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The Impact of the GASB 34 Reporting Model on Municipal Debt Issuance: A Regression Discontinuity ApproachTravis St.Clair …
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Student Spotlight: Mahima Sharda (MPA 2022)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service? There are, of course, so many reasons – being able to live in New York, the incredible faculty, and the unique classes on offer – but I think that one “eureka” moment came sometime while I …
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Media Attention and the Demise of Agency Independence: Evidence from a Mass Administrative Reorganization in BritainWhen administrative agencies are terminated, do they quietly fade from public view? On the one hand, the terminated agencies may have weak issue networks and agency reputations allowing them to lose public salience. On the other hand, strong issue …
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HIV testing and counseling in the nation's outpatient substance abuse treatment system, 1995-2005Pollack, H. & D’Aunno, T. …
Faculty Profile
Rajeev DehejiaRajeev Dehejia received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1997. He has been on the faculty of the Department of Economics and The Fletcher School at Tufts University and of the Department of Economics and the School of International and …
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SPATE-GAN: Improved generative modeling of dynamic spatio-temporal patterns with an autoregressive embedding lossK. Klemmer, T. Xu, B. Acciaio, and D. B. Neill …
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Sewin ChanSewin Chan is an economist whose research focuses on economic and financial risks faced by households as they interact with housing, labor and credit markets. She has studied mortgages and housing market risk, rental markets, consumer credit behavior, …
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Wrapping it up in a person: Examining employment and earnings outcomes for Ph.D. recipientsIn evaluating research investments, it is important to establish whether the expertise gained by researchers in conducting their projects propagates into the broader economy. For eight universities, it was possible to combine data from the UMETRICS …
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PADM-GP.4506
Python Coding for Public PolicyAlternate title: "How to Use a Bit of Code to Do Things That Would Be Really Hard in Spreadsheets." Students will learn data analysis through the Python programming language — exploring, manipulating, visualizing, and interpreting open data to answer …Faculty Profile
Joy KimJoy Kim, Esq. has been an Associate Counsel at the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) for the past two years where she advises the agency on land use issues. Prior to her role at DCP, she defended tenants in Manhattan housing court as a Staff …
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Comparing five front-of-pack nutrition labels' influence on consumers' perceptions and purchase intentionsMary T. Gorski Findling, Paul M. Werth, Aviva Musicus, Marie Bragg, Dan J. Graham, Brian D. Elbel, Christina A. Roberto …
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Julia Watt-RosenfeldJulia Watt-Rosenfeld has been a community organizer in New York City for 20 years, working to preserve affordable housing, improve schools, prevent displacement of working class BIPOC New Yorkers and, most recently, pass climate legislation. She has …
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Big Data: The Role of Education and TrainingThe Jarmin and O'Hara piece describes a turning point in statistical data collection and dissemination. The federal agencies can no longer bear the full burden of producing and disseminating data for public policy research. Public policy researchers and …
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An Unconventional Path: Seung Hyun Moon’s (MPA-HPAM 2006) Journey from NYU Wagner to BioTech ExecutiveGrowing up in Korea, Seung Hyun Moon (MPA-HPAM 2006) would have never imagined where his career would take him. Once a burgeoning physician, Moon then graduated from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service with an MPA degree in health …
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Disentangling the Racial Test Score Gap: Probing the Evidence in a Large Urban School DistrictWe examine the size and distribution of the gap in test scores across races within New York City public schools and the factors that explain these gaps. While gaps are partially explained by differences in student characteristics, such as poverty, …
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UPADM-GP.209
The American PresidencyThe events of the last two decades have forced a national reexamination of the institution of the American presidency. Allies of former President Trump celebrated the disruption of presidential “norms” in support of rightwing populist ideas. Supporters of …Publication
SPATE-GAN: Improved generative modeling of dynamic spatio-temporal patterns with an autoregressive embedding lossKonstantin Klemmer, Tianlin Xu, Beatrice Acciaio, and Daniel B. Neill …
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Undergrads Win Recognition for Policy Proposal to Ease NYC’s Housing ShortageA team of undergraduate students majoring in Public Policy won “Best Panel Presentation” at New York University’s annual Undergraduate Research Conference on May 5. Jeremy Cheung, Aaron Reuben, William Wang, and Tiffany Wong captured the recognition of …
Capstone Projects
Comprehensive Community Based Public Health From Jamkhed to San Francisco Libre and BackThe General Board of Global Ministries conducts off-site training to supplement the work of existing human service activities in developing countries. The intent of the off-site training is to foster self-reliance and better health through means that are …
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Jacob William FaberJacob William Faber is an Associate Professor at New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and holds a joint appointment in NYU's Sociology Department . His research and teaching focuses on spatial inequality. He leverages …
Stories
MPA Student's Encounter with the Former President of Planned ParenthoodBy Zak Hill-Whilton (MPA-PNP) Having arrived late to microeconomics several weeks ago, one of my biggest academic fears came to fruition when I forgot to hand in a homework assignment. As a first-time offender, I was allowed to submit the assignment the …
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NYU Wagner External Scholarships DirectoryScholarships/Grants The Sarawak Foundation - The Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship Description: To assist students studying in either local or overseas institutions. Priorities are given to students doing their first degree, masters, doctorate or …