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EMPA Program Hosts Toast and Tour as Part of NYU Alumni and Families