# Prof. Thomas Philippon's research on the financial industry is highlighted

1 Faculty News February 11, 2014 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/your-money/even-among-the-richest-of-the-rich-fortunes-diverge.html?_r=0) -- "As finance has grown, and with its profit margins remaining fat, compensation for financiers has grown. Earnings for financial industry professionals, measured as a share of the overall economy, are at a high, at around 9 percent, [Thomas Philippon](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/thomas-philippon) of New York University has found."

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