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Professor Jonathan Haidt shares his outlook on democracy in the United States

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Excerpt from The Australian -- "'I am now very pessimistic,' Haidt said. 'I think there is a very good chance American democracy will fail, that in the next 30 years we will have a catastrophic failure of our democracy.'"
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In a podcast interview, Professor Baruch Lev offers suggestions on how firms can share relevant, useful information with their investors

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Excerpt from IR Magazine -- "Price comes, of course, from the stock market, from this floor, but book value comes from accounting. And it's completely mistaken, particularly because of this expensing of all intangibles. When we correct book values of companies—for the expensing of R&D, for the expensing of other intangibles—meaning we capitalize and amortize, rather than expense them immediately, we get substantially higher income from value investing. I mean, it's almost double."
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Professor Adam Alter's book, "Irresistible," is cited in an article on Instagram's design updates

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Excerpt from Marie Claire UK -- "New York University professor Adam Alter, author of Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked explains that when we get ‘likes’ on social media our brain releases dopamine, known as the pleasure chemical."
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Professor Deepak Hegde is interviewed for a story on the prevalence of female-founded unicorn startups in 2019

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Excerpt from CGTN -- "'There are stereotypes that women don’t tend to take risks as much and a large part of entrepreneurship is kind of risk taking. Now just because you’re a risk taker doesn’t mean you’re a better founder, but that can unfortunately end up propagating these biases as well,' said Hegde."
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Professor Paul Hardart comments on Netflix's second-quarter results

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Excerpt from The Wrap -- "Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive and current head of the Entertainment, Media and Technology Program at NYU, called Netflix’s results 'concerning,' but pointed out 'Q2 has historically been their worst quarter from a reporting standpoint.'"
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In an interview, Professor Amy Webb discusses the US and China's geopolitical rivalry over AI

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Excerpt from Politico -- "'We are being outspent. We are being out-researched. We are being outpaced. We are being out-staffed,' said Amy Webb, a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business who specializes in future forecasting. 'We have failed and are continuing to fail to see China as a militaristic, economic, and diplomatic pacing threat when it comes to AI.''
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Professor Thomaï Serdari shares her perspective on how the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is causing confusion among customers

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Excerpt from Retail Dive -- "'There is something off-balance on how the various tiers of loyalty membership have been structured,' Serdari​ told Retail Dive in an email. A Member is 'probably an occasional shopper who enjoys the brand association,' and then 'there is a considerable "spend" difference between Insiders and Influencers (from $500/year to $2000/year) that truly differentiates regular beauty shoppers from apparel devotees,' she noted."
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Professor Jason Greenberg's joint research on entrepreneurial ventures is cited

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Excerpt from Livemint -- "In a paper titled Sole Survivors: Solo Ventures Versus Founding Teams Jason Greenberg of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and Ethan R. Mollick of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School posit that companies started by solo founders survive longer than those started by teams."
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Professor Nicholas Economides shares his outlook on the European Union's case against Amazon

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "'It’s an innovative case,' said Nicholas Economides, an economics professor who looks at competition issues at New York University Stern School of Business. He thinks the EU has a real challenge if it attempts to show that Amazon’s use of the data is anticompetitive. 'Information alone is not going to make the case,” Mr. Economides said."
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Professor Ingo Walter's joint research on bridging public pension funds and infrastructure investing is featured

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Excerpt from Reason Foundation -- "The authors analyzed asset allocation and return data for the nation’s 25 largest pension funds over a 10-year period. They found no correlation between allocations to infrastructure (and other alternative investments) and net investment returns. They hypothesize that higher expenses for these exotic investments offset their higher gross returns, but cannot verify this contention due to inadequate and inconsistent expense data reported by the funds."
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In a radio interview, Professor Thomaï Serdari discusses how the fashion industry has become more size-inclusive

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Excerpt from Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM -- "'There are many things that have been going wrong in the fashion industry, starting with the fact that this is a male-dominated industry in terms of leadership and in terms of designers,' Serdari said. 'So what has been produced over the years for women has been dictated by men and follows some sort of ideal of an ideal woman that is not reflecting the reality and the actual size of women today.'"
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Professor Allen Adamson discusses the impact of Professional Bull Riders' alignment with U.S. Border Patrol on its brand

Excerpt from Front Office Sports -- "'Given (PBR’s) core audience, being the one league that embraces the ‘Right’ side of the political spectrum makes a bunch of sense,' Adamson says. 'If you stand for everything, you stand for nothing. Sports is about more than just watching an event. It’s about connecting with people who share the same passion and have the same view on life.'"
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Professor Priya Raghubir's joint research on payment options and spending behavior is cited

