Faculty News

In a Q&A interview, Professor Luís Cabral shares his views on Portugal's economy and potential tax reform

Dinheiro Vivo logo
Excerpt from Dinheiro Vivo -- (translated from Portuguese using Google Translate) "I propose that we have an income distribution system that is less connected to the work activity and more linked to guaranteeing a universal minimum income and then a form of progressive taxation that allows to finance such a system."
Faculty News

Professor Michael Spence's remarks at the China Development Forum are highlighted

CGTN logo
Excerpt from CGTN -- "'I am not sure why there are any controversies, since all of the European countries have important relationships with China, because China is an important economy, an important trading partner and investment partner,' said Spence on the sideline of the China Development Forum held this weekend."
School News

Undergraduate student Andres Gomez-Perry is named to the Poets & Quants 2019 "Best & Brightest" list

Poets and Quants logo
Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "During my high school career, I was more inclined to study political science or international studies. However, Stern’s Business and Political Economy program offered me the opportunity to study in three global capitals—New York, London, and Shanghai—which mirrored my interests. Since then, I have been able to examine the areas’ developmental stories and business environments."
Faculty News

Professor Lawrence White offers advice on how to calculate the cost of living in a story on the Economist Intelligence Unit's ranking of most expensive cities

BBC Capital logo
Excerpt from BBC Capital -- "'There’s no easy answer,' says Lawrence White, economics professor at New York University. 'You’ve really got to do your research: where would I want to live in that city? How important is it to be close to public transportation? Is there a sales tax? Does the sales tax apply to everything? Is food taxed or is exempted? Is clothing taxed?'"
Faculty News

Professor Hans Taparia is interviewed about how fast food restaurants encourage their customers to spend money

Business Insider logo
Excerpt from Business Insider -- "Food pictures... They light up the brain, particularly when you're hungry. Large food pictures, for a food company, are key."
School News

Undergraduate student Parbs Anant is named to the Poets & Quants 2019 "Best & Brightest" list

Poets and Quants logo
Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "The Social Impact Core at Stern has dispelled the myth that you can’t do good for society and also be financially healthy. I have gotten exposure to the different ways that I can be a strong business leader who also does well for her community."
Faculty News

Professor Luís Cabral's joint research on the relationship between relative performance evaluation and firm investment decisions is highlighted

Harvard Law Blog logo
Exceprt from the Harvard Law blog -- "The SEC, the NYSE, and the U.S. government, accompanied by the actions of consultants, such as the Institutional Shareholder Services, recently have pushed to create, by means of relative performance evaluation (RPE), a tighter link between CEO pay and the factors under CEO control. This paper addresses the consequences of RPE for firm investment decisions and systemic risk in an industry model."
Faculty News

Professors Alexi Savov and Philipp Schnabl's joint research on monetary policy and the housing boom is cited

Brookings Institution blog logo
Excerpt from Brookings Institute blog -- "Itamar Drechsler of the University of Pennsylvania and Philipp Schnabl and Alexi Savov of New York University say instead that the Fed’s tightening between 2003 and 2006 shifted mortgage lending from the heavily regulated commercial banks to nonbank mortgage originators, which had lower lending standards."
Faculty News

Professor Sonia Marciano is quoted in a story on Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI)'s marketing strategy

Medium Logo
Excerpt from Medium -- "And if you’re not — if you hold the line and sell 12 cans for the same price ABI is selling 15, said Sonia Marciano, a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business who has studied ABI’s business practices: 'What do you say to a customer? Why should they buy you?'"
Faculty News

Professor Amy Webb shares how she believes tech companies will utilize data from smart home devices in the future

Fast Company logo
Excerpt from Fast Company -- "'The microwave decides you should be on a diet and won’t let you eat popcorn,' says Amy Webb, a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business and the founder of the consulting firm Future Today Institute."
Research Center Events

Executive Education Short Course: Great Leadership: Developing Practical Leadership Skills

<None>
Following the premise that leadership is a skill to acquire and master, rather than a genetic inheritance, this course will provide a framework and template for your journey to becoming a great leader.
Faculty News

Professor Luke Williams' keynote at the IDC Directions conference is spotlighted

Excerpt from PCMag.com -- "'When you need an option to change, it is always too late,' he said. In other words, the ideas you may need in the future may be inconsistent or in conflict with ideas you are using now."
Faculty News

Scholar-in-Residence Gary Friedland shares insights on his joint research with Professor Jeanne Calderon on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

The New Republic logo
Excerpt from The New Republic -- "'EB-5 became extremely common after the financial crisis,' Friedland told me, 'and very broad.' With the rules revised and unemployment spiking anyway, virtually every project in the country could be proven as benefiting a high unemployment area, effectively lowering the individual investment amount to $500,000 across the board."
Faculty News

