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In an op-ed, Prof. Amity Shlaes discusses Nixon's legacy

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Four decades ago, Richard Nixon announced his new economic policy, which included wage-and-price controls, disincentives to import, and the end of the gold-exchange standard." Additional coverage in The Providence Journal.
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Alessandro Gavazza’s research on trading frictions in real asset markets

Excerpt from Economics Week -- "This paper investigates how trading frictions vary with the thickness of the asset market by examining patterns of asset allocations and prices in commercial aircraft markets."
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Prof. Anindya Ghose's research on electronic markets

Excerpt from Economics Week -- "Finally, we estimate the efficiency gains that accrue from transactions in the relatively friction-free market and find that the electronic market can enhance consumer surplus by as much as $97.92 million per year."
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Vice Chairman of NYU Trustees and Chairman of the Board of Overseers William Berkley is quoted

Excerpt from PropertyCasualty360.com -- "'The risk of the unforeseen and the unpredictable has gotten much bigger,' says William R. Berkley."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini is cited as a co-author of the book, Crisis Economics

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Excerpt from The Boston Globe -- "Stephen Mihm, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, is the coauthor (with Nouriel Roubini) of 'Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance.'"
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini's predictions on quantitative easing are highlighted

Excerpt from The Hindu Business Line -- "Nouriel Roubini foresees that Quantitative Easing (QE) 3 could be followed by QE 4 and QE 5. This would, inevitably, generate strong inflationary pressures globally which would inevitably spread to emerging markets."  Additional coverage appeared in Malta Business Weekly and Equitymaster.com.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini predicts a double-dip recession

Excerpt from Manufacturing Business Technology -- "Is a double-dip recession a possibility, or even a probability, for the global economy? Nouriel Roubini, Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, says it is a 50-50 proposition right now." Additional coverage appeared on Moneycontrol.com, Bowery Boogie, San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek, JoonAng Daily, Epoch Times, Socialist Alternative and GlobalResearch.ca.
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Prof. Roy Smith on the hedge fund, Citadel

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'Citadel is a take-no-prisoners principal investor, not a financial-services provider to clients,' said Roy Smith, a finance professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business."
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran is named one of "Five Best B-School Profs"

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "These five, with 109 years of collective experience, bring business alive, know their students’ names, and help them find jobs."
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An interview with Prof. Richard Sylla on the US stock market

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Excerpt from PBS Newshour -- "Given the rollercoaster behavior of the stock market over the past few weeks, we checked in with historian Richard Sylla, who teaches economics at New York University. We asked the professor, who focuses on the history of the markets, to help us put the recent sharp ups and downs in context."
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In an exclusive interview, Prof. Nouriel Roubini provides economic advice

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "Economist Nouriel Roubini says the risk of a global recession is greater than 50 percent, and the next two to three months will reveal the economy's direction. In an interview with WSJ's Simon Constable, Roubini also says he's putting his money in cash." Additional coverage appeared in three Wall Street Journal pieces, a Wall Street Journal blog, DailyMarkets.com, Creditwritedowns.com, International Business Times, six MarketWatch pieces, two CNBC pieces, The Huffington Post, Barron's blog, The Globe and Mail, four Financial Post pieces, two The Australian pieces, Reuters blog, The Independent, Macedonian International News Agency, MSN Money, Yahoo! News, Heritage.org blog, GlobalResearch.ca, First Post, TIME blog, Atlanta Journal Constitution blog and The Dominion.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the possibility of a US recession

Excerpt from Bloomberg TV -- "Nouriel Roubini, a New York University professor and the co-founder of Nouriel Roubini Global Economics LLC, Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., and Larry Kantor, head of research at Barclays Capital, offer their views on the possibility that the U.S. economy will fall back into recession." Additional coverage appeared on Bloomberg.
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Member of the NYU Stern Executive Board and Prof. Richard Bernstein (MBA '87) on volatility

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Richard Bernstein of Richard Bernstein Advisors will tell us how much longer the volatility will last, if we're near a bottom and where he's telling clients to put their money." Additional coverage appeared on CNBC.
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Prof. Daniel Altman's research on narcissism is referenced

Excerpt from the Louisville Courier-Journal -- "Altman says that Americans' hyper-can-do attitude is destroying the country. It's convincing all of us that we all can and will achieve an uncanny amount of success and wealth in our lives."
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Prof. Viral Acharya on Bank of America

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Excerpt from PBS Nightly Business Report -- "Bank of America`s somewhat greater exposure to the mortgage and its greater leverage have made it particularly vulnerable."
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Prof. David Backus on consumer spending

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "David Backus, an economics professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, says consumer spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has remained steady, and actually increased as the GDP dipped after the recession."
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An interview with Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on policy responses to the financial crisis

Excerpt from Janelaweb.com -- "Politics is impeding a forceful policy response to a difficult and challenging economic situation in many countries and the EU as a whole."
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Prof. Robert Whitelaw is cited as the chief strategist of IndexIQ

Excerpt from FIN Alternatives -- "We attracted Professor Robert Whitelaw, who is chairman of the finance department at New York University, to be our chief strategist."
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Prof. Paul Wachtel on the effects of the S&P downgrade of the US credit rating

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Excerpt from China Daily -- "'The decision today doesn't constrain the Fed in any way. It was already quite obvious - given the state of the economy - that the Fed was not going to raise rates for a long time. Saying so doesn't change the situation,' said Paul Wachtel, an economics professor at New York University."
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Prof. Baruch Lev will speak at AFP's Executive Institute in November

Excerpt from States News Service -- "Winning Investors Over, a luncheon address by Baruch Lev, Philip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance, NYU, Stern School of Business."
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An in-depth Q&A with Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the world economy

Excerpt from Chronicle.SU -- "In mid-July, world renowned economist Nouriel Roubini sat down with Chronicle.SU’s Anton OyVey for a fireside chat at Bohemian Grove 2011. They discussed the next 18 months of world events, including the Debt Crisis and stock market crash."
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NYU Stern will host the Ultra Light Start-ups Pitch Showdown on August 11

Excerpt from NYConvergence -- "On Thursday, August 11, Ultra Light Startups will be hosting a Feedback Forum and Pitch Showdown at the NYU Stern Business School at 6:30 pm. There will be 10 startups pitching to investors, audience voting on their favorite pitches and drinks afterwards."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the probability of a double-dip recession

Excerpt from Piers Morgan Tonight -- Roubini says "the probability of a double dip recession right now is at least 50 percent."  Additional coverage appeared on a CNN blog and Reuters.