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Alumni In Action
Sarah StefanskiCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As an assistant director at the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO), I oversee budget and policy research for the Housing, Environment, and Infrastructure team. IBO is a non-mayoral city …
News
NYU Wagner Alumnus Ignacio Aravena Awarded Chilean Congress Merit MedalFor his role in the passage of crucial changes to a law aimed at reforming Chile’s building permits system, NYU Wagner alumnus Ignacio Aravena (MUP 2020) was awarded a Congress Merit Medal by Chilean Congressman Fuenzalida. Aravena assisted congress …
News
New Specialization in Social Impact Investing Is a Finalist in 2017 Voinovich Innovation ChallengeNYU Wagner’s new Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3) specialization has been named a finalist in the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) 2017 Voinovich Innovation Challenge. The pioneering SI3, led by …
Capstone Projects
ASSESSING THE EMPOWERMENT OF SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA … the team’s research and interviews with country experts and includes a regional analysis to be distributed …
Publication
Paying in Pieces: A natural experiment on demand for life insurance under different payment schemesRisk is pervasive in low-income economies, but insurance markets tend to be under-developed and demand for existing products is often low and poorly understood. Usually, customers must buy insurance by making a single lump-sum payment . We study a …
News
NYU Wagner's Martha Stark named to Mayoral panel on NYC budget… moments. This esteemed group of independent, cross-sector experts have come together with one goal: continue to …
Publication
Examining the Internal Validity and Statistical Precision of the Comparative Interrupted Time Series Design by Comparison With a Randomized ExperimentAlthough evaluators often use an interrupted time series (ITS) design to test hypotheses about program effects, there are few empirical tests of the design’s validity. We take a randomized experiment on an educational topic and compare its effects to …
Faculty Profile
Sarah GurwitzSarah Gurwitz has over 30 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management with the federal government. Sarah began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Venezuela for 2 years, while there, she set up a senior volunteer program at …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of Financial Vehicles for Sustainable infrastructure… literature review, interviewed economic and financial experts, and collected additional data. The team identified …
Publication
The Pearls and Pitfalls of Initiating a Neurosurgery Discharge Huddle: One Institution's ExperienceOrganized discharge huddles have been implemented in a number of specialties across medicine to improve communication and minimize medical errors that might ultimately harm patients. Literature has shown that disjointed care can lead to poor utilization …
Capstone Projects
Re-Conceptualizing the Juvenile Justice Continuum… agency staff, elected officials, service providers, and experts in the field. The Capstone team then produced a white …
Capstone Projects
"Understanding Decentralization in Political and Institutional Context: Motives, Opportunities and Constraints "… as to provide a forum for dialogue among decentralization experts on how to broaden and improve the analysis of …
Capstone Projects
Mentoring Immigrant Youth… was conducted and the Capstone team met with academic experts who have conducted research on immigrant youth …
Capstone Projects
NYC Initiative for Children With Incarcerated Parents: A Case for Counting and Tracking Children of Promise… Through an extensive literature review, interviews with experts in the field, and interviews with New York City …
Capstone Projects
Gentrification Toolkits… a literature review, case study, and interviews with experts and subjects in a selected city. The team created a …
Capstone Projects
Strategic Plan to Expand Ferry Service in the New York Region… case studies of ferry systems, interviews with industry experts and government officials, NYCEDC's Comprehensive …
Capstone Projects
Identifying Practices that Increase Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Senior Management… conducted focus groups, and interviewed several industry experts. The team shared its findings in a best practices …
Capstone Projects
IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE… extensive desktop research, interviews with subject matter experts and stakeholders, a two-week field visit in Cambodia, …
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Debates of the Century: Should police be held more accountable?… series showcasing thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts on the most vital national policy issues. …
Capstone Projects
Strengthening Fair Trade Monitoring and Evaluation Approaches… team conducted domestic interviews with organizations and experts in the fields of M&E and fair trade. A final report …
Capstone Projects
Strategic Planning… health center staff, government officials, policy experts, community-based organizations, and other key …
Publication
Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian ClassroomsIn an experiment in non-formal schools in Indian slums, a reward scheme for attending a target number of school days increased average attendance when the scheme was in place, but had heterogeneous effects after it was removed. Among students with high …
Publication
Research Experience as Human Capital in New Business OutcomesJulia Lane, Nathan Goldschlag, Ron Jarmin and Nikolas Zolas …
Capstone Projects
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION IN MOMBASA, KENYA… key stakeholders, including government officials, industry experts, private sector actors, and community-based …