Faculty News

Prof. Aswath Damodaran on relative valuation

Excerpt from GuruFocus -- "As Aswath Damodaran pointed out ... the danger of relative valuation is the mere fact its use makes implicit assumptions on growth."
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An interview with Prof. Richard Sylla on the history of Wall Street

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Excerpt from NPR -- "Wall Street just got to be the place where you went to do your banking, when you went to buy and sell your stocks and bonds. The House of Morgan was here, National City Banks was here. The First National Bank was here." Additional coverage appeared on WNYC.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on emerging markets

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "The slowdown in emerging market economies has been moderate so far, Nouriel Roubini, co-founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC, said in a speech in Jakarta today, adding that such economies are strong and resilient."  Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek and two Bloomberg pieces.
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In an op-ed Prof. Jacob Jacoby says Obama & Democrats must adopt new communication strategies

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "To move the electorate, an effective response requires adopting more rational, scientifically-based communication strategies, regrettably, something missing from the 2010 campaign."
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An op-ed by Prof. Adam Alter on measuring beauty, happiness and wealth

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Excerpt from Psychology Today -- "Many of the concepts that we measure in the social world are difficult to measure objectively, in the absence of reference points, so we're compelled to rely on constantly changing yardsticks."
School News

TRIUM Alumnus Jeremy Kroll on his experience in Prof. Ingo Walter's corporate governance class

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- “The [TRIUM] programme gave [Jeremy] the opportunity to ‘pay close attention to what was going on in the world’ and mull potential business opportunities. Kroll recalls surveying the wreckage of the credit crisis in a class taught by Ingo Walter, professor of finance and corporate governance at Stern.”  Additional coverage appeared in Financial Times, Targeted News Service and The Globe and Mail.
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NYU Stern is cited as the 2009 winner of the Smith School's Mergers and Acquisitions Competition

Excerpt from PR Newswire -- "The Smith School's MBA Finance Association presents the Mergers and Acquisitions Competition as its premier fall event. Targeting the nation's top MBA programs, the event's previous champions have represented Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business (2010), New York University's Stern School of Business (2009) ... "
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on the chance of another recession

Excerpt from The Takeaway -- "[Spence] thinks there is a fifty percent chance of the global economy slipping into another recession."
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A lecture by Prof. David Backus on the current economy is featured

Excerpt from Targeted News Service -- "The students on Hamilton's NYC program attended a lecture at NYU's Stern School of Business, hosted by David Backus '75, a professor of economics at Stern."
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Executive Board Member and Prof. Richard Bernstein advises US investors

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Excerpt from USA Today -- "Europe is a short-term trading issue ... U.S. investors with any reasonable time horizon should focus on economic indicators and not the yelling about European banks."  Additional coverage appeared on iStockAnalyst.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the risk of recession is the US and Europe

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Nouriel Roubini ... said today there’s a 50 percent risk that the U.S., the U.K. and the euro region will fall into recession in the next 12 months."  Additional coverage appeared on Bloomberg, two CNBC pieces, MarketWatch, Forbes, AFP and Reuters.
Press Releases

New Research Offers 3-Part Solution to Increase Worker Productivity

With the US unemployment rate hovering around nine percent and the threat of a double dip recession looming, firms are looking for ways to get the most out of a lean workforce. In a new paper by Sinan Aral, NYU Stern Information, Operations and Management Sciences Professor (@sinanaral) and his co-authors Erik Brynjofsson and Lynn Wu of the MIT Sloan School of Management, the professors offer a recipe for increasing worker productivity by as much as 16 percent: invest in a complementary “3-way system” of 1.) information technology, 2.) HR analytics practices and 3.) performance pay.
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NYU Life Trustee & Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Overseers Henry Kaufman is highlighted

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Excerpt from TIME -- "In today’s New York Times, Jim Stewart advances that argument in great and compelling detail… He quotes an all-star team of sane banking experts–Paul Volcker, former Senator Ted Kaufman, investment legend Henry Kaufman."  Additional coverage appeared in Insurance News Net and Gainsville Sun.
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran on the value of a brand

Excerpt from Motley Fool -- "Renowned finance professor and valuation expert Aswath Damodaran has said that the value of a brand is directly correlated with a company's pricing power."
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Prof. Michael Moses on fine art as a financial asset

Excerpt from The Spectator -- "Artwork is an uncorrelated asset ... It doesn't relate to anything that happens in other assets, like oil or gold or the price of wheat or corn. That improves its allure."  Additional coverage appeared on Bizcommunity.com.
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In an op-ed Prof. Thomas Cooley offers solutions for the European financial crisis

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Excerpt from Reuters -- "For all of the Eurozone countries faced with unsustainable fiscal policies the solution will involve considerable pain in the form of budget cuts, shrinking public sectors and increases in tax collections."  Additional coverage appeared in a Reuters blog.
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on Europe's need for a rescue fund

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Europe may need $2 trillion in its rescue fund to fight the debt crisis, more than the 940 billion euros ($1.3 trillion) that governments are said to be seeking, said Michael Spence, the Nobel Prize-winning economist." Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Prof. Jonathan Haidt on the relationship between disgust and morality

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Excerpt from WIRED -- "'It’s a great example of the increasingly sturdy bridge between biology and political science,' said Jonathan Haidt, a New York University psychologist who studies the relationship between disgust and morality."
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An interview with Prof. Richard Sylla on Alexander Hamilton

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Excerpt from TheDeal.com -- "'He knew more about finance than anyone at that time,' says New York University business professor Richard Sylla about Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury."
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Prof. Nicholas Economides on Greece's debt problems

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "Without new development, without new jobs, without growth, the Greek economy will keep going down." Additional coverage appeared in Skal.
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Vice Chairman, NYU Trustees & Chairman of the Board of Overseers William Berkley is quoted

Excerpt from Bernews.com -- "Yes, we will get our tax legislation passed. ... And all those guys who are offshore taking advantage of Americans who pay tax–[those companies] who reinsure their affiliated business offshore will eventually have to pay up."
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NYU Stern is cited for helping to select the 2011 Leader of Change recipients

Excerpt from 3BL Media -- "The Leaders for 2011 were chosen by recommendations from the Leaders of Change for 2010, the United Nations Office for Partnerships, NYU Stern School of Business and the Foundation for Social Change."
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An op-ed by Prof. Michelle Lederman on the importance of expanding your professional network

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "It is crucial, though, to keep expanding your network, and not settle into complacency once you’ve found a group of people with whom you’re comfortable."
Student Club Events

26th Annual Association of Hispanic & Black Business Students (AHBBS) Conference

The 26th Annual AHBBS Conference, themed "Shifting Landscapes," will feature a variety of speakers and panelists that will share their insights and experiences on the keys to succeeding in a borderless world. The event will also feature a sit-down lunch and closing networking reception with representatives from corporate sponsors such as JPMorgan, Bank of New York Mellon, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Houlihan Lokey, Morgan Stanley, American Express, Barclays Capital, Citi, Deloitte, Merck and Unilever.

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