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Prof. Paul Romer is cited as a potential recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics

Excerpt from MSN Philippines -- "Kolsrud meanwhile guessed the prize could go to research on economic growth, where Robert Barro and Paul Romer topped his list."
School News

Prof. Joel Rubinson's course, "Social Media for Brand Managers," is highlighted

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Excerpt from US News & World Report -- "Social Media for Brand Managers, taught by adjunct marketing professor Joel Rubinson, is intended to equip marketing students to contribute to and even run cross-functional social media teams in a marketing world that is moving from brands broadcasting a message to brands listening and then engaging with people."
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Prof. Sinan Aral's research on social contagion is cited

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Excerpt from Science Magazine -- “Half of what we thought was peer influence was really just homophily and other confounding factors."
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Prof. Joel Hasbrouck on high-frequency traders

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Excerpt from Voice of America -- “In normal circumstances, high-frequency traders act as market-makers. That means, they stand by passively waiting to buy or sell from whoever comes into the market needing to trade. In that capacity, they actually help stabilize the market.”
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Member of the NYU Stern Executive Board and Prof. Richard Bernstein (MBA '87) is interviewed

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Nobody cares about volatility if the markets are going up. people care about volatility if markets go down. so we measure risks different."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on the negative aspects of globalization

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Excerpt from CNBC -- In an exclusive interview, Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Spence discusses the negative aspects of globalization.
Research Center Events

Workshop on Information in Networks (WIN)

WIN is a Social Networks Summit intended to foster collaboration and to build community. The increasing availability of massive networked data is revolutionizing the scientific study of a variety of phenomena in fields as diverse as Computer Science, Economics, Physics and Sociology. WIN brings together leading researchers studying ‘information in networks’ – its distribution, its diffusion, its value, and its influence on social and economic outcomes – in order to lay the foundation for ongoing relationships and to build a lasting multidisciplinary research community.
School News

Rachel Rekhter (MBA '11) on how her NYU Stern experience inspired her business, Naki Nagi

Excerpt from MBA Social -- "Then I sat in a classroom with my Stern peers and realized that I had about a million options for my future, and I realized that getting my MBA was more than just another degree – it was more like a golden ticket to the world, where I would have all the tools and resources I needed to be successful in any venture."
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Prof. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh on how to give US households debt relief

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "The key is to reduce the debt problem. Banks need to be induced to write down the principles on mortgages and give households debt relief so they can resume spending."
Faculty News

Profs Stephen Brown and Ingo Walter served on the 2011 SimCorp StrategyLab Excellence Award jury

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Dealis Fund Operations was named the winner after a thorough evaluation by an international jury consisting of professor and director of SimCorp StrategyLab, Ingo Walter, professor Steven Brown of New York University, professor Paul Verdin of the University of Leuven and SimCorp’s CEO Peter L. Ravn."  Additional coverage appeared on MarketWatch.
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Prof. Nicholas Economides on the risk of Greece defaulting on its debt

Excerpt from Il Fatto Quotidiano -- "The Greek government should be honest with our European partners telling them they are unable to pay and they need to have a bankruptcy (translated from Italian to English)."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini says the EU must restore economic growth

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'There’s too much focus on fiscal austerity, which is important, but first you have to restore economic growth,' Roubini said in a panel discussion at the European Forum of New Ideas."  Additional coverage appeared on Bloomberg Businessweek.
Faculty News

Prof. Viral Acharya on unifying bank regulators

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'All the national regulators have to agree that their banks need to raise capital,' he said. 'The regulators are not sufficiently united. No one country is taking the leadership to realize the problem is getting out of hand.'"  Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Profs William Baumol and Ralph Gomory's research on trade is cited

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- " ... the paper confirms earlier findings made by former Sloan Foundation President Ralph Gomory and former American Economic Association President William Baumol in a study of trade under conditions of imperfect competition and with less than full resource utilization."  Additional coverage appeared in the Journal of Policy Modeling.
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Prof. Lawrence Lenihan's business development workshop is featured

Excerpt from New York Daily News -- "As an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, he teaches an entrepreneurship course called "Ready, FIRE!, Aim"--this workshop is a condensation of Mr. Lenihan's course material for market timing, idea realization, product development, and more."
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An interview with Prof. Matthew Richardson on the importance of fixing the housing market

Excerpt from Dylan Ratigan -- "Henry Blodget of Business Insider and author Matthew Richardson explain why fixing the housing market remains key to the economy and job creation."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence's research on US job creation is referenced

Excerpt from Kitsap Sun -- "In an article released in March, authors Michael Spence and Sandile Hlatshwayo, from New York University, argue that higher-paying jobs will soon follow low-paying jobs to greener pastures outside of the United States."
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A commission on economic growth, led by Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence, is cited

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Excerpt from CBS Moneywatch -- "Two and a half years ago, … the World Bank approached the Nobel laureate Michael Spence to ask him to lead a high-powered commission on economic growth."
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Prof. Nathan Pettit's research on how social status affects trust is featured

Excerpt from Newswise -- "In three separate experiments, researchers found that high-status people tended to trust people more in initial encounters than did people with lower status."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini calls for Greece to voluntarily exit the euro zone

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "New York University professor of economics Nouriel Roubini called for Greece to 'voluntarily exit the euro zone and return to the drachma' to escape a vicious cycle of insolvency, low competitiveness and ever-deepening depression."  Additional coverage appeared on FOX Business.
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran on equity risk premiums

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "The reality is every time you invest in stocks you’re taking an implicit stance on the equity risk premium."
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Prof. Nicholas Economides on the cost of restructuring Greek debt

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "Restructuring Greek debt would cost the European Union just over $100 billion, according to NYU economist Nicholas Economides."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini discusses the outlook for corporate M&A's

Excerpt from Bloomberg TV -- “The question is, will the recession be mild or severe? We are running out of policy bullets.”  Additional coverage appeared in The Washington Post.

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