Highlights from NYU Stern media coverage in April included an op-ed by Dean Thomas Cooley in The New York Sun, responding to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's recent financial markets proposal. In the Wall Street Journal, Professor Richard Sylla compared today's market crisis with the Great Depression, and during an in-depth interview on CNBC, Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Engle discussed the state of the US economy and described how Wall Street uses his ARCH model to measure risk. Additionally, MBA student Raymond Li highlighted some "lessons learned" from participating in Stern's Michael Price Student Investment Fund in the Chicago Tribune. For a comprehensive look at NYU Stern's media coverage, visit the News and Information site at www.stern.nyu.edu/News/.
Faculty Research & Accolades
Economist Intelligence Unit: "Network-Based Marketing: Using Existing Customers to Help Sell to New Ones" April 1, 2008 Professor Foster Provost's joint research on network-based marketing was featured.
Stern Programs & Community
Chicago Tribune: "Managing Funds Gives College Students Lesson in Reality" April 20, 2008
MBA student Raymond Li explained some of the best practices in NYU Stern's Michael Price Student Investment Fund, and Professor Anthony Marciano emphasized the importance of a forward-looking attitude among financial analysts.
BusinessWeek: "Job Hunting Tips; Career Counselors From NYU's Business School Recently Answered Questions About the Current Job Environment" April 9, 2008 During a live online chat, Director of Career Counseling and Operations in the Office of Career Development Katie Volz offered career advice in today's uncertain economic climate.
Expert Commentary from Faculty
Bloomberg: "Stop Begging Ben for Help Cooking Banks' Books" April 30, 2008 Professor Stephen Ryan warned against the use of intent-based accounting in a piece about the current FASB rules and accounting standards. In The New York Sun, he examined the new financial reporting regulation FAS 157 in an article on whether investors will be able to understand the revised financial statements.
CNBC: "Running Risk on Wall Street" April 25, 2008 During an exclusive interview, Professor Robert Engle explained the application of his Nobel-prize winning ARCH model on Wall Street to measure risk and examined the current economic climate.
NPR: Morning Edition: "Merrill Lynch Plots Mortgage-Meltdown Recovery" April 17, 2008 Professor Lawrence White weighed in on a discussion about Merrill Lynch's mortgage market losses.
The New York Times: "Dear Watchdogs: Rein in Wall Street" April 13, 2008 Professor Nouriel Roubini's criticism of Treasury secretary Paulson's proposal is highlighted. In another New York Times piece, he explained the draw of foreign currencies in today's economic climate. His recent op-ed, predicting a U-shaped recession in the US lasting at least 12 months, was picked up by The National, The Gulf Times of Qatar and Project Syndicate. Professor Roubini's remarks on securities valuation methods, the recent G7 bank proposals, the US housing sector and credit crisis, China's economic standing and the state of the US financial sector appeared in two Financial Times articles, Financial Times Alphaville, The Wall Street Journal blog, CNBC, CNBC Europe, CNN Headline News "Glenn Beck" program, CNN Money, Canadian Television's "The Agenda with Steven Paikin," MarketWatch, two Money magazine articles and 30 online and print publications.
The New York Sun: "The Value in Paulson's Proposals" April 7, 2008 In an op-ed, Dean Thomas Cooley championed several points in Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's recent financial markets proposal. On the BBC, he examined the US regulatory system, in light of Paulson's plan to overhaul the country's financial oversight. In a Reuters article about the US Federal Reserve's next steps, Dean Cooley shared his perspective, with additional coverage appearing in Forbes and The Guardian.
The New York Times: "Analyzing Your Own Business" April 3, 2008 Professor Glenn Okun outlined six steps to evaluating a venture idea. In a separate New York Times piece, he pointed to the challenges facing small business owners in today's uncertain economic climate, with additional coverage in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette.
The Wall Street Journal: "Americans Delay Retirement as Housing, Stocks Swoon - Nest Eggs Shrink, Deferring Dreams; 'Freaked Out' Elite" April 1, 2008 Professor Richard Sylla drew some parallels between today's market crisis and the Great Depression, with additional coverage in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Australian and Caymanian Compass. He conducted an in-depth interview with Newsday on the future of financial regulation in the US, and commented on the potential effectiveness of President Bush's economic stimulus plan in the New York Daily News. Professor Sylla discussed the US national deficit on TheStreet.com, and analyzed Citigroup's fledgling market value as compared to that of Apple Inc., on Bloomberg.
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