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Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses the need for a social safety net for the growing independent workforce

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Excerpt from NPR -- "But adapting a new safety net for the new workforce will take time, says Arun Sundararajan, a management professor at New York University. And he says the transition could be messy. 'Full-time employment didn't sort of come packaged with all of these wonderful things that we now associate with it; it was built sort of painstakingly over 100 years,' Sundararajan says."
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Professor Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Righteous Mind," is highlighted

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "As the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt concluded in his 2012 book, 'The Righteous Mind,' if we have 'affection, admiration, or desire to please' other people, we lean toward them and attempt to 'find the truth' in their arguments. Social proximity matters."
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Professor Michael North shares how firms can avoid age discrimination in hiring practices

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Excerpt from SHRM Magazine -- "'[Ageism] sneaks up on us,' North says. 'We really don’t think about age and aging until later in life. But we need to examine the issue and recognize the value that comes with age and experience.'"
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Professor Anindya Ghose explains why he believes Uber should continue to do business in India

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Excerpt from Quartz -- "'Well, it is true that Softbank has tremendous clout given its investments. Traditionally, Softbank has supported local players over Uber in these markets,' Anindya Ghose, the Heinz Riehl professor of business at New York University (NYU), told Quartz. 'But to me, it does not seem like a great decision for Uber to move out of India. First, India continues to be a very important market and Uber’s performance in India has been stronger than ever of late.'"
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Professor Seth Freeman is quoted in a feature story about how personality types impact a person's negotiation style

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Excerpt from Fast Company -- "According to Seth Freeman, a conflict and negotiation expert and a professor at NYU Stern School of Business, ultimately– no matter what type of personality you have, there are three important things that are critical to any successful negotiation: credibility, preparation, and listening. 'The perception is that negotiators are born and not made. People think that it’s about negotiating quickly on your feet. That’s not real negotiation. Really good negotiation is boring to watch, [because] lot of it is dependent on preparation.'"
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Professor Adam Alter discusses Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments on children's social media use, drawing from his book, "Irresistible"

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "...Children especially don't have the resources, the capacity, to control themselves in the same way that adults do. Having said that, adults spend four hours a day on screens and that is growing every year. That has grown from three hours two years ago. So I think it is a concern for adults as well, but especially for children who need to be guided by adults."
 
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Professor Arun Sundararajan is interviewed about the changing future of employment

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Excerpt from NPR -- "'Twenty years from now, I don't think a typical college graduate is going to expect that full-time employment is their path to building a career,' Sundararajan says. He says that will ultimately lead to many other changes, from education to social structures and public services."
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Professor David Yermack is interviewed about Stern's strength in fintech and the growing student interest in his course on the subject

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Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "NYU Stern, [Yermack] says, was in the right place to develop expertise — close to a culture of fintech entrepreneurship around Union Square and, what he calls, the 'legacy banks' of Wall Street that were looking for qualified staff for their new blockchain applications. His course was a gamble: three years ago it started with 30 students; this year 100 are enrolled. Next year, between 200 and 300 will take it."
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In an op-ed, Professor Michelle Greenwald discusses how the availability of consumer data and channels has influenced brand marketing

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Excerpt from Forbes -- "Among the most difficult, strategic and important tasks for marketers is deciding the optimal number of target personas and the criteria for defining them because it majorly affects brand positioning, and budget and talent resource allocations."
 
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Professor Constantine Yannelis is interviewed about the impact of the government shutdown on the economy

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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "'States can really do nothing to change the fact that federal employees aren’t receiving paychecks, and that will certainly be the biggest impact on the economy,' said Constantine Yannelis, a finance professor at New York University."
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Professor Anindya Ghose explains how e-commerce firms in India can gain a competitive edge

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Excerpt from the Economic Times -- "'It will be important for Indian ecommerce retailers to implement a mobile shopping experience which uses local payment methods, local shipping and returns, and a localised checkout which calculates duties and taxes,' says Anindya Ghose, a professor at New York University's Stern School of Business."
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Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh is interviewed about the impact Amazon's new headquarters will have on the surrounding real estate

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Excerpt from CNNMoney -- "'If you are in a larger house and ready to downsize or move, this will be a pure gain for you,' said Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, professor of finance and director of the Center for Real Estate Finance Research at New York University Stern School of Business."
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Professor Gary Simon is quoted in a story on accurate predictions “The Simpsons” made about the future

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Excerpt from Mic -- "'The example … is that The Simpsons had something that looked much like an Apple Watch,' Gary Simon, a retired professor of statistics at New York University Stern School of Business, said in a Skype call. 'Well, you know, a communications device on the wrist goes back to Dick Tracy, and the features on the Apple Watch are not going to match exactly the features that The Simpsons would have had on the watch. You have to decide whether that’s an effective prediction or not,' Simon said."
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Professor Robert Engle identifies potential future causes of volatility in financial markets

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- “One of the most obvious events would be an indictment of the president. I’ve asked my friends, though, and they don’t seem to think it’ll be a very volatile moment. Maybe that’s consistent with the idea that volatility, or lack thereof, comes from Washington. I think more about geopolitical events: deterioration of conditions in the Middle East or North Korea. What really scares me the most is a cyberthreat. That countries could get into our computer system. That could produce a lot of volatility and damage our system.”
 