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Excerpt from MarketWatch -- "A 2008 study from New York University professor Priya Raghubir and University of Maryland, College Park professor Joydeep Srivastava tested whether people approached other forms of payment similar to how they used credit cards. Their study found that consumers spent more when they were given scrip, a form of a stored-value certificate, rather than cash."
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Professor Richard Sylla is interviewed for an article on historically low interest rates

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Excerpt from MarketWatch -- "'If a significant fraction of [the world’s bond market] has negative interest rates, that’s pretty unusual,' said Sylla. Even in recent history, he added, such occurrences are rare. In 1940-1941, he said, rates on short-term U.S. bonds went negative as the economy still grappled with the fallout from the Great Depression."
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Professor Sabrina Howell is quoted in a feature article on her joint research with Professor David Yermack on initial coin offerings

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Excerpt from the Econ Focus -- "'There is definitely some regulatory arbitrage and quite a bit of fraud that has happened,' says Howell. 'But I think ICOs also open the possibility for some exciting new business models.'"
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Professor Allen Adamson is quoted on the impact of Amazon Prime Day on the retail landscape

Excerpt from Adweek -- "'All retailers have the same problem in July…people are at the beach and in vacation mode, not shopping mode,' said Allen Adamson, co-founder of marketing services firm Metaforce and adjunct associate professor at the NYU Stern School of Business. 'What has changed is Amazon is a big enough gorilla to create something that can change people’s perception of what they should be doing on a hot July day.'"
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Professor Tom Meyvis explains how Amazon Prime Day creates a sense of urgency for customers

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "'It’s special because it only happens once a year,' Meyvis said. 'There are so many brands and retailers that have promotions all the time — often times you don’t have a sense of urgency.'"
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In a podcast interview, Professor Joshua Ronen offers his views about the implementation of CECL

Excerpt from American Banker -- (6:20) "My objection to CECL is that it is technically flawed to such a degree that it would potentially cause institutions to record very large accounting losses, which decrease the regulatory capital, when, in fact, there are zero economic losses."
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Professor Dolly Chugh's book, "The Person You Mean to Be," is featured in a summer reading list for women in power

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Excerpt from Forbes -- "The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh: A smart how-to that will help you recognize your privilege and unconscious bias, confront inequality, and stand up for diversity and inclusion at work, home, and in the world."
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Professor Alixandra Barasch shares insights from her research on the impact of taking photos with the intention to share them

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Excerpt from Vox -- "Alixandra Barasch, an assistant professor of marketing at New York University who studies the social aspects of consumption, has found that taking photos can actually help people engage with their surroundings, as they notice details they otherwise would have missed and make considered decisions about what to capture."
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The DHL Global Connectedness Index, joint research by Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman and Associate Research Scholar Phillip Bastian, is referenced

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Excerpt from The Economist -- "Pankaj Ghemawat of NYU Stern School of Business, one of the authors of the DHL report, sees a 'semi-globalised' world in which international threats and opportunities matter but most business activities take place domestically. For most firms, this will mean supply chains will need to become not just shorter, but also faster and smarter."
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Professor Ari Ginsberg underscores the importance of companies "upskilling" their employees

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Excerpt from CBS News -- "'Digital talent now is not a luxury anymore. It's something that companies need just to survive,' said New York University business professor Ari Ginsberg."
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Professor Allen Adamson highlights the benefits of small subscriptions in delivering customer loyalty

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Excerpt from ICAS -- "'The key driver is that you want to be able to lock in your most loyal customers and to get them to use you as often as possible and to get them out of the market,' said Allen Adamson, Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'Even if you’re losing money – it’s a loss leader. They will buy something else once in a while, but they won’t change their habits.'"
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Professor Theresa Kuchler is interviewed about her joint research with Professor Johannes Stroebel on the impact of public transit travel times on social connections

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Excerpt from WIRED -- "Data from social media platforms like Facebook has given scientists unprecedented glimpses into human relationships and how they’re formed, says Theresa Kuchler, a coauthor of the paper and assistant professor of finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business who studies how people make economic decisions."
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Professor Michael North's joint research on ageism is spotlighted

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Excerpt from Psychology Today -- "Stanford University’s Ashley Martin teamed up with New York University’s Michael North and Columbia University’s Katherine Phillips (2019) to put ageist stereotypes to the test with these more behavioral methods, studying as well the interaction between ageism and sexism."

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