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A LETTER FROM THE DEAN
PUBLIC
OFFERINGS
Steven Levitt talks Freakonomics, Thomas Friedman explains
why The World is Flat, the Father of the Internet holds forth
on the digital future, social entrepreneurs swap tips, and
Nobel Laureate Edward Prescott and Dean Cooley discuss the
global economy
STERN
IN THE CITY
A family-friendly wine importer, By Stephanie Sampiere
Verge Records focuses on more than the bottom
line, By Jenny Owen
A FAMILY AFFAIR
8 questions for the Ferragamo brothers
COVER
STORY – RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON
After selling his software company, a tireless
businessman returns to his native India to take on a new economic
challenge: fighting poverty, By Daniel Gross
LEADING
INDICATORS
Stern’s CEO Series: Susan Whiting
of Nielsen Media Research rates the future of advertising and
audience measurement
PROSPECTUS
New faculty appointments, noteworthy papers, awards, and honors
Office Hours –
Faculty
Research
ALL
SYSTEMS GO
Which variety of capitalism is best at promoting growth?
By
William J. Baumol
FROM
JUNK TO JEWELS
The story behind the remarkable growth
of the high-yield debt market, By Edward I.
Altman
MARKET FORCES
Size and growth – not greed – account for skyrocketing
CEO salaries, By Xavier Gabaix and Augustin Landier
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PEER-TO-PEER
Student Life in Washington Square and Beyond: Lunch
with Warren Buffett, lending a hand to Medicare, and MBA students
screen branded entertainment films and manage a $2M investment fund
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni News and Events: NYU Stern’s Career Center for Working Professionals,
class reunions, a student investment fund, and alumni in New Jersey
CLASS
NOTES
PAST PERFORMANCE
Statistics Professor Ernest Kurnow’s six decades
at NYU Stern are far above the mean, By Daniel Gross |