Professor Nicholas Economides comments on Google's efforts to comply with EU antitrust regulations

Wall Street Journal logo
Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "'It will make some difference but not a big difference,' said Nicholas Economides, an economics professor at New York University Stern School of Business. 'Rivals have become weaker and it’s very difficult to restore competition.'"
School News

The launch of the Center for Sustainable Business' Sustainable Share Index is featured

Clear Admit logo
Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "Last week, the NYU Stern School of Business Center for Sustainable Business in partnership with IRI, released a new U.S.-based sustainable business study and established the Sustainable Share Index. The new Index offers an in-depth analysis of product purchases marketed as sustainable. Approximately 36 product categories were reviewed, representing 40 percent of total consumer product good sales, excluding tobacco and alcohol."
Faculty News

Professor Dolly Chugh's book, "The Person You Mean to Be," is cited

Business Insider logo
Excerpt from Business Insider -- "In her book 'The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias,' Dolly Chugh, a psychologist and associate professor of management and organizations at New York University's Stern School of Business, explained the term 'good-ish.' In the context of bias, this phrase refers to the idea that it's better to confront our mistakes (such as mispronouncing someone's name) than to be 'perfect.'"
Faculty News

Professor Arun Sundararajan is quoted in a feature story on the We Company's growth trajectory

Quartz logo
Excerpt from Quartz -- "'WeWork has created the physical-world equivalent of a digital platform,' says Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and the author of The Sharing Economy."
Faculty News

Professor Edward Altman's Z-Score research is referenced

Forbes India logo
Excerpt from Forbes India -- "Formulated by Edward Altman of New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1968, z-score, says Azeez, is better than ratings for determining credit risks before a company goes down. This is particularly critical for a country like India, which has 38 AAA-rated companies compared to the US that has just two."
Faculty News

Professor Gian Luca Clementi is quoted in a story on construction in cities as an economic indicator

The New York Times Logo
Excerpt from The New York Times -- "'This is a golden age of construction in American metropolitan areas,' said Gian Luca Clementi, as associate professor of economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University. 'The U.S. is still less urbanized than similar countries, so if anything, we will probably see more and more construction.'"
Faculty News

Professor Anindya Ghose shares the benefits of Instagram's new checkout feature for retailers

CNN logo
Excerpt from CNN -- "'Enabling the entire transaction to occur within the same interface without going outside [the app] may not sound like a big deal, but that's when most of the [traffic] leakage happens,' he said."
Faculty News

In a contributed article, Professor Tensie Whelan highlights the Center for Sustainable Business' research, in partnership with IRI, on sustainability-marketed products

Corporate Eco Forum blog
Excerpt from Corporate Eco Forum blog -- "We found that products marketed as sustainable are driving product and category growth; in fact, that they delivered 50.1% of the growth in the packaged goods market growth from 2013-2018!"
Faculty News

In a contributed article, Professor Michelle Greenwald interviews three entrepreneurs who were recently accepted into Sephora's Accelerate program and highlights the program's takeaways for CMOs

Forbes logo
Excerpt from Forbes -- "The Sephora Accelerate program is what I call a quadruple win. It’s a win for Sephora because it’s great for its brand image to be supporting women-lead start-ups. It’s a win for the start-ups who gain valuable information and relationships that can significantly increase their chances of success. It’s a win for consumers because Sephora is helping bring products, ingredients, packaging and technology to market that are genuinely are better than what’s currently out there."
Faculty News

Professor Justin Kruger's joint research on self-perception, the Dunning-Kruger effect, is included in an article on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

The New York Times Logo
Excerpt from the The New York Times -- "As political actors, the couple are living exemplars of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a psychological phenomenon which leads incompetent people to overestimate their ability because they can’t grasp how much they don’t know."
Faculty News

In a contributed article, Professor Anika Sharma emphasizes the growing importance of customer experiences for brands as more consumers opt out of sharing their data with marketers

 AdAge India logo
Excerpt from Ad Age India -- "With the trend of potential consumers opting out of ‘tracking’ and wanting control over their own data, where does that leave brands that want to target existing and potential consumers? What is the answer to users opting out? In my mind, the answer is two-fold: relevance and absolutely stellar Customer Experience or CX."
Faculty News

In a live interview, Professor Haran Segram outlines how he believes Lyft should use its IPO funding

Bloomberg logo
Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "CapEx is the most important thing for them... their major focus is going to be towards future technology; they're building driver hubs to facilitate for the drivers. So if they build a good relationship with the employees, that will serve them well. That will differentiate from Uber or Grab in Asia."

Archive