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Professor Thomas Philippon's work on corporate investments is referenced

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Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "Two economists, Germán Gutiérrez and Thomas Philippon, have argued that corporate America is underinvesting. One reason is that companies are impatiently funnelling cash to investors and executives rather than take a long-term view."
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Professor Scott Galloway is interviewed about Amazon's potential impact on the advertising industry, from his book, "The Four"

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'Similar to the candy and magazine racks, which are the most valuable space in the store, Amazon is the most valuable space on the web because you are at the very bottom of the funnel,' says Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and author of The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google."
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Professor Arun Sundararajan explains why Uber's deal with Softbank is a win for the company

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "I think it's a huge win for Uber as a company, it's a really big win for their CEO and it puts the company on much more stable ground, puts to rest the boardroom battle that dominated the news in 2017...overall I think its a huge win for Uber. It's also a big win for Softbank because they are consolidating their position as the investor to go to globally for on demand mobility. They have majority or significant stakes in all the large ride sharing platforms in the world now."
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Professor Roy Smith is interviewed about Goldman Sachs alumni serving on President Trump's administration

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "[Gary Cohn] delivered the tax legislation,' [Smith] said. 'Whether you agree with it or not, he executed. That’s his skill. And he stood up to the president after Charlottesville. People respect that. I think he could leave now with his reputation intact.' Alone among the prominent Goldman alumni in the administration, Mr. Mnuchin seems likely to stay. 'He’s been a good and loyal employee,' Professor Smith said. 'But he’s more of a Hollywood person now. His reputation in the professional financial sector may not matter that much to him.'"
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Professor Ralph Koijen's joint research on variable annuities is spotlighted

Excerpt from Insurance News Net -- "Pricing and hedging challenges attached to variable annuities (VA) with living benefits raises questions about their suitability for consumers in search of retirement income, according to a new study by a pair of economists. When insurers that sold VAs with living benefits saw the valuation of existing liabilities rise, they raised costs and trimmed benefits, the study found. Those liabilities rose with the falling stock market and lower interest rates after the financial crisis."
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Professor Michael Jung's co-authored research on corporate venture capital investments is featured

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Excerpt from the Harvard Law blog -- "CVC investments are now at the highest levels since the dot com era. The motivating research questions we are interested in examining in this setting are: 1) how transparent are firms about their CVC investments, and 2) is CVC investing a productive use of a firm’s capital resources?"
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Professor David Yermack explains how central banks could utilize blockchain

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Excerpt from the Washington Examiner -- "By processing payments through a blockchain, the Fed could cut out the middleman of banks. Everyone could have a deposit account directly with the Fed via the blockchain, allowing for faster payments and far greater control of prices by the central bank. 'If that occurs, the fractional reserve banking system may become a thing of the past,' Yermack said."
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Professor Robert Salomon is interviewed about the possible breakup of GE

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "'GE is a relic of a bygone era,' said Robert Salomon, a management professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Mr. Salomon said former GE CEO Jack Welch’s status as 'darling of Wall Street' in the 1990s allowed his pursuit of diversification to work when the same approach failed for many other managers and conglomerates."
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Professor Thomaï Serdari is quoted in a feature story on why some brands choose to express a political point of view

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Excerpt from Luxury Daily -- "'Considering that younger consumers have shown interest in citizenship and political engagement while many more issues that warrant debate have come to light, it seems that many more brands will openly embrace politics and confidently express their political views,' she said. 'In the end, this is preferable to making mistakes, which is what happens when brands avoid to clearly articulate what they stand for.'"
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Professor Paul Hardart shares insights on the competition for viewers between Fox Business and CNBC

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Excerpt from Broadcasting & Cable -- "Paul Hardart, clinical professor of marketing at the Leonard H. Stern School of Business at New York University, mentioned a 'more populist' approach by Fox Business Network, while CNBC continues to broadcast to its affluent, well-educated investor base. 'Fox Business Network does seem to be talking up more of the political spectrum than CNBC,' he said."
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Professor Constantine Yannelis discusses the recently-released statistics on underemployment in New York City

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Excerpt from The New York Post -- "'The numbers for New York City probably understate the problem, in that people probably have to leave the city if they are underemployed,' Yannelis added. 'It is not the kind of place to hang around, for instance, if you are unemployed, or in a job and not earning enough, because of the city’s high cost of living.'"

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