Monthly Archives: March 2012

Professor Viral Acharya received the Banque de France – Toulouse School of Economics Junior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance on March 16, 2012. In his acceptance speech, he references his new research on government regulation and financial stability. Excerpt … Continue reading →

In a Financial Times op-ed, NYU Stern Professors Thomas Sargent and William Silber discuss the US Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would publish views on future interest rates. They explore the potential damages that the Fed may incur in this … Continue reading →

Professor Robert Engle’s full speech at the European Colloquia 2011 is now available. The Conference was organized by the I.S.E.O Institute.

In an interview with The Deal, Professor Edward Altman comments on the worst case scenario for Europe: a Greek default with contagion to neighboring countries. Video via Vimeo: Europe’s worst-case scenario from The Deal on Vimeo.

NYU Stern professors Viral Acharya, Robert Engle and Matthew Richardson address a new method to measure systemic risk in a new article. They devised a method for measuring the amount of capital that a financial institution would need in the … Continue reading →

In a new op-ed, NYU Stern Economists Thomas Cooley and Kim Schoenholtz discuss the regulation of money market funds. Historically, the US government guarantee of money market fund liabilities created moral hazard for banks and led to widespread systemic risk. … Continue reading →

Professor Nouriel Roubini addresses the implications of restructuring Greek debt in an oped in the Financial Times. Despite the official sector’s traditional seniority of Greek debt, private creditors will benefit from the debt restructuring. Excerpt from the Financial Times: Normal … Continue reading →

We are proud to announce that the NYU Stern Finance Department is the top finance department in the world, according to the Financial Times. Full list from the Financial Times: Top Ten in Finance 1. New York University: Stern 2. … Continue reading →