

Excerpt from American Progress Action Fund -- "According to financial statement research by New York University professor Aswath Damodaran, drug and biotechnology firms paid a small fraction of the statutory rate (effective rates of 4.5 and 5.6 percent, respectively); while heavy construction and trucking firms paid close to 35 percent (33.8 percent and 30.9 percent, respectively)."
Faculty News

Prof. Nicholas Economides on the outlook for the euro zone

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "Unless relatively low interest rates prevail in France, Italy, Spain, and so on, it will be hard for the euro to be held together."
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Prof. Michael Jung's research on the investment benefits of access to top management is featured

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Excerpt from Knowledge@Wharton -- "The benefits that accrue from such access to a company's top management appear to be substantial, including 'significant increases in trade sizes' and 'significant potential trading gains.'"
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The Mei Moses Fine Art Index, co-created by Prof. Michael Moses, is featured

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Excerpt from US News & World Report -- "The Mei Moses index, created in 2000 by New York University professors Jianping Mei and Michael Moses, tracks a proprietary database of some 27,000 repeat sales at worldwide auctions of investment-grade art." Additional coverage appeared in ArtNet and ArtVest.com
Business and Policy Leader Events

NYU Stern and L2 Host Innovation Forum 2011: Talk Digital Marketing and Implications for Brands

NYU Stern and L2 held its third annual Innovation Forum where industry and academic speakers presented to a sold-out audience on topics including digital marketing, urban development and new ideas for brands to innovate.
School News

MBA student Emily Cangie & Associate Director Jamie Rose on the Stern Consulting Corps

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Excerpt from New York Post -- "This fall, the SCC's newest partnership is underway. Just seven second-year MBAs were chosen to volunteer their time at the Council of Fashion Designers of America's (CFDA) Fashion Incubator."
School News

Research from NYU Stern on stocks is cited

Excerpt from Investment U -- "Historically, stocks with activist investors have outperformed the market by 21.6 percent, according to research by professors at New York University’s Stern School of Business."
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NYU Life Trustee & Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Overseers Henry Kaufman is referenced

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Excerpt from Forbes -- "Many tutors have informed my writing for the past 40 years, starting with famous economists Henry Kauf­man and the late Otto Eckstein of Harvard."
Faculty News

Prof. Aswath Damodaran on calculating country risk

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Excerpt from CFA Institute blog -- "Damodaran points to the increasing correlation between international markets as evidence that country risk cannot be diversified away entirely. He considers three measures for estimating the country risk premium: the default spread on a country’s sovereign debt, a premium based on equity market volatility relative to the U.S., and a hybrid approach."
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An interview with Prof. Lawrence White on US regulations is referenced

Excerpt from St. Petersburg Times -- "The U.S.'s ranking 'is a far cry from 'most difficult,' wrote Lawrence J. White of New York University in an e-mail, pointing to the World Bank ratings."
Faculty News

An interview with Prof. Michelle Lederman on her book, "The 11 Laws of Likability"

Excerpt from Business Info Guide -- "'The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking…Because People Do Business With People They Like' is a book that encourages people to reconsider the way they build relationships." Additional coverage appeared in ABA Banking Journal.
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An op-ed by Prof. Viral Acharya on the flow of financial information

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Excerpt from Harvard Law blog -- "To summarize, skewness and volatility related patterns observed in stock returns are consistent with the dynamics of disclosures by firms and the incentives of managers who have discretion over disclosure timing."
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Prof. David Poltrack on relying on demographic data for marketing

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "... reliance on the 18 to 49 demographic is hazardous to all media and marketers... There is no link, none, between the age of the specified demographic delivery of the campaign and the sales generated by that campaign."