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What Can We Learn from Impact Assessments?This chapter introduces the basics of quantitative impact assessments. The context is microinsurance, but the lessons apply more broadly. The chapter covers seletion bias, control groups, randomization, statistical power, internal validity, and external …
Capstone Projects
Best Practices for the Trial Discharge ProcessThe Administration of Children’s Services (ACS) is a New York City government agency that ensures children’s safety and well-being, as well as family stability. Among other responsibilities, it ensures child welfare by overseeing services that support …
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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a DayAbout forty percent of the world's people live on incomes of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would …
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The Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement ActIt was twenty-five years ago that this Committee took up the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. That statute reflected an effort to modernize a personnel system that had not been reformed since 1946, and addressed many of the issues embedded in this bill. …
Alumni In Action
David BergmanHow has Wagner helped you on your career path? While at Wagner, I started working full time for a trade association of nonprofit mental health providers in NYC, and my career path has been an outgrowth of that. The classes that I took with Professor …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Sai Vichare (MPA 2023)From her leadership roles in Wagner's student organizations to working with the UN Capital Development Fund for her Capstone project, Sai Vichare (MPA 2023) utilized her graduate school experience to develop the critical analysis and managerial skills …
Capstone Projects
Montefiore Family Care Practice Bad Debt AssessmentPast practice at Montefiore Medical Center clinics included the acceptance of financial loss as a part of doing business. Clinics represent a source of teaching for interns and residents, sources of healthcare to indigent members of the local population …
Capstone Projects
Car Sharing and Parking Management at NYU Abu DhabiNew York University is developing a campus on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As part of the campus planning and development efforts, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) tasked the Capstone team with researching and developing a plan …
Faculty Profile
Ray KramerRaymond E. Kramer is an Adjunct Professor of Public Service as well as an administrative law judge at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), where he serves as the Director of the Administrative Judicial Institute and the …
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Online CoursesWhile you engage in online courses, the expectations for participation and conduct are the same as if you were taking the class in person. Attend all class meetings. Wagner's online courses meet in a live, synchronous format. They cannot be completed …
Alumni In Action
Bibiana Guerra De Los RiosCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? My responsibilities include: Preparing and monitoring the actions established in the CONPES related to the sector (Circular Economy in the Management of Drinking Water Services and Wastewater …
News
NYC Health + Hospitals Leader Gives Keynote at Healthcare Policy Conference at NYU WagnerDr. Ram Raju, CEO and president, NYC Health + Hospitals, delivered the keynote talk at a meeting of health officials of Montreal and New York City – held at NYU Wagner on March 11. The full-day invitational gathering, “Access to Health Service and Care …
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Program Development and Management for International OrganizationsThis course examines the inner workings of successful international public service projects and gives students the opportunity to design one or more themselves. Students will then study the characteristics of effective programs, which bring together a …Faculty Profile
Todd StallingsTodd Stallings is a Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Todd Stallings, MHA, FACHE is a seasoned healthcare executive with over thirty years' experience spanning hospitals, ambulatory care, and …
Alumni In Action
Marc MinorWhat do you do in your current role? I am currently a Senior Consultant with Deloitte. I work within their Business Risk service line, specifically in the area that focuses on government regulations. Presently, I have a Department of Defense (DoD) client. …
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Ellie LochheadEllie Lochhead is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner and a doctoral fellow at the Furman Center. Her research interests are in urban economics and housing policy with a particular focus on understanding policy responses that can alleviate housing challenges …
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Housing the Next Million New Yorkers Near TransitNew Yorkers take pride in the idea of their city as a place of opportunity. A future New York City that mostly houses those who are already successful, and no longer serves as an avenue of opportunity for upward-striving people from throughout the nation …
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Events Archives Detention and Deportation Conference Day: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm EDT Location: Main Event Space, NYU Wagner (105 E 17th St) Join us for a full-day conference exploring detention and deportation from …
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US Partisan Polarization on Climate Change: Can Stalemate Give Way to Opportunity?The rise of climate change on the global political agenda coincided with the growth of partisan polarization in US politics and, in many ways, their trajectories mirror one another. When the climate crisis first began to attract political attention 30 …
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Public Attitudes Toward Low-Income Children and Families: How Employment Barriers and Welfare/Work Status Affect Public Support for Government AssistanceThis report examines how the public responds to specific characteristics of women who face economic struggles. Our subject’s characteristics are randomly varied to include her barriers to employment (such as physical disability, mental illness, living in …
Capstone Projects
Effects of the Aca Medicaid Expansions on Adults Living With a Depressive DisorderApproximately one in five adults suffers from mental illness in the United States, and low-income adults represent a particularly vulnerable group within that statistic. Research shows that the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions have led to coverage …
Faculty Profile
Joseph BrenceJoseph Brence is a Senior Lecturer at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Dr. Brence, PT, DPT, MBA, FAAOMPT, DAC, is an energetic healthcare innovator and leader with a demonstrated track record of clinical excellence, specifically …
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Full Steam Ahead Retreat ReflectionsDesigned for students with one year remaining at NYU Wagner, the "Full Steam Ahead" retreat is a day of reflection, forecasting, and skill building in an inclusive and collaborative environment. Read the comments from the students who took part in this …
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The Impact of Insurance Expansions on the Already Insured: The Affordable Care Act and MedicareSome states have not adopted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions due to concerns that the expansions may impair access to care and utilization for those who are already insured. We investigate such negative spillovers using a large panel of …