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Prof. Scott Galloway's research on the mobile competence of 100 prestige brands is featured

Excerpt from PRWeb -- “Mobile competence may be a crystal ball for a brand’s global prospects. Ground zero for growth in prestige exists among consumers who are increasingly turning to a small screen to learn about, and ultimate consummate purchases of prestige brands.” Additional coverage appeared in Mashable.com.
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A paper by Prof. Aswath Damodaran, on how to value a bank, is cited

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Excerpt from Seeking Alpha -- "There are other methods of valuing a bank (See Aswath Damodaran’s chapter on valuing financial service firms here)."
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An interview with Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the euro zone and US economic growth

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Excerpt from The Economic Times -- "The euro should be falling on a fundamental basis towards a parity with the US dollar to give a fighting chance for Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain to survive in the euro zone."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on India's economic growth

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "India is 'better placed' in BRIC nations as Brazil faces slowing growth, Russia’s economy isn’t 'well diversified' and China’s model is being 'challenged,' New York University professor Nouriel Roubini said."
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Research from NYU Stern on Wall Street's business, is cited

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Excerpt from The New York Times Magazine -- "A variety of economists (including, notably, several at N.Y.U.’s Stern School of Business) have mounted strong evidence that, over the past decade or so, a significant part of Wall Street’s business has shifted from serving the financial needs of the nation to profiting from 'regulatory arbitrage' — making money by playing with the rules of the game."
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Alumnus Ryan Heller (MBA/MFA '11) and Prof. Sam Craig on Stern and Tisch's joint degree program

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Excerpt from New York Post -- "The three-year program is aimed at film industry types who want to be as comfortable on Wall Street as they are on the creative side, says Sam Craig."
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An op-ed by Prof. Evan Shapiro on the uncertainty found in the entertainment industry

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "The answer: Nobody Knows Anything. Predicting exactly what's going to happen in the TV business in the next 36 months is like guaranteeing the Miami Heat will win the NBA Championship this year."
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Prof. Jonathan Haidt on the psychology behind why we love to hate John Edwards

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Excerpt from TIME -- "There is literal disgust and moral disgust, and the two overlap. Betrayal, hypocrisy, certain kinds of baseness trigger the brain's moral response."
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Prof. David Yermack on how Michelle Obama's fashion choices influence the stock market

Excerpt from StatePress.com -- “The influence on the market by the first lady has surprised everyone. At the State of the Union address in a few weeks, there will be people keenly interested in what Michelle wears.” Additional coverage appeared on TheGrio.com.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini is one of six people followed by Rupert Murdoch on Twitter

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Excerpt from New York Observer -- "Currently his list counts him following four of his own publications, former Village Voice intern Esther Zuckerman, Mark Pincus, Radiolab’s Jad Aumrad, economist Nouriel Roubini, Peggy Noonan, Eric Cantor, Jack Dorsey, a director of MOBY as well as the accounts for AllThingsD and the conservative group Ricochet."
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An interview with Prof. Evan Shapiro on the IFC's philosophy and strategy

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Excerpt from Entrepreneur -- "TV watching has actually increased by 25 percent over the past five years. People have found an additional hour for TV per day. The Web has actually enabled our audience to find and watch more TV that they love." Additional coverage appeared in MovieWeb.com and CableFax.com.
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An op-ed by Stern faculty authors of "Guaranteed to Fail" on putting an end to Fannie and Freddie

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Excerpt from Forbes -- "We propose an innovative 'side-by-side' transition plan in which Fannie and Freddie will be phased out of existence: through a combination of a decrease in their investment holdings and an increase in the fees that they charge for their guarantees on their MBS."
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Prof. Richard Sylla is pictured at a Museum of American Finance event

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Richard Sylla, chairman of the Museum of American Finance and an economics professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, with Usman Nabi and Arik Ruchim, partners in H Partners, which invests in distressed companies."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence's book, "The Next Convergence," is cited

Excerpt from Slate -- "... Michael Spence's "The Next Convergence" is largely about the crisis we should have had ..."
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Prof. Jonathan Haidt's research on the role of in-group loyalty in politics is referenced

Excerpt from The Economist -- "According to Jonathan Haidt, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, in-group loyalty plays a much larger role in the moral judgments of conservatives than those of liberals." Additional coverage appeared in The Atlantic.
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Prof. Amir Malin on Hollywood's new found-footage trend

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Excerpt from Los Angeles Times -- "There's always a side of us that wants to believe we really are in that bedroom or in that situation with the characters."
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Prof. Edward Altman's data on company bankruptcies is highlighted

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "Between 2007 and 2011, more than 60 companies commenced 'Chapter 22' bankruptcy cases, according to the most-recent data compiled by Edward Altman, a New York University finance professor." Additional coverage appeared in Digital Journal.
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Prof. Greg Coleman is cited as an active adviser of BuzzFeed

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Excerpt from The New York Times blog -- "Also on Monday, BuzzFeed said that its other co-founder, Kenneth Lerer, has become the company’s executive chairman; Patrick Kerins, the general manager of New Enterprise Associates, has joined the company’s board; and Greg Coleman, a former president of The Huffington Post, has become an active adviser."
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Prof. Paul Romer's research on accounting fraud is referenced

Excerpt from Benzinga -- "George Akerlof and Paul Romer published their famous article in 1993 ('Looting: the Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit')." Additional coverage appeared in CreditWriteDowns.com.
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A lecture by Dean Geeta Menon at Madras Christian College is highlighted

Excerpt from Deccan Chronicle -- "Dr. Geeta Menon, Dean of Stern School of Business, New York University and alumna of MCC delivered a lecture on ‘Business: Past, Present and Future’ as part of World Class Business Education Programme."
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Prof. Greg Coleman is cited as a new BuzzFeed adviser

Excerpt from The Atlantic Wire -- "In addition to Lerer, who will now be executive chairman of BuzzFeed, former president of HuffPost Greg Coleman is coming on as an adviser as well." Additional coverage appeared in PR Web, Gawker, two All Things Digital pieces, MediaBistro, AdWeek, Business Insider, AdAge.com, VentureBeat, New York Daily News and TechCrunch.
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Prof. Thomas Philippon on the banking industry's share of US GDP

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Thomas Philippon, a professor at New York University’s Stern School, estimates that the industry’s share of US gross domestic product rose from about 3 per cent in 1950 to more than 8 per cent in 2010." Additional coverage appeared on Today Online.
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence's book, "The Next Convergence," is cited

Excerpt from IESE blog -- "People don’t really care about growth in any direct sense … people universally care more about spiritual things: values, religion, their relation with the rest of humanity."
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Prof. Panos Ipeirotis's research on user-generated online product reviews is featured

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Excerpt from O'Reilly Radar -- "The reviews have a significant effect. When buying online, customers are not only purchasing the product, they're also inherently buying the guarantee of a seamless transaction."
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An op-ed by Prof. Roy Smith on Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit

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Excerpt from Financial News -- "Perhaps it is time to spin off the investment bank to shareholders – just as Harvey Golub, a newly appointed chief executive of American Express, did with Shearson Lehman’s troubled investment bank in 1994."

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