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– Press Releases
New Study Reveals People with Easy-to-Pronounce Names are Favored at Work
February 07, 2012
Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is more likely to win you friends and favor in the workplace, a study by Dr Simon Laham at the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter at New York University Stern School of Business, has found.
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– Business and Policy Leader Events
Dr. José Manuel Campa on “The Challenges to the EUROpean Economy”
February 13, 2012
As a former senior finance official in Spain and a distinguished academic economist, Dr. Jose Manuel Campa has a unique vantage point from which to view the European economy. On January 26, Dr. Campa discussed the challenges in the euro area with an audience of faculty, students and New York-based finance professionals at an event jointly sponsored by NYU Stern’s Center for Global Economy and Business and Salomon Center.
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Excerpt from CNC World -- "A major increase, up to something like 150 dollars a barrel or higher, there’s very little energy that's produced within Europe. There's some coal, but not a lot. And when oil prices go up, the prices of other kinds of fuels go up as well."
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Vice Chair of NYU Trustees & Chair of the Board of Overseers William Berkley is featured
February 10, 2012
Excerpt from TheStreet.com -- "William R. Berkley ... will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Insurance Conference being held in New York City."
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Excerpt from Iowa State Daily -- "Haidt argued that 'compromise' has become a dirty word in the American political system. Politics in this country is more about demonizing an opposing group, good versus evil, rather than solving the financial and economic problems this country faces."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Spence is highlighted for leading the Commission on Growth and Development
February 10, 2012
Excerpt from Creamer's Engineering News -- "Leipziger was the vice-chairperson of the 22-member Commission on Growth and Development, which was initiated in 2006 under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Michael Spence to study which policies and strategies had supported rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction across the world."
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– Student Club Events
NYU Social Innovation Symposium: Innovative Thinking for Social Good
February 10, 2012
The second annual Social Innovation Symposium - a collaboration between the Social Enterprise Association (SEA) at Stern, Bridge at Wagner and LSEA at NYU Law - will be themed ”Innovative Thinking for Social Good.” The event will feature a keynote address from Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and founder of Jumo, as well as interactive sessions, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
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– Faculty News
Prof. Adam Alter's research on how our names can determine our success is featured
February 09, 2012
Excerpt from Fox Business -- "People simply aren’t aware of the subtle impact that names can have on their judgments." Additional coverage appeared in Marie Claire UK, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Business News Daily, Deccan Herald, TruthDive.com, Business Insider, PerthNow.com, Yahoo! Shine, Business Review Australia, CorpComms Magazine, Mid Day, Express.co.uk, Independent Online and Sydney Morning Herald.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini is cited for his current bullish economic outlook
February 09, 2012
Excerpt from CNBC -- "I think [Roubini's] at a minimum neutral and probably positive. I think what he thinks is that the economy's going to do all right for a while." Additional coverage appeared in The Wall Street Journal blog, Forbes and MSN Money.
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Excerpt from Knowledge@Wharton -- “We have embarked on an ambitious project to train 500 million people and the National Skills Development Corporation has been set up to follow this mandate. It is, of course, essential to maintain the present rate of growth in the Indian economy. But adequate resource generation holds the key.”
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Excerpt from MBA Mission -- "Each fall, the student government association at New York University’s (NYU’s) Stern School of Business, known as Stern Student Corporation, or SCorp, hosts the Charity Ball, a night of dinner, drinks and dancing to benefit a New York City–area charity (the charity recipient changes each year)."
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Excerpt from The Kojo Nnamdi Show -- "Do the coveted triple AAA ratings issued by Standard & Poor’s, Fitch and Moody’s really represent the gold standard of creditworthiness? As countries struggle with massive debt, these 'seals of approval' are being retracted, prompting calls for reform around the globe."
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– Faculty News
An op-ed by Prof. Amity Shlaes on Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad for Chrysler
February 08, 2012
Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "What’s wrong with the auto industry is not that it failed to create jobs. What’s wrong is that it emphasizes jobs over general growth itself." Additional coverage appeared in San Francisco Chronicle.
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Excerpt from TheStreet.com -- "Coal stocks are at significant balance sheet risk based on the Altman Z bankruptcy risk ratio, which was invented by New York University professor Edward Altman in 1968."
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Prof. Sinan Aral's research on creating viral marketing campaigns is cited
February 08, 2012
Excerpt from MIT Sloan Management Review -- "Recommendations from friends are effective at creating viral campaigns. But research by Sinan Aral and Dylan Walker shows that automated messages are surprisingly effective, too."
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– Faculty News
Research by Prof. Adam Alter finds people with easy-to-pronounce names are favored
February 08, 2012
Excerpt from International Business Times -- "Dr Simon Laham at the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter at New York University Stern School of Business, analysed how the pronunciation of names can influence impression formation and decision-making." Additional coverage appeared in Asian Scientist Magazine, Times of India, TopNews, The Herald Sun, Adelaidenow.com.au and News.com.au.
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NYU Trustee and Prof. Maria Bartiromo's class, “Global Markets and Normative Frameworks," is cited
February 08, 2012
Excerpt from NYU Local -- "Dealbreaker reported in September of 2010 that [Bartiromo] taught a Stern class that fall that was filled up within ten minutes, titled 'Global Markets and Normative Frameworks.'"
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Excerpt from Harvard Business Review blog -- "Do everything you can to initiate contact or prepare for interviews, but don't get overly committed. You'll do better in meetings. ... (For a fuller discussion, I recommend The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt.)" Additional coverage appeared in St. Louis Beacon and InsideVandy.com.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini sees equities as a positive investment right now
February 07, 2012
Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal blog -- "Roubini reportedly believes the recent action by the Fed and ECB will continue to make equities an attractive investment over the next few months." Additional coverage appeared in CNBC and another Wall Street Journal blog piece.
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Prof. William Baumol's theory, Cost Disease, is applied to the healthcare industry
February 07, 2012
Excerpt from The Guardian -- "While some industries might be able to do things more efficiently through management being freed to downsize and respond to market incentives, healthcare is different. This effect is known as Baumol's cost disease, after the New York University economist William Baumol."
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Profs Emiliano Pagnotta and Thomas Philippon's paper on trading speed is featured
February 07, 2012
Excerpt from Hedgeweek -- "The basic premise of the paper is that everything else constant, trading speed is desirable for everyone: all investors are happier if they can execute trades faster. Demand, however, is heterogeneous."
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Excerpt from Professional Manager -- A highly readable book, "Winning Investors Over" is packed full of first-class ideas and supported by research on how top managers should deal with their investors.
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Excerpt from Big Hollywood -- “There is no link, none, between the age of the specified demographic delivery of the campaign and the sales generated by that campaign.”
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A seminar on the US and European bank recovery plans, featuring Prof. Viral Acharya, is highlighted
February 07, 2012
Excerpt from International Finance Law Review -- "IFLR, Morrison & Foerster and the NYU Stern School of Business recorded a free web seminar on February 1 looking at the differences between European and US bank recovery and resolution plans."
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Excerpt from Forbes -- " ... books I originally found in the self-help section and consider among the best on my bookshelf: 'Stumbling on Happiness' by Dan Gilbert; 'The Happiness Hypothesis' by Jonathan Haidt; and 'Flow' by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi."
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