Referring to Mises' visiting professorship at NYU, economist Murray Rothbard said: "NYU's support for Mises was grudging, and only came about because advertising executive and NYU alumnus Lawrence Fertig, an economic journalist and close friend of Mises and Hazlitt, exerted considerable influence at the university."
Mises' professorship at NYU was endorsed by Murray Rothbard: "NYU's support for Mises was hesitant, but ultimately came about due to Lawrence Fertig's substantial influence within the university."