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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the challenges facing the world economy in 2012

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Excerpt from NDTV -- "[Nouriel Roubini] expects the Eurozone to slip back into recession as a consequence of the ongoing fiscal crisis and the fiscal austerity measures. He also expects growth in the US to remain anemic." Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg UTV, Bloomberg, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Prof. Edward Altman's data on "Chapter 22" filings is referenced

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Edward Altman, finance professor at New York University, tallies 215 so-called 'Chapter 22' filings between 1984 and 2009."
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Prof. Paul Romer is cited in the new book "Compound Capitalism"

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "You will note prior comments by public intellectuals Niall Ferguson, Steven Pinker, Joseph Nye Jr., Paul Romer, Tim Harford, James Fallows and others in Chapter 7. Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Thomas Sargent sees little need for QE3

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Buying government bonds and pushing down interest rates, which are already at historical lows, could be 'close to irrelevant,' the New York University professor said." Additional coverage appeared in Yahoo! Finance, MindfulMoney and a Reuters video.
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Prof. Jim Liew on hedge fund managers

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "Investors anoint a new hedge fund demi-god all the time ... But they are bound to be disappointed because the rule of thumb is that a manager who can be up 40 percent one year can be down 40 percent the next. They are absolutely human." Additional coverage appeared in The Chicago Tribune.
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Prof. Scott Galloway's ranking of the mobile competence of prestige brands is featured

Excerpt from Portfolio.com -- "The report ranks the mobile offerings of 'prestige brands' in the sectors of beauty/skincare, fashion, hospitality, retail, and watches/jewelry, looking at how "sticky" their mobile applications are and, of course, whether the brands have apps at all." Additional coverage appeared in two Marketing Vox News pieces and Warc.com.
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Prof. Eric Greenleaf on Downtown Manhattan's baby boom

Excerpt from DNAinfo -- "If somebody had told you 10 years ago that in 2010 over 1,000 kids would be born in Community District 1, nobody would have believed it." Additional coverage appeared in DNAinfo and Tribeca Trib.
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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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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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