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Software Implementation Plan to Manage Charge Description MasterContinuum Health Partners, a nonprofit hospital system in New York City, recently purchased Craneware software to manage its mainframe charge description master (CDM). A primary goal of Continuum is to utilize the Craneware software for continual …
Capstone Projects
Software Implementation Plan to Manage Charge Description MasterContinuum Health Partners, a nonprofit hospital system in New York City, recently purchased Craneware software to manage its mainframe charge description master (CDM). A primary goal of Continuum is to utilize the Craneware software for continual …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Commune Service Levy in CambodiaAfter creating elected commune governments in 2001, the Government of Cambodia is considering enhancement of their resources by creating a service levy based on land characteristics. As part of a United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) technical …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Commune Service Levy in CambodiaAfter creating elected commune governments in 2001, the Government of Cambodia is considering enhancement of their resources by creating a service levy based on land characteristics. As part of a United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) technical …
Capstone Projects
Informing the Planning Process of a Museum’s CreationOver the past two years, a committee of LGВТ community leaders and activists took preliminary steps towards creating a museum focused on LGВТ history and culture. The committee enlisted a Capstone team to research the stages of museum development and …
Capstone Projects
Strategies and Tools for Revitalizing Bridgeport, CTGroundwork Bridgeport is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to advance the regeneration of Bridgeport, Connecticut through placemaking activities centered on greenscapes and youth development. Once a regional manufacturing center, …
Stories
Jacob Faber: Cashing in on DistressBefore and during the Great Recession, the affluent built wealth through branch banks and checking accounts, while the working poor were disproportionately reliant on "fringe" financial services like check cashing outlets. In his new research, Professor …
Capstone Projects
MUNICIPAL FINANCING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIAThe Urban Team of the World Bank aims to bridge the infrastructure gap in Indonesia by improving infrastructure and public service delivery at the subnational level through loans, technical assistance, and capacity building. The World Bank enlisted a …
News
Grameen Foundation appoints NYU Wagner grad Fernando Henao Velasco as Country Director for Colombia Grameen Foundation has named recent NYU Wagner graduate Fernando Henao Velasco (MPA, 2010) as its new country director for Colombia . He will lead the organization's efforts to expand access to agricultural information and financial services for the rural …
Publication
A Vote of Renewed Confidence: How Americans View Presidential Appointees and Government in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist AttacksThomas Jefferson had a great deal on his mind as he prepared for his first term as president, not the least of which was the brutal contest that led to his election after 34 ballots in the House of Representatives. Beset by civil unrest at home and …
Doctoral Student
Poorvi GoelPoorvi Goel is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner, studying public policy and development economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of poverty, labor markets, and social protection. Her most recent research involved studying the impact of …
Alumni In Action
Son ChauCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I currently lead the Institutional Partnership Program at East Bay Community Foundation. In this program director role, I design and implement a program that engages institutional stakeholders - …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating Interventions for Managing Inclusive Urban GrowthThe Independent Evaluation Group is a branch of the World Bank that evaluates the organization’s project portfolio. It focuses on the effectiveness of instruments used by the World Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and …
Capstone Projects
Comparative Market Analysis for ExpansionStationMD is an innovative telemedicine startup founded by board-certified emergency medicine physicians. StationMD physicians seek to reduce avoidable hospital utilization in vulnerable populations by conducting examinations in patients’ homes or …
Publication
Symbolic Politics in the Information Age: The 1996 Republican Presidential Campaigns in CyberspaceThis paper traces the use of the World Wide Web as a medium of political communication during the 1996 American presidential campaigns. Beginning with the Republican campaigns’ use of the medium during the primary election season, a typology of uses of …
Publication
Building an Infrastructure to Support the Use of Government Administrative Data for Program Performance and Social Science ResearchThis article provides an overview of the elements necessary to build a sustainable research data infrastructure. I argue that it needs the financial and intellectual engagement of a community of practice. Most attention has been paid to researchers and …
Publication
Visits to Specialists Under Medicare: Socioeconomic Advantage and Access to CareThis study examines the relationship between socioeconomic advantage and the likelihood of receiving specialty care in a nationally representative sample of older Americans participating in fee-for-service Medicare. In 1992, 62.9 percent of Americans aged …
News
Bridging the Individual and Collective Dimensions of LeadershipCo-Lead Net organizes their second Collective Leadership Research Workshop at NYU Wagner On April 23, NYU Wagner professors Sonia Ospina and Erica Foldy launched the second Collective Leadership Research Workshop , a three-day workshop titled Logics in …
Publication
Tax Filing and Take-up: Experimental Evidence on Tax Preparation Outreach and Benefit ClaimingThe U.S. federal government, states, and non-profits all devote substantial resources to increasing take-up of refundable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) through educational outreach. We study a different …
Publication
Fiscal Federalism and Middle-Income Housing SubsidiesWhen only one in four low-income households receives a rent subsidy from the federal government, it seems patently unfair to spend scarce federal housing dollars to support households with higher incomes. Although moderate- and middle-income households …
Publication
Behavioral Foundations of Microcredit: Experimental and Survey Evidence from Rural IndiaWe use experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of microcredit, a financial tool designed to reduce poverty and fix credit market imperfections. The evidence suggests that …
Publication
Measuring the Costs of QualityManagers of a healthcare organization have numerous demands on their time, their skills, their knowledge, and their budgets. They are responsible for adapting to change, managing their office, making effective decisions, among countless other tasks. This …
Publication
What Does Government Spend on Children? Evidence from Five CitiesThis paper examines public spending on children between 1997 and 2000 in five localities: Baltimore, Detroit, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Richmond. These cities participate in the Urban Health Initiative (UHI), a ten-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation …
Publication
Spatial Lock-in: Do Falling House Prices Constrain Residential MobilityFalling house prices have caused numerous homeowners to suffer capital losses. Those with little home equity may be prevented from moving because of imperfections in housing finance markets: the proceeds from the sale of their home may be insufficient to …