Centers, Institutes, and Initiatives
Wagner is home to special research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and internationally.
These centers and institutes create an environment of dynamic thinking, purposeful questioning, and thoughtful reasoning on today's most complex public service issues. With a reputation for quality research and evaluation, research centers keep faculty and students current, make tangible contributions to critical public service areas, and attract funding and talent that greatly enhance the school's effectiveness.
Project Spotlights
Berman Jewish Policy Archive
October 2008, BJPA was launched to the public and press, alongside a timely report on American Jews and the 2008 Presidential Election. The report, based on results of a national survey of Jewish and non-Jewish voting patterns, explores the reasons behind the long-standing identification of the Jews with the Democratic Party.
Financial Access Initiative
October 2008, Jonathan Morduch published "The Unbanked: Evidence from Indonesia" in The World Bank Economic Review. This new paper reveals that far more Indonesian households are creditworthy than are receiving loans, suggesting that these households may not even know they could benefit from loan opportunities.
John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress
October 2008, NYU Wagner Professor Paul C. Light delivered the Third Annual Bernard & Irene Schwartz Lecture at Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Light discussed this year's elections, our stymied government bureaucracy, Congress' role in the Presidential transition, and how to fix the government so that it works more effectively.
Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
The Rudin Center has published its study Pedestrian and Bicyclist Standards and Innovations in Large Central Cities, which reviews the common challenges and opportunities that large central cities share in promoting bicycling and walking.
Women of Color Policy Network (WOCPN)
WOCPN's study Gender, Race, Class and Welfare Reform contends that race and gender coalesce through historic and contemporary government, policy and market failures to deny benefits and jobs to women of color while blaming them for their condition.
