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When is ATE Enough? Rules of Thumb and Decision Analysis in Evaluating Training Programs… Second, under more restrictive parametric and functional form assumptions, the paper develops intuitive …
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Searching for Social Entrepreneurs… reduces the population of entrepreneurs who might form the basis for the kind of evidence-based, large-sample, …
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MUP Curriculum… Planning in New York Transportation, Land Use, and Urban Form Urban Transportation Planning Topics in Urban Design …
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Administrative Burden and Procedural Denials: Experimental Evidence from SNAPMany government program applications result in procedural denials due to administrative burdens associated with applying. We identify the intake interview as a key barrier to take-up of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and study the effect of …
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From Humanitarian Assistance to Human DevelopmentCivil, political and military conflict--Natural and man-made disasters--Poverty and human suffering...As the new millennium approaches, the need for humanitarian assistance in response to these global challenges endures. Complex humanitarian emergencies …
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2004 DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN REZONING… New York City agencies that serve as the most local form of representative government. In 2004, the New York City …
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Public Policy SpecializationGraduates will develop a strong command of analytical frameworks, enabling them to dissect complex policy issues, structure their analysis systematically, and apply evidence-based approaches. This includes both qualitative and quantitative methods to …
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Building Public Art into Business Improvement Districts? Menu of Services… owners and commercial tenants have the opportunity to form a Business Improvement District (BID), a public-private …
Alumni In Action
Alice Cheng… methods, and present my credit opinions in the form of credit rating reports to investors and other …
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Nonprofit Financial Accountability: Does Self-Regulation Work?… is either self-submitted or retrieved from the IRS Form 990 that all nonprofits above a certain production level …
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Health Policy - PhDThis field concerns the research that informs health policy. It deals both with the substantive findings of that research, and with the methodological issues that researchers face. The field encompasses a broad set of activities and issues pertaining to …
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What Federal Employees Want from ReformIt is no longer clear that the federal government work force can pass the following five tests of a healthy public service, which are that it should be: -Motivated by the public good, not security or a stable paycheck. -Recruited from the top of the labor …
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A US-Colombia university collaboration launches the Colombian Studies: Past, Present, and Futures initiative… findings emerged from archival research combined with a form of collaborative ethnography involving the local …
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Migration Choices of the Boomerang Generation: Does Returning Home Dampen Labor Market Adjustment?… parent, simulated negative labor market shocks in the form of increases in unemployment accompanied by decreases in …
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Family Engagement ProjectIn the current environment of high-stakes accountability in education, increased achievement in highly stressed schools has become paramount. Research has shown that effective family involvement in education is correlated with students’ academic and …
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Family Engagement ProjectIn the current environment of high-stakes accountability in education, increased achievement in highly stressed schools has become paramount. Research has shown that effective family involvement in education is correlated with students’ academic and …
Alumni In Action
Michael PatulloWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Wagner's emphasis on the intersection between theory and practice very much appealed to me, as was the opportunity to take classes across a wide range of subject areas—from urban policy to quantitative …
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Highlights from the Class of 2023 ConvocationThe vibrant halls of the historic New York City Center resonated with applause and celebration as NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service held its Convocation ceremony on Friday, May 19. The ceremony marked a significant milestone for the …
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Immigrant and Native-born Differences in School Stability and Special Education: Evidence from New York CityUsing the literature on achievement differences as a framework and motivation, along with data on New York City students, we examine nativity differences in students' rates of attendance, school mobility, school system exit, and special education …
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Rent Payments in Affordable Housing During the Pandemic… have missed a full month’s rent payment at least once—a form of nonpayment we can measure consistently across …
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ADORE: A Framework for Community Building to Dismantle anti-Black Racism in Academia… The aggregate impact of anti-Black racism, a specific form of racism, potentiates the marginalization of Black …
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Economic development without pre-requisites: How Bolivian firms met food safety standards and dominated the global brazil-nut marketBrazilian firms used to dominate the brazil nut (BN) market to such an extent that the product still carries the country’s name. Presently, 77% of all BNs are processed and exported by Bolivia, a country with far fewer resources than its neighbor. This …
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Electricity Case: Main Report: Risk, Consequences, and Economic Accounting… terms of hypothetical alternative attack scenarios in the form of various grid configurations that are vulnerable based …