Volatility and Risk Institute | In the News

Professor Viral Acharya was quoted in the Financial Times article, “Fed’s faster ‘quantitative tightening’ adds to strain on bond market” and was interviewed about his co-authored paper "Is Physical Climate Risk Priced? Evidence from Regional Variation in Exposure to Heat Stress" in a Bloomberg Opinion piece entitled, "A Hotter Planet Is Already Warping Asset Prices"

Professor Edward Amoroso’s course was mentioned in Fortune and he wrote an article for Security Magazine’s article entitled, “3 cybersecurity challenges keeping CISOs up at night”

Professor Richard Berner was mentioned in the Central Banking articles, “U.S. Academics Praise Reduction in Fed’s Forward Guidance” and “Shadow Banks: The Biggest Threat to U.S. Financial Stability?”

Professor Vasant Dhar was interviewed by Vanity Fair piece, “Twitter Whistleblower Plays Into Elon Musk's Game.” and on CNN: “Silicon Valley Braces For the Good Times to End.”

Professor Robert Engle is featured in Nasdaq: “Nobel Laureate Robert Engle on Climate Risks and Investor Implications.” and Risk.net’s article, “As Geopolitical Risk Spikes, a Major Index Gets a Revamp.”

Professor Hanna Halaburda was interviewed in the Global Finance Magazine piece, “Straight Talk on CBDCs: Q&A with Hanna Halaburda of NYU Stern Business School” and co-wrote an op-ed for Nature entitled, “Central Bank Digital Currencies Risk Becoming a Digital Leviathan.”

Professor Petter Kolm’s research is featured in the WatersTechnology article, “Academics use granular data for futures market predictions”

Professor Thomas Philippon research is referenced in The Wall Street Journal article,  “New Climate, Tech Bills Expand Role of Government in Private Markets.”

Professor Kim Schoenholtz co-wrote an op-ed for CNN Business: “Opinion: Corporate Greed Isn't to Blame For High Inflation.”

Professor Johannes Stroebel’s joint research with Professor Theresa Kuchler is highlighted in The Economist: “Friendship Across Class Lines May Boost Social Mobility and Decrease Poverty” and The New York Times article, “What Is It About Friendships That Is So Powerful?”

Professor Joshua Tucker is quoted in the Washington Post article, “In new election, Big Tech uses old strategies to fight ‘big lie’” and co-wrote an op-ed for The Hill entitled, “Big Tech must step up now to fight misinformation in the midterms”

Professor Tensie Whelan wrote an op-ed for HBR entitled, “ESG Reports Aren’t a Replacement for Real Sustainability” and was interviewed by NPR: “How ESG Investing Got Tangled Up in America's Culture Wars.”