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How Shape-Shifting Banks Foil Dodd-Frank Act - By Thomas Cooley & Kim Schoenholtz
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) recently separated its U.S. investment bank from its bank holding company, removing it from supervision by the Federal Reserve. So far, U.S. regulators have reacted passively to such moves by foreign banks to avoid the heightened capital requirements mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Thomas Cooley, Professor Kim Schoenholtz
- Department: Economics, Center for Global Economy and Business
— Opinion
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S-factor spotlights banks’ high systemic risk - By Roy Smith
This metric, called SRISK, estimates the amount of new capital that banks would have to raise if markets experienced a 40% drop over a short period in a panic situation, such as occurred in 2008. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Roy Smith
- Department: Finance
— Opinion
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Another Troublesome Feature of CDS Usage - By Marti Subrahmanyam & Pablo Triana
Credit default swaps have been controversial almost since they were first conceived about 15 years ago. Many have argued that the contracts lack clarity and are open to arbitrary interpretation. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Marti Subrahmanyam
- Department: Finance
— Opinion
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The Crowd-funding Opportunity - By Anindya Ghose & Ravi Bapna
With a billion people on the social graph (Facebook, Twitter and the other social platforms) and five billion with cellphones, it’s an understatement to say that we live in a hyper-connected world. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Anindya Ghose
- Department: Information, Operations and Management Sciences
— Opinion
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High-Status Individuals View the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses - By Nathan Pettit
“Believing is seeing” for people with high status, and because they expect the world to respond favorably to them, they perceive that it does, say NYU Stern Assistant Professor of Management Nathan Pettit and his co-author Nino Sivanathan of London Business School in “The Eyes and Ears of Status: How Status Colors Perceptual Judgment” (to be published in the May issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Journal). Read more
—- Biography: Professor Nathan Pettit
- Department: Management & Organizations
— Research Highlights
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Prof. April Klein on hedge fund activism
Excerpt from Fortune -- "In a paper published in 2009, NYU Stern School of Business professor April Klein looked at 151 activist hedge fund targets between 2003 and 2005. She found that out of those 151 targets, activist shareholders received a seat on the board about 44% of the time." Read more
—- Biography: Professor April Klein
- Department: Accounting
— Research in the News
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A Divorce Settlement for the Eurozone - By Nouriel Roubini & Arnab Das
The European Central Bank has averted disaster, sparking a powerful relief rally – but nothing fundamental has been resolved. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Nouriel Roubini
- Department: Economics
— Opinion
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Prof. Richard Sylla on the 1940 US census data
Excerpt from Barron's -- "'Income taxes were quite low, and most people didn't pay them at all,' says Richard Sylla, professor of economics and financial history at NYU's Stern School of Business. Wages were much lower, too." Read more
—- Biography: Professor Richard Sylla
- Department: Economics
— Research in the News
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Prof. Dolly Chugh on marriage structure and the workplace
Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "From their findings [Chugh and co-authors] suggest that men in traditional marriages are more likely to consider companies that have women leaders to be relatively unattractive and are also more likely to deny qualified female employees opportunities for promotion." Read more
—- Biography: Professor Dolly Chugh
- Department: Management and Organizations
— Research in the News
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Why the US Financial Regulatory System Should Rely on Responsibility Rather than Process
Finance will always attract opportunists who exploit regulatory loopholes for their own benefit even as they destabilize the system as a whole; but according to NYU Stern Professor of Economics Paul Romer, the very structure of the rules governing US financial markets lies at the heart of the problem. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Paul Romer
- Department: Economics
- Additional Links: Urbanization Project
— Research Highlights
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NYU Stern’s Center for Measurable Marketing (CMM) Releases Study on Conversational ROI™
Researchers at NYU Stern's Center for Measurable Marketing (CMM) announced today that M&M'S ranked highest among Super Bowl XLVI advertisers in generating Conversational ROI™. The confectioner generated the highest initial levels of online engagement in CMM's in-depth analysis of online buzz, finishing second only to Doritos in terms of continued conversation. Read more
—— Research Highlights
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Prof. Scott Galloway's digital IQ ranking of hotels is featured
Excerpt from Reuters -- "'The number one score [on L2 Think Tank's Digital IQ Index: Hotels report] by Four Seasons reflects the brand's robust presence on social media platforms coupled with what we believe is the best website in the industry,' said Scott Galloway, L2 founder." Read more
—- Biography: Professor Scott Galloway
- Department: Marketing
— Research in the News
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Earns #1 Spot on L2's Digital IQ Index: Hotels Report
International luxury hotel brand Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has been ranked number one in Professor Scott Galloway and L2 Think Tank's Digital IQ Index: Hotels report – "Genius" status – for the company's use of various digital platforms. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Scott Galloway
- Department: Marketing
— Research Highlights
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Prof. Nathan Pettit's research on status is featured
Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "The findings show there is a strong psychological reward for those who perceive themselves to be of higher status, says Nathan Pettit, the study's lead author." Read more
—- Biography: Professor Nathan Pettit
- Department: Management and Organizations
— Research in the News
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The Challenges of the Fed’s Bid for Transparency - By Thomas Sargent & William Silber
After the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting in January Ben Bernanke, the chairman, announced it would begin publishing its views on future interest rates. Read more
—- Biography: Professor Thomas Sargent & William Silber
- Department: Finance and Economics
— Opinion