Stern in the News

In January, NYU Stern faculty were featured for their research and perspectives on a variety of subjects, including the euro zone debt crisis, Kodak's bankruptcy filing, US anti-piracy legislation and the global economic outlook, in prominent outlets such as Bloomberg, CNN and The Wall Street Journal.

Please continue reading for news highlights from January 2012. To follow NYU Stern's media coverage in real-time, visit the Newsroom site at http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/index.htm.

Faculty Research

and Accolades

Financial Times: "Anindya Ghose, NYU Stern"

January 19, 2012

Professor Anindya Ghose was featured as the FT Lexicon Professor of the Week.

SmartMoney: "The Mystery of Closed-End Fund Discounts"

January 17, 2012

A paper by Professor Edwin Elton on closed-end funds was highlighted.  

Slate: "Publicly Traded Firms Don't Invest"

January 12, 2012

Professor Alexander Ljungqvist's research on the investment behavior of privately held firms was featured.

Forbes: "Ideas Trump Gadgets"

January 17, 2012

Professor Paul Romer was highlighted for his thoughts on the impact of ideas.

The Wall Street Journal: "Big Firms Try Crowdsourcing"

January 17, 2012

Professor Panos Ipeirotis commented on the benefits of crowdsourced labor.

Stern's Programs

& Community

New York Post: "Seeing It Both Ways"

January 11, 2012

Alumnus Ryan Heller (MBA/MFA ‘11) and Professor Samuel Craig reflected on NYU's MBA/MFA dual degree program for producers, a partnership between NYU Stern and Tisch Kanbar.

Expert Commentary

from Faculty

Forbes: "How to Put an End to Fannie and Freddie"

January 10, 2012

In an op-ed, Professors Viral Acharya, Matthew Richardson, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Lawrence White, authors of Guaranteed to Fail, argued for phasing out Fannie and Freddie.

Financial News: "Pandit Should Learn a Lesson From Reed"

January 9, 2012

In an op-ed, Professor Roy Smith recommended new strategies for Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit.

Forbes: "Should RIM Call It Quits?"

January 9, 2012

Professor Aswath Damodaran's thoughts on the value of RIM, the maker of the Blackberry, were highlighted.

Reuters: "QE3 by Fed a "sideshow" for US: Nobel laureate"

January 11, 2012

Nobel Laureate and Professor Thomas Sargent suggested there was little need for QE3.

CNN en Español: "¿Preocupación en la banca española?"

January 6, 2012

Professor Luis Cabral was interviewed on Spain's banking and fiscal situation.