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Excerpt from Forbes -- "This is at the heart of a lot of the work of William Baumol, trying to untangle what it is that makes some societies innovate furiously, others not so much."  Additional coverage appeared in New Statesman.

Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "The least-volatile quintile of the 1,000 biggest stocks in the U.S. returned 10.2% annually from 1968 to 2010, while the most-volatile quintile gained 6.6%, according to Brendan Bradley of Acadian Asset Management in Boston, who earlier this year published a study on the returns of low-volatility stocks with Malcolm Baker of Harvard University and Jeffrey Wurgler of New York University."

Excerpt from BioPharm International -- "We contacted Dr. Sonia Kansal-Kalavar, associate director of Biotherapeutics and Vaccine Outsourcing at Pfizer, who noted that the single most important trend in outsourcing today is the ability for chief officers to cull 'the most qualified vendor to fit the gaps in their drug development.'"

Excerpt from Outlook India -- "I think Italy is not too big to fail if the world is willing to live with a non-Euro-centric union."  Additional coverage appeared in Outlook India.

Excerpt from Shanghai Daily -- "Nouriel Roubini, a farsighted economist, warns of a wild ride ahead and explains how to calm the waters."

Excerpt from MSN Philippines -- "Kolsrud meanwhile guessed the prize could go to research on economic growth, where Robert Barro and Paul Romer topped his list."

Excerpt from US News & World Report -- "Social Media for Brand Managers, taught by adjunct marketing professor Joel Rubinson, is intended to equip marketing students to contribute to and even run cross-functional social media teams in a marketing world that is moving from brands broadcasting a message to brands listening and then engaging with people."

Excerpt from Science Magazine -- “Half of what we thought was peer influence was really just homophily and other confounding factors."

Excerpt from Voice of America -- “In normal circumstances, high-frequency traders act as market-makers. That means, they stand by passively waiting to buy or sell from whoever comes into the market needing to trade. In that capacity, they actually help stabilize the market.”

Excerpt from CNBC -- "Nobody cares about volatility if the markets are going up. people care about volatility if markets go down. so we measure risks different."

Excerpt from CNBC -- In an exclusive interview, Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Spence discusses the negative aspects of globalization.

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Excerpt from MBA Social -- "Then I sat in a classroom with my Stern peers and realized that I had about a million options for my future, and I realized that getting my MBA was more than just another degree – it was more like a golden ticket to the world, where I would have all the tools and resources I needed to be successful in any venture."

Excerpt from CNBC -- "The key is to reduce the debt problem. Banks need to be induced to write down the principles on mortgages and give households debt relief so they can resume spending."

Excerpt from CNBC -- "Dealis Fund Operations was named the winner after a thorough evaluation by an international jury consisting of professor and director of SimCorp StrategyLab, Ingo Walter, professor Steven Brown of New York University, professor Paul Verdin of the University of Leuven and SimCorp’s CEO Peter L. Ravn."  Additional coverage appeared on MarketWatch.

Excerpt from Il Fatto Quotidiano -- "The Greek government should be honest with our European partners telling them they are unable to pay and they need to have a bankruptcy (translated from Italian to English)."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'There’s too much focus on fiscal austerity, which is important, but first you have to restore economic growth,' Roubini said in a panel discussion at the European Forum of New Ideas."  Additional coverage appeared on Bloomberg Businessweek.

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'All the national regulators have to agree that their banks need to raise capital,' he said. 'The regulators are not sufficiently united. No one country is taking the leadership to realize the problem is getting out of hand.'"  Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek.

Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- " ... the paper confirms earlier findings made by former Sloan Foundation President Ralph Gomory and former American Economic Association President William Baumol in a study of trade under conditions of imperfect competition and with less than full resource utilization."  Additional coverage appeared in the Journal of Policy Modeling.

Excerpt from New York Daily News -- "As an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, he teaches an entrepreneurship course called "Ready, FIRE!, Aim"--this workshop is a condensation of Mr. Lenihan's course material for market timing, idea realization, product development, and more."

An interview with Richard Bernstein on what the civil unrest in Egypt will mean for markets.

Excerpt from Dylan Ratigan -- "Henry Blodget of Business Insider and author Matthew Richardson explain why fixing the housing market remains key to the economy and job creation."

Excerpt from Kitsap Sun -- "In an article released in March, authors Michael Spence and Sandile Hlatshwayo, from New York University, argue that higher-paying jobs will soon follow low-paying jobs to greener pastures outside of the United States."

Excerpt from CBS Moneywatch -- "Two and a half years ago, … the World Bank approached the Nobel laureate Michael Spence to ask him to lead a high-powered commission on economic growth."