VRI Faculty in the News
The latest media mentions of VRI faculty members' research
VRI Faculty in the News
- Professor Viral Acharya was cited by The New York Times in the article “What One Airline’s Meltdown Reveals About India’s Economy,” which referenced his research showing that India’s five largest conglomerates account for a growing share of the country’s corporate income and assets.
- Professor Viral Acharya was featured in the Econbrowser article “Private Credit, AI, and Financial Stability,” where he was quoted on the potential risks to financial stability as non-bank lending grows alongside artificial intelligence-driven demand.
- Professor Viral Acharya was quoted in the Global Finance Magazine article “The Next Wave of Private Credit,” where he discussed concerns that private credit markets have yet to be fully stress-tested and potential implications for financial stability.
- Professor Edward I. Altman was quoted in the Business Wire article “U.S. Middle Market Earnings and Revenue Remain Resilient in Q3 2025,” where he noted that middle market companies continued to navigate a challenging economic environment with stable or expanding profit margins.
- Professor Vasant Dhar was featured in The Motley Fool interview “Interview with NYU Professor Vasant Dhar: Th›inking With Machines,” where he discussed themes from his new book about artificial intelligence and how AI is reshaping society and decision-making.
- Professor Vasant Dhar was quoted in an Investors.com article, “AI Voice Assistants Are Making Themselves Heard,” where he discussed the growing impact of AI-powered voice assistants from major tech companies and their expanding role in consumer and enterprise markets.
- Professor Vasant Dhar appeared in a Newsweek.com article, “Sora 2 Bans Celebrity Deepfakes - but People Found a Loophole,” commenting on the challenges of regulating AI-generated content and the use of human likenesses.
- Professor Ian D’Souza was featured in the Financial Times article “‘I almost fell off my chair’: Investors lose billions on meme stocks as ‘pump and dump’ scams multiply,” where he examined how social media–driven behavior and market psychology are blurring the line between investing and gambling.
- Professor Robert F. Engle, co-director of the Volatility and Risk Institute, was featured in the Insurance News Net article “Built to Endure: UBS Redefines Volatility Control with Purpose,” highlighting his Nobel Prize-winning research on volatility forecasting and its application in new volatility-controlled index methodologies.
- Professor Robert F. Engle was referenced in Investopedia’s entry on generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH), highlighting his Nobel Prize-winning development of the model widely used to measure and forecast financial market volatility.
- Professor Robert J. Jackson Jr.’s research was highlighted in a University of Virginia School of Law feature examining how floor brokers can influence stock prices, raising important questions about market fairness and price formation.
- Professor Robert J. Jackson Jr. was cited in InvestmentNews’s article “Financial advice cockroaches have plenty of life selling insurance,” referencing his co-authored research showing that many financial advisors with past misconduct continue selling insurance products where oversight is lighter.
- Professor Kim Schoenholtz was referenced in the OurFinancialSecurity.org piece “Weakening Bank Capital Rules Puts Us All at Risk,” which cited his research with Stephen Cecchetti and referenced their Washington Post commentary on the importance of strong bank capital requirements for financial stability and reducing systemic risk.
- Professor Johannes Stroebel will speak at the NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series on February 10, 2026, presenting on “Nature and biodiversity loss: Economic and financial implications” as part of the PRI Academic Network’s monthly global lecture series.
- Professor Johannes Stroebel was featured in the Financial Times article “Sustainable thinking: research aligned with green goals,” where he commented on new research linking biodiversity loss to economic and public health outcomes and highlighted the broader macroeconomic consequences of environmental degradation.
- Professor Ingo Walter was featured in Kiplinger’s article “You’re High-Net-Worth: Should Your Retirement Savings Be in a Swiss Bank,” where he explained that moving retirement assets offshore may be costly and offers lower yields unless investors take a particularly bearish view of the U.S. dollar.
- Professor Tensie Whelan was featured in the Harvard Business Review article “What Consumers Really Want Brands to Do About Social Issues,” where she and her co-author showcased research showing that consumers increasingly expect brands to align meaningful social action with their core business purpose.
- Professor Tensie Whelan joined Domtar’s newly formed External Sustainability Advisory Committee, as reported by Pulp & Paper Canada. It is a group of independent sustainability experts providing strategic guidance on the company’s 2030 sustainability strategy and emerging environmental governance practices.
- Professor Lawrence J. White was quoted in Newsweek’s article “The Great Decoupling: Why America’s Economy Is Booming Without Jobs,” describing how the current U.S. economic expansion is increasingly disconnecting growth from job creation as structural shifts reshape labor dynamics.