CESifo Economic Studies

NYU Stern Professor Johannes Stroebel Wins 2023 Fischer Black Prize

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Johannes Stroebel , the David S. Loeb Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business, has received the 2023 Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association (AFA).

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  • Johannes Stroebel , the David S. Loeb Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business, has received the 2023 Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association (AFA).
  • Professor Stroebel accepted the award at the AFA’s Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 7.
  • “We are extraordinarily proud of Johannes for winning this distinguished award,” said Raghu Sundaram, Dean, NYU Stern.
  • “I am extremely honored to have won the 2023 Fischer Black Prize,” said Stroebel.

Fewer scientists, more skepticism of science in states that limit evolution instruction

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

These findings are of further interest as the U.S. enters the third year of a deadly pandemic amid public distrust of science and vaccinations.

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  • These findings are of further interest as the U.S. enters the third year of a deadly pandemic amid public distrust of science and vaccinations.
  • Arold looked at the impact of changes in how state science standards covered the topic of evolution between 2000 and 2009, when two thirds of U.S. states revised the evolution coverage of their science standards.
  • In states that require comprehensive evolution instruction in high school, students correctly answer more questions about evolution on the 12th-grade science NAEP exam.
  • When state education leaders require comprehensive instruction in evolution theory in high school, they are helping grow the science workforce of the future.

European Union’s ‘Digital Market Act’ Is Good, but for Online Users - It’s Not Good Enough

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Under the Empowering Digital Citizens proposal, online users would be given control over who has access to the personally identifiable information they create.

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  • Under the Empowering Digital Citizens proposal, online users would be given control over who has access to the personally identifiable information they create.
  • Only the illicit drug market and online data aggregators refer to people as users, says Twomey.
  • The Empowering Digital Citizens initiative will make online and digital consumers part of the economic model that is currently invisible to the average consumer.
  • Membership of the Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment is on page four of the Empowering Digital Citizens report.