# Stern in the News | February 2, 2021

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- Communications of the ACM | 2/1/2021 | Joint research from Professor [**Yannis Bakos**](https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/2/250073-when-permissioned-blockchains-deliver-more-decentralization-than-permissionless/fulltext) and [**Hanna Halaburda**](https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/2/250073-when-permissioned-blockchains-deliver-more-decentralization-than-permissionless/fulltext) is featured: “When Permissioned Blockchains Deliver More Decentralization than Permissionless.”
- USA Today | 2/1/2021 | Center for Business and Human Rights Deputy Director [**Paul Barrett**](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/01/censorship-conservatives-trump-facebook-twitter-youtube/4316155001/) interview, citing a new Center report: “Do Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Censor Conservatives? Claims 'Not Supported By the Facts,' New Research Says.”
- Axios | 1/30/2021 | Joint research from Professor [**Sabrina Howell**](https://www.axios.com/universities-private-research-investment-innovation-ea79fa16-8ccd-4e38-9aac-11cf72889cde.html) is highlighted: “The Shift to Private R&D Investment May Curtail Innovation.”
- Financial Times | 1/30/2021 | Professor [**Tensie Whelan**](https://www.ft.com/content/611522b7-8cf6-4340-bc8a-f4e92782567c) interview: “Too Many Boardrooms are Climate Incompetent.”
- Bloomberg | 1/29/2021 | Joint research from Professor [**Paul Wachtel**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/low-u-s-rates-exacerbate-racial-wealth-gap-paper-shows?utm_source=url_link&sref=hrNdYzGt) is featured: “Low U.S. Rates Exacerbate Racial Wealth Gap, Paper Shows.”
- Compliance Week | 1/29/2021 | Professor [**Alison Taylor**](https://www.complianceweek.com/ethics-and-culture/facebook-names-henry-moniz-as-first-ever-chief-compliance-officer/29991.article) interview: “Facebook Names Henry Moniz as First-ever Chief Compliance Officer.”
- LexBlog | 1/29/2021 | Professor [**Samuel G. Liss**](https://www.lexblog.com/2021/01/29/addressing-esg-in-2021-who-is-in-charge/) op-ed: “Addressing ESG in 2021: Who Is in Charge?”
- CNBC | 1/28/2021 | Professor [**Aswath Damodaran**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/nyus-dean-of-valuation-aswath-damodaran-on-gamestop-amc-business-problems.html) video interview: “NYU’s ‘Dean of Valuation’ Says Driving Stock Price Up Won’t Make GameStop’s Fundamental Problems Go Away.”
- Marketplace | 1/28/2020 | Professor [**Ari Ginsberg**](https://www.marketplace.org/2021/01/28/how-do-all-inclusive-resorts-make-money/) interview: “How Do All-inclusive Resorts Make Money?”
- Retail Dive | 1/28/2021 | Professor [**Thomai Serdari**](https://www.retaildive.com/news/vfs-supreme-brand-right-now-is-the-north-face/594102/) interview: “VF's Supreme Brand Right Now Is the North Face.”
- ABC News | 1/27/2021 | Professor [**Scott Galloway**](https://abcnews.go.com/Business/reddit-users-gamestop-stock-soaring-upending-market/story?id=75513249) interview: “How Reddit Users Sent GameStop Stock Soaring, Upending the Market.”
- Bloomberg | 1/27/2021 | Professor and Dean Emeritus [**Peter Henry**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-01-28/fed-special-the-close-digital-full-show-01-27-2021-video?sref=hrNdYzGt) video interview: “Fed Special & The Close Digital Full Show.”
- Business Insider | 1/27/2021 | Professor [**Joost van Dreunen**](https://www.businessinsider.com/how-short-selling-works-why-it-didnt-work-on-gamestop-2021-1) interview: “Here's How Short-selling Works, and How Reddit's Day-trader Army Spoiled the Strategy for GameStop Bears.”
- Forbes | 1/27/2021 | Joint research from the [**Center for Sustainable Business**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessibaker/2021/01/27/why-impact-proof-will-eat-brand-purpose-for-breakfast-in-2021/?sh=5a7174224c0f) is cited: “Why ‘Impact Proof’ Will Eat Brand Purpose for Breakfast in 2021.”
- WalletHub | 1/27/2021 | Professor [**Jared Watson**](https://wallethub.com/d/costco-credit-card-72c/#expert=jared-watson) Q&A interview: “Review: Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi.”
- The Wall Street Journal | 1/27/2021 | Research from the [**NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-candidate-for-sec-chairman-is-expected-to-be-tough-on-companies-11611743403) is cited: “Biden’s Candidate for SEC Chairman Is Expected to Be Tough on Companies.”
- The New York Times | 1/26/2021 | Professor [**Beth Bechky’s**](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/books/review/blood-powder-and-residue-beth-bechky.html?smid=tw-share) new book, “Blood, Powder, and Residue,” is reviewed: “What Really Happens Inside a Crime Lab?”
- NPR | 1/26/2021 | Joint research from Professor [**Christopher Conlon**](https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/01/26/960220477/is-your-401-k-colluding-to-make-cereal-more-expensive) is spotlighted: “Is Your 401(k) Colluding to Make Cereal More Expensive?”
- Vox EU | 1/26/2021 | Professor [**Viral Acharya**](https://voxeu.org/content/value-cure-covid-19-what-are-asset-prices-telling-us?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=) video interview: “The Value of a Cure for COVID-19: What are Asset Prices Telling Us?”
- NBC News | 1/21/2021 | Professor [**Michael Posner**](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/corporate-america-lines-praise-biden-hopes-bend-his-ear-n1255141) interview: “Corporate America Lines Up to Praise Biden — and Hopes to Bend his Ear.”
- Channel News Asia | 1/19/2021 | Professor [**David Yermack**](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/videos/stablecoin-payments-get-us-green-light-video-13988356) video interview: “Stablecoin Payments Get U.S. Green Light.”