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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on restoring confidence in financial markets

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Excerpt from Xinhua -- "There is a general sense of great uncertainty about the willingness of policy makers in both America and Europe to aggressively tackle the issues." Additional coverage appeared on Xinhua.
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Prof. Edward Altman's Z-score for predicting corporate bankruptcies is highlighted

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Devised by the US academic Edward Altman in the 1960s, [the Z-score] seeks out common financial characteristics among firms that have gone bust, and then looks for those characteristics among existing firms."  Additional coverage appeared in Seeking Alpha and TheStreet.com.
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An interview with Prof. Viral Acharya on the Vickers report

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Excerpt from VoxEU.org -- "Viral Acharya talks to Viv Davies about the recent report issued by the UK's Independent Commission on Banking. They discuss capital requirements and the proposal to ringfence bank’s retail versus investment activities."
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Prof. Vicki Morwitz on the shift in consumer spending following the financial crisis

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- “When the crisis hit and people really started to feel a pinch in their pocketbooks, they started to spend less across the board, especially in discretionary kinds of things. ... But it's difficult, I think, for people to do that for a long time, even when they need to.” Additional coverage appeared in Rutland Herald.
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Professor Richard Sylla on the long-term outlook for the stock market and the economy

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Excerpt from FOX Business -- "I think the main thing we need to do in this country is get our economy moving again, growing at normal rates, not 1 or 2 percent, but historically, it's growth at 3-4%. If we get that back, there will be a lot of the problems we're worried about now that will go away..."  Additional coverage appeared on Yahoo! Finance.
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Prof. Scott Galloway's digital IQ ranking of magazine brands is referenced

Excerpt from Poynter.org -- " ... [Time.com was] named by the L2 Digital Think Tank and NYU’s Stern School of Business as the No. 1 brand in the magazine industry for digital excellence, the only brand of 87 surveyed to earn a “genius” distinction."
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Prof. Hal Hershfield will present his research on retirement savings at a conference on October 3

Excerpt from States News Service -- "Hal Hershfield, Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University, will discuss his innovative research on how presenting people an image of their future selves could change their attitudes toward retirement savings."  Additional coverage appeared in Reuters Daybook.
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In an interview, Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence discusses the European fiscal crisis

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Excerpt from Reuters TV -- "Greece is so far out of bounds in terms of productivity and competitiveness that even if the European Union gets together and provides enough support to stabilize the fiscal situation, they can't compete and they can't grow."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence and Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the US economy

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Excerpt from Yahoo! Finance -- "'You can easily make an argument that the short run and medium run doesn't look very good,' says Spence. However, unlike his colleague Roubini, Spence says a recession is not a sure thing." Additional coverage appeared on Ritholz.
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Prof. Leon Metzger on financial risk management

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Financial risk management can’t be effective if there aren’t good operational controls in place, such as confirming trades, said Leon Metzger."  Additional coverage appeared in Brisbane Times.
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Prof. Robert Engle is highlighted for receiving the 2003 Nobel Prize in economics

Excerpt from SignOnSanDiego.com -- "In 2003, UCSD's Clive W.J. Granger shared the Nobel Prize in economics. He shared the prize with Robert Engle, who retired from the UCSD faculty that same year."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Engle will make a keynote speech on systemic risk on October 5

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will co-host a "Systemic Risk and Data Issues" conference, October 5-6, 2011, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C." Additional coverage appeared in States News Service, PR Newswire, SunHerald.com, TheStreet.com, Street Insider and StockHouse.com.
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Prof. Scott Galloway on the potential replacement of Hewlett-Packard's CEO

Excerpt from Bloomberg TV -- "The reason why there's such compensation of CEOs and it's so exorbitant, is they are so incredibly important in terms of the right guy or gal, and having stability at the top."  Additional coverage appeared on Bloomberg.
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In an op-ed, Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence discusses how to close the US growth deficit

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Excerpt from Project-Syndicate -- "As the American economy continues to sputter three years after the global financial crisis erupted, one thing has become clear: the United States cannot generate higher rates of growth in GDP and employment without a change in the mix of the economy’s domestic and export-oriented components." Additional coverage appeared in China Daily, Global Public Square, Sunday's Zaman, Joins.com, The Independent and The Daily News Egypt.
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Prof. Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Happiness Hypothesis," is highlighted

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "According to Jonathan Haidt's 'The Happiness Hypothesis,' 'When husbands and wives estimate the percentage of housework each does, their estimates total more than 120 percent.'"  Additional coverage appeared on HometownAnnapolis.com and Jewish Journal.
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Prof. David Poltrack on TV ratings and demographics

Excerpt from Variety -- "CBS research guru David Poltrack keeps trying to find novel ways to change the conversation about ratings and demographics."
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Prof. Michelle Lederman's book, "The 11 Laws of Likability," is referenced

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Excerpt from USA Today -- "In her book, The 11 Laws of Likability, Lederman outlines some ways to bolster your self-image and help you project an authentic image that will attract others and help lead you to the success you desire."
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Prof. Robert Seamans on a new mail service, The Village Doorman

Excerpt from Washington Square News -- "If the idea takes off, it will be pretty easy for competitors to replicate the business model. In fact, Amazon has been thinking about a similar idea using 7-11 stores."
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Prof. Scott Galloway on the health club industry's bifurcation trend

Excerpt from SYS-CON -- "Watch the interview below with Scott Galloway, a thought leader in consumer trends and digital innovation (he's with L2 Think Tank), as he explains the implications of bifurcation."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini predicts a hard landing for China's economy

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "New York University economist Nouriel Roubini said at a forum in Shanghai on July 26 that chances of a 'hard landing' in China will increase after 2013 as the nation grapples with a rising debt burden."
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Prof. Amity Shlaes's book, "The Forgotten Man," is cited

Excerpt from American Thinker -- "Yet it is generally recognized today that by pursuing these policies FDR prolonged the Great Depression by another 5-7 years. (See Amity Shlaes: 'The Forgotten Man.')"
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini will speak at the Discovery Holdings Ltd. Leadership Summit

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Nouriel Roubini, co-founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC, and Absa Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Maria Ramos are due to speak at a leadership summit hosted by Discovery Holdings Ltd."
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini says Greece should exit the euro zone

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Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Nouriel Roubini of the Stern School, New York University, has argued in the Financial Times this week that Greece should both default and exit."  Additional coverage appeared in two CNBC pieces, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Financial Post, Reuters blog, NPR, Business Spectator, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek and a TIME blog.

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