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Prof. Joe Magee on what President Obama can learn from the business world in his final term

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Excerpt from Marketplace -- "Joe Magee, a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, notes that history skips over most corporate leaders, with the rare exception of company founders and business icons."
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Prof. Panos Ipeirotis on biases in the content moderation industry

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Excerpt from Foreign Policy -- "'You might, for example, compare different moderators' work against each other,' says Ipeirotis. 'So, if you're worried about cultural biases, you can take five moderators from different regions and get blended input on an image.'"
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Prof. Prasanna Tambe Awarded Three-year Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Prasanna ("Sonny") Tambe, Assistant Professor of Information, Operations and Management Sciences, was awarded a $401,624 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The three-year grant is to provide funding for research on the “Economics of Information Technology Labor Markets Using Administrative Datasets.”
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In an op-ed, Executive-in-Residence John Biggs explores Paul Ryan's plan for Social Security

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "I think most Americans, including most Republicans, would reject the Trojan Horse gift if they knew what was inside it."
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Prof. Arun Sundararajan delivers a plenary talk about the "sharing economy" at Techonomy 2012

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Excerpt from Techonomy -- "... you may not be connected to the peer economy, but because it is disrupting industries that are heavily regulated, it is something that you should pay attention to. Because the case law that will be the precedent for future answers to the question, 'is a digital intermediary liable for actions that are taken on its platform,' is probably going to happen in the next decade with these peer economy platforms."
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An op-ed by Prof. Roy Smith on challenges facing Wall Street in the wake of Obama's re-election

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Excerpt from Financial News -- "Capital market banks face three especially tough issues that will shape their future during the next presidential term."
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Prof. Paul Romer on calls for China to increase consumer spending and decrease investing

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Excerpt from the Wall Street Journal -- "Count New York University economist Paul Romer among the rebalancing skeptics. 'I don’t buy into the consensus,' says Mr. Romer, who is among the U.S.’s most influential economists. 'I don’t think it’s clear that [domestic consumption] is the way to go in China. The degree of certainty with which people advocate this idea obscures the debate.'”
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In an op-ed, Prof. Hal Hershfield explains the effects of nostalgic thinking

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Excerpt from Psychology Today -- "When experiencing nostalgia, you may feel happiness thinking about what once was, but also a slight twinge of sadness when you recognize that certain aspects of your life, or life in general, are no longer present."
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran's blog is highlighted

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Excerpt from The Times -- "Musings on Markets, by Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at New York University, is written in a way that makes finance easily accessible to non-finance students."
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Profs Anindya Ghose and Priya Raghubir on pricing for Nokia's Lumia 920 Windows Phone

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Excerpt from Gizmodo -- "It's an uphill battle for Nokia despite lower prices," says Prof. Ghose. "There are always takers for lower price goods, but in the smartphone market [Nokia] has too much of a late-mover disadvantage compared to Apple and Samsung."
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Prof. William Silber's book, “Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence," is reviewed

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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "To read William L. Silber’s engaging biography of Paul Volcker in the fall of 2012 is to be reminded of a time, not so long ago, when a cadre of public servants, respected for their knowledge, integrity and practical experience, were allowed to guide government policy even as presidents, partisans and ideological fashions swept in and out of Washington."
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In an op-ed, Prof. Michael Spence calls for better disaster preparedness infrastructure investment

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Excerpt from Project Syndicate -- "Indeed, in the United States, lessons from the Katrina experience appear to have strengthened response capacity, as shown by the rapid and effective intervention following Hurricane Sandy. But investments designed to control the extent of damage seem to be persistently neglected. Redressing this imbalance requires a focus on key infrastructure."
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An op-ed by Prof. Adam Alter on republicans' threats to move to Canada after Romney loss

