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QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR POLICY ANALYSISLeveraging NYU Wagner’s curriculum in quantitative analysis, this Advanced Certificate provides policy analysts and practitioners with expanded data and analytics expertise. You’ll learn the advanced tools you need to extend your skillset in quantitative …
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The World Cities Project: Rationale, Organization, and Design for Comparison of Megacity Health SystemsThis article provides an overview of the World Cities Project (WCP), our rationale for it, our framework for comparative analysis, and an overview of current studies in progress. The WCP uses New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo as a laboratory in which to …
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Microenterprise Development for Better Health OutcomesShowing that economic development and public health, often thought of as distinct, are both interdependent and dependent on social and political conditions, this book provides a new appreciation of the close relationship between microenterprise …
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The Microfinance PromiseThe article presents information about a set of financial institutions in underdeveloped countries which are striving to alleviate poverty by providing financial services to low-income households. These institutions, united under the banner of …
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Health Policy for CliniciansThe Advanced Certificate in Health Policy for Clinicians offers physicians, postdoctoral students, other health practitioners and clinicians the opportunity to enhance their expertise by learning to manage various policy questions within any healthcare …
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Golub Capital Establishes Fund to Support NYU Impact Investment FundOn December 3, 2024, Golub Capital announced the launch of the Golub Capital Social Impact Investment Education Fund, a three-year partnership to support the NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF). NIIF is operated by students from NYU Wagner, NYU’s Stern …
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Financial Management & Public FinanceThis Financial Management & Public Finance concentration in the Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Advanced Certificate is designed for students with, or aspiring toward, a career in finance in the nonprofit or public sectors. The curriculum …
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Strategies to Support CDP Growth and SustainabilityThe Community Development Project (CDP) of the Urban Justice Center (UJC) is a local intermediary that provides litigation, research and policy, and technical and legal assistance to community-based organizations from low-income communities in New York …
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Limited Equity Housing Programs in NYC: The Development of a Resource Guide for Community Board 10In the late 1970s and early 1980s, New York City created an affordable program through which organized tenant associations could acquire their buildings through a cooperative ownership structure. There are over 1,100 of these limited equity cooperatives …
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Bus Ridership Strategies for Westchester County"Westchester County, NY, seeks to increase ""choice ridership"" on its BeeLine bus system. Unlike ""captive riders"" or transit dependents who lack mobility alternatives, choice riders retain access to automobiles. Westchester County has solicited the …
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Avian Influenza Pandemic Preparedness at an International Nonprofit Organization"Helen Keller International (HKI) is a nonprofit organization devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition, with programs in 22 countries. HKI sought the assistance of the Capstone team to develop a business continuity plan for …
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Implementing an Organization-Wide Attendance Tracking and Market Research SystemEl Museo del Barrio New York Citys premier institution for Latino arts and culture sought to better understand its current and potential markets. The Capstone team assessed industry practices in attendance tracking and audience development by …
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Rent Payments in Affordable Housing During the PandemicIn this brief, the NYU Furman Center and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley join together as members of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative to conduct updated and additional analysis of renters and rental payments in primarily …
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"Growing Community Assets in Gulfport, Mississippi ""Hurricane Katrina devastated whole communities along the Gulf Coast. The storm was particularly damaging to traditionally marginalized neighborhoods in Gulfport, MS, that have long struggled to capitalize upon their assets. The Mississippi Center for …
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Climate Resilience Strategies to Mitigate the Risk of Climate ChangeBy: Katherine Key (MUP) On Wednesday, October 2, NYU Wagner hosted Matthew Kahn as part of this year’s Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum. Professor Kahn, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics at John Hopkins University (JHU) and the director …
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PublicationsIssue Brief: How State and Local Government Can Support Workers’ Right to Form and Join Unions By Terri Gerstein | April 22, 2025 For nearly a century, the right to form and join unions has been established by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). That …
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Ryon AndersenWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose NYU Wagner because of its reputation. After looking at the course offerings, I determined they were relevant to the evolving landscape of healthcare and would be beneficial to helping me excel within …
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Title goes hereHow much is it going to cost? This is often one of the most important questions you have when making your decision. Based on the responses below, view a detailed listing of the rates and fees. Student Information Degree Program MPA in Public and Nonprofit …
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Nupur ChaudhuryWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner for its unique approach to urban planning. Wagner houses their planning program in a School of Public Service, not in a school of architecture. I had a clear vision of how I wanted to be of …
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‘I was reminded of the importance of representation.’Yasmine Ali (MPA-PNP 2018) Many cities around the United States—including New York—saw an increase in hate crimes and bias-related incidents during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Through the Islamic Center at NYU, I worked with the staff at the …
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The Voice Cultivation Process: How Team Members Can Help Upward Voice Live on to ImplementationThe upward voicing of ideas is vital to organizational performance. Yet power differences between voicers and those with authority may result in valuable ideas being overlooked. In this ethnographic, 31-month longitudinal study of a multi-disciplinary …
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The Supply Elasticity of Municipal Debt: Evidence from Bank-Qualified BondsThis paper provides estimates of the supply elasticity of municipal debt by exploiting a discrete jump in interest rates created by the Tax Reform Act (TRA) of 1986. In order to qualify for bank financing of tax-exempt debt, governments can issue no more …
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Cities—faced with climate change—must prove resilientNYU Wagner hosted its annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum bringing together policymakers and thought-leaders to explore this year’s theme: Cities, Climate Change, and Resilience. Industry expert Amy Chester and NYU Wagner professor Gernot Wagner led …
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Composing Your CareerYou know you want a career with meaning—you want to do work that matters and reflects your values. But do you know in which field and role you want to make an impact, or how to put yourself on track for a meaningful career? You’re not alone. Composing …