# Prof. Lawrence White on small business loans

1 Faculty News June 17, 2012 ![Crain's New York logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031171.jpg?itok=74z5O7mn)>

Excerpt from [Crain's New York Business](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120617/SMALLBIZ/120619917) -- "For [Lawrence White](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lawrence-white), the Robert Kavesh professor of economics at NYU's Stern School of Business, the central issue is the state of the economy, which he sees strengthening over the next two years. And with that improvement, banks' willingness to lend to small business will also increase, both nationally and in New York City."

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