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Marketplace, 5/1/2013
Goodfriend discusses potential fallout of inflation
Resurrecting inflation is not a risk-free proposition, says Marvin Goodfriend, Friends of Allan Meltzer Professorship; Professor of Economics. Goodfriend says that kind of thinking could lead the economy to overheat. URL for this article: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/should-we-bring-inflation-back-dead

Bloomberg Businessweek, 4/17/2013
FlexMBA use of technology will influence traditional MBA, Monroe says
Online tools used in the FlexMBA program also will help inform the Tepper School's traditional MBA courses, says Robert Monroe, associate teaching professor of information technology and computer science and director of the FlexMBA. Skype and email negotiation are two examples he cites. URL for this article: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-17/tepper-launches-an-online-mba-for-118-000

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/17/2013
Bitcoin not likely to gain ground, says Routledge
Bitcoin, a form of digital currency with a small but loyal following, is unlikely to gain wider appeal, says Bryan Routledge, associate professor of finance. Bitcoin does not satisfy all aspects of the definition of currency, Routledge points out. URL for this article: URL for this article: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/bit-by-bit-a-small-group-of-people-in-pittsburgh-are-enthusiastic-about-bitcoin-683831/

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 4/10/2013
Meltzer recalls Margaret Thatcher's legacy
The late Margaret Thatcher was "terrific," a woman who turned around Great Britain's economy through her commitment to lowering the tax rate and reducing inflation, says Allan Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University of Political Economy. Meltzer served as an adviser to Thatcher when she was the prime minister in the 1980s. URL for this article: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/3805302-74/story

Wall Street Journal, 4/5/2013
Smith: Film industry seeking help from academia in evaluating piracy
The film industry is more willing now to seek help from academia in evaluating the effects of piracy, says Michael Smith, professor of information technology and marketing, Heinz College and joint appointment at Tepper School of Business. URL for this article: http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/putting-a-price-tag-on-film-piracy-1228/?KEYWORDS=%22Carnegie+Mellon%22

Wall Street Journal, 3/24/2013
Meltzer coauthors op-ed piece in Wall Street Journal
Washington has become overrun by fear mongering and political spin, according to an opinion piece coauthored by Allan Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy. The piece concludes that this atmosphere has resulted in incoherent policies and left the nation's pressing problems unaddressed. URL for this article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324532004578358381825426390.html?KEYWORDS=Meltzer

Pittsburgh Business Times, 3/22/2013
McGinnis Venture Competition returns after hiatus
After a one-year hiatus, the McGinnis Venture Competition is back, but it is now only open to Carnegie Mellon students. Dave Mawhinney, executive director of Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship; assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship, says the new competition will showcase more of what the university has to offer. URL for this article: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/2013/03/22/mcginnis-venture-competition-at-cmu.html

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/21/2013
Mawhinney: New entrepreneurship center in CMU's wheelhouse
The goal of the new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is to nurture the next Google or Facebook, says Dave Mawhinney, executive director of the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship and assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship. Mawhinney says the new center "walks the talk" of Carnegie Mellon. URL for this article: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/mccune-foundation-assists-carnegie-mellon-university-in-combining-entrepreneur-initiatives-680245/

Pittsburgh Business Times, 3/14/2013
CMU mergers two entrepreneurship programs
Carnegie Mellon is merging two of its entrepreneurial programs: Project Olympus and the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship. The new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will include an alumni network to advise current students, says Dave Mawhinney, co-director of the new center and assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship. URL for this article: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2013/03/cmu-further-aligning-entrepreneurial.html

KDKA-TV, 3/14/2013
Ferreyra comments on new pope
Maria Ferreyra, associate professor of economics, says she is excited that the new pope of the Catholic church, Francis I, is from her native Argentina. Ferreyra says it is special to know that the new pope has walked the same streets and seen the same political manifestations that she has. URL for this article (includes link to video clip): http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/03/13/native-argentinian-overjoyed-by-election-of-pope-francis/

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