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Alumni In Action
Stacey Warady GillettHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York has really driven my professional journey. I have had the opportunity to work with incredibly talented public servants on bold and innovative projects that improve the lives of …
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Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial EqualityIn the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement’s successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that …
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Street Vendors, Television Extras, Walmart Stockers, and More: Worker Subjectivity and Labor Processes in Atypical WorkThis essay reviews Enrique de la Garza Toledo’s anthology on atypical work, titled Trabajo no clásico, organización y acción colectiva (Vols. 1 & 2) and situates it within the larger tradition of Latin American sociology of work. It argues that the …
Faculty Profile
Jamie Levine DanielA native Clevelander, Jamie Levine Daniel is the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management and Public Service at the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She comes to Wagner after …
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Travel Course - Program Fee FormNote: Payment must be made via credit card . Payments are non-refundable and hold your seat in the course. All fields marked with an * are required. First Name Last Name N# University Name or Affiliation School Name Email Phone Address City State -- …
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Experience Goods and Expectational Traps: Bounded Rationality and Consumer Behavior in Markets for Medical CareSchlesinger, M., Stuckler, D. & Elbel, B. …
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Safety in the 21st Century City: What is the relationship between fairness and safety?What is the future of criminal justice in NYC? How does NYC become even safer after the big declines? In this series of panel events, we will investigate what a safe city looks like and the role that actors outside of the criminal justice system can—and …
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How the F Train Breakdown Hit Social MediaSubway riders are often frustrated by the lack of notifications about long and unexpected delays, despite the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s efforts at using social media. The need for rider information was highlighted on June 5, 2017, when a …
Capstone Projects
Impact assessment and monitoring and evaluation frameworkIn 2013, Social Accountability International (SAI), an international NGO dedicated to improving workplaces through social standards, and the Rapid Results Institute (RRI), a nonprofit that implements change management programs in the developing world, …
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Manan ShahFor over 15 years, Manan has cultivated an international career, living, working, teaching, traveling, and running in over 55 countries across 5 continents. He is the Founder and CEO of 1619 Advisors, a boutique advisory firm for global health, patient …
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Children and Adolescent Participation in Local GovernmentThe Public Finance and Local Governance unit at UNICEF’s New York Headquarters provides UNICEF country offices with insight into serving children in the context of decentralization. It supports governments in identifying funding sources, creating …
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Retirement Contribution Rate Nudges and Plan Participation: Evidence from a Field ExperimentSimple interventions like changing the default or sending a short message can induce individuals to save more for retirement. However, messages that emphasize high savings rates may increase the amount that savings plan participants save while reducing …
News
Recent Alumni Make Huffpost 40-Under-40 Honor Roll in International DevelopmentTwo stellar recent graduates of NYU Wagner have been recognized by the Huffington Post’s annual 40-under-40 list of "Latinos to watch for in the realm of foreign policy and international affairs who are on their way towards opening doors for the next …
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What Passes and Fails as Health Policy and ManagementThe field of health policy and management (HPAM) faces a gap between theory, policy and practice. Despite decades of efforts at reforming health policy and health care systems, prominent analysts state that the health system is ‘‘stuck’’ and that models …
Alumni In Action
Maha AlDhaheriHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? I specialized in MUP's International Development Planning, and a lot of the most important lessons that stuck with me were reflections from my NYU Wagner professors …
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Alumni In Action
Kate ChandlerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My time at Wagner was challenging, filled with hard work, and a great sense of community. My year with Wagner was a life-changing experience and I am thankful for all those I met there and …
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Contextualism and Developmental PsychopathologyThe field of developmental psychopathology has grown rapidly over the past several decades and research conducted within this framework has made substantial contributions to our understanding of human adaptation and maladaptation (Cicchetti & Cohen, …
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The Continuing Crisis in Charitable ConfidenceFour years after September 11th, public confidence in charitable organizations remains stuck at a contemporary low. According to a telephone survey of 1,820 randomly-selected Americans interviewed on behalf of NYU Wagner's Organizational Performance …
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Political Knowledge and Misinformation in the Era of Social Media: Evidence From the 2015 UK ElectionDoes social media educate voters, or mislead them? This study measures changes in political knowledge among a panel of voters surveyed during the 2015 UK general election campaign while monitoring the political information to which they were exposed on …
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Helping Without Harming: The Instructor’s Feedback Dilemma in Debriefing—A Case StudyIntroduction Simulation instructors often feel caught in a task-versus-relationship dilemma. They must offer clear feedback on learners’ task performance without damaging their relationship with those learners, especially in formative simulation settings. …
Stories
U.S. Financial Diaries What do Turkey, Chile, Mexico, and the United States have in common ? Among the world’s developed countries, they top the list of those with the greatest income inequality. Perhaps that doesn’t come as a surprise: We’ve all heard that “the rich are …
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Is neighbourhood destiny? Exploring the link between neighbourhood mobility and student outcomesThe notion that children from ‘good’ neighbourhoods are destined for success while those from ‘bad’ neighbourhoods are destined for failure has considerable popular appeal. Residential location is strongly linked to school quality, access to educated …
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Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government ResponsivenessSituated at the front lines of government, mayors of small and mid-sized cities increasingly find themselves dealing directly with the impact of climate change, immigration, and technological and economic shifts – with little or no help, several of them …