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Excerpt from The Atlantic -- "Just after the election, Republicans are hurting -- but they'll calm down just as Kerry supporters did when Bush was elected to a second term in 2004. The question, then, is why we're treated to this spike in melodrama every four years. And the answer comes down to a simple psychological truth: that people have no idea how much pain they'll feel when they experience a dreaded outcome."
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An op-ed by Prof. Jonathan Haidt on how the US can come together post-election

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "In other words, America faces many serious threats, but each side sees some and denies others. Morality binds and blinds."
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Prof. Michael Spence on Europe's debt crisis and high unemployment levels

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "The absolute best thing that we can do for Europe is to engineer our own economic recovery as fast as we can."
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Prof. Lawrence White on an Australian federal judge’s ruling that holds a ratings agency liable

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "The case could have broad implications for similar litigation around the world. 'It’s a surprise,' says Lawrence White, an economics professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'It may well be that we will see more of these types of things.'”
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Prof. Alexi Savov's research on consumption is featured

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Excerpt from The Guardian -- "To Savov, garbage is valuable not only for its own worth, but because, in a mathematical sense, it represents many of the things that people and corporations treasure most. Maybe, just maybe, he implies, the rises and falls in garbage production reliably and fairly accurately measure what a society is worth."
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An excerpt from Prof. William Baumol's book, The Cost Disease, is featured

Excerpt from Policy Options Magazine -- "Renowned American economist William Baumol was among the first to identify the condition in which industries dependent on personal services — education, the performing arts and health care — prove resistant to productivity gains."
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Prof. Richard Levich on alpha hunters and currency investing

Excerpt from the Journal of Portfolio Management -- "Given their value and relative scarcity, it is no surprise that identifying alpha hunters is not an easy task. While all marketing disclaimers state that past performance is not an indication of future performance, past alpha generators are a good place to start when looking for investment stars."
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Dean of the Undergraduate College Geeta Menon was honored by the Kerala Center

Excerpt from India Tribune -- "The keynote speaker was Dr. Geeta Menon, Dean, Undergraduate College and Abraham Krasnoff, Professor of Global Business, Stern School of Business, New York University. Dr. Menon was honored for her achievement in the field of education."
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Profs Alexi Savov and Thomas Philippon's research is featured

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "In an analysis of the extent to which stock and bond prices forecast a company’s future profit, Jennie Bai of the New York Fed and Thomas Philippon and Alexi Savov of New York University’s Stern School of Business said what they called financial market informativeness hasn’t increased in the past half century. Earnings surprises have grown relative to total uncertainty, they said."
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran is featured as one of the "Top 10 B-School Professors in the World"

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Excerpt from CNN Money -- "When Professor Aswath Damodaran sets out to teach a class or give a lecture, his goal is to convert each student into a born-again finance enthusiast. Damodaran's passion for teaching finance has garnered him high marks. In 1988 and 1990, he received Stern's Excellence in Teaching Award and NYU's Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively."
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Prof. Menachem Brenner on the significance of the NYSE closure during Hurricane Sandy

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Excerpt from US News & World Report -- "'It's the trading place of last resort,' says Menachem Brenner, a professor of finance at New York University. He points out that traders on the exchange floor are typically able to produce quotes for stock prices that serve as benchmarks followed by other exchanges. The NYSE floor also tends to see a spike in volume when there's some kind of anomaly in the market, which may indicate that buyers and sellers migrate to the NYSE when there's a hint of trouble."
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Prof. William Silber's book, “Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence," is noted as an "Editors' Choice"

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence, by William L. Silber. (Bloomsbury, $30.)This detailed account of the economist Paul Volcker’s public service in five administrations shows how he maintained his integrity."
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An op-ed by Prof. Michael Spence on India’s economic risks and their potential global effects

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- "...the west seems to be paying too little attention to what has been going on in the Indian economy. Growth has slowed significantly. The fiscal deficit is sizeable. Internal political conflicts are increasing. India has all but stopped climbing the World Bank’s rankings of countries by ease of doing business – despite being far down the list to begin with."

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