News - NYU Stern

Faculty News

— June 19, 2012

Research by Prof. Arun Sundararajan on India's Unique Identification initiative is cited

— June 19, 2012

Excerpt from Forbes India -- "A recent study led by Professor Arun Sundararajan of the NYU Stern School of Business showed that almost 56% of the now 200 million enrolees of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) programme did not have portable identities before."
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Faculty News

— June 19, 2012

Prof. Adam Alter's research on exceptional expenses is highlighted

— June 19, 2012

Excerpt from The Globe and Mail -- "'In each instance, it seems reasonable to make a budgeting exception given the special nature of the spending and the low likelihood that a similar situation will recur any time soon,' the authors Abigail Sussman, a doctoral candidate of psychology at Princeton University, and Adam Alter, an assistant professor of marketing at New York University, wrote."
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Faculty News

— June 19, 2012

An op-ed by Nobel Laureate Michael Spence on restoring stability & growth in the euro zone

— June 19, 2012

Excerpt from Project Syndicate -- "After all, restoring stability and growth is only partly about reviving short-term aggregate demand. It is also about structural reform and re-balancing, which comes at a cost."
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School News

— June 18, 2012

Master of Science in Global Finance student Michael Chiu is profiled

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "I applied to the MS in Global Finance because I believe it is a great way to bolster my qualifications, enrich my knowledge base and financial acumen, launch my career development in a new trajectory, and continue to help MetLife achieve profitable growth globally."
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Faculty News

— June 18, 2012

Prof. Edward Altman on Itay's membership in the EMU

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Bloomberg TV -- "I'd say the probability of Italy making it is 50/50 at best ... but its the last hope for the euro staying together."
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Faculty News

— June 18, 2012

In an op-ed, NYU Stern faculty argue Europe's banks need a TARP of their own

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "With bank runs already under way, the immediate requirement is a euro-area Troubled Asset Relief Program like that used in the U.S. to clean up the banks during the 2008 financial crisis. The existing European Financial Stability Facility and the anticipated European Stability Mechanism aren’t up to the challenge."
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School News

— June 18, 2012

Stern's Master of Science in Global Finance degree, offered in partnership with HKUST, is cited

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Mark Seasholes, a finance professor at HKUST, says many of those enrolled on the programme want to figure out the bigger picture. 'Many companies want more than just the maths. We want to teach students how to deal with the problems that are coming up in five years.'"
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Faculty News

— June 18, 2012

In an op-ed, Prof. Roy Smith proposes a euro-wide deposit insurance system

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Financial News -- "Two things need to be done urgently: to secure the necessary ratification of the eurozone countries to authorise the European Stability Mechanism and to allocate a portion of its €500bn fund to a new deposit insurance fund similar to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the US."
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— June 18, 2012

Prof. Richard Sylla on the monopoly power of Moody's, S&P and Fitch Ratings

— June 18, 2012

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'That increased the monopoly power of Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and Fitch,' said Richard Sylla, a financial historian at New York University’s Stern School of Business .. 'It was a bad move on the part of the government. It was a big favor to the rating agencies.'"
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Faculty News

— June 17, 2012

Prof. Irving Schenkler on corporations taking sides in the same-sex marriage debate

— June 17, 2012

Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "'Asking companies to remain neutral is a realistic tactic. The fact that many companies aren't doing it is quite meaningful,' Schenkler continued. 'Corporations are rarely in the forefront of raising banners to change the world.'"
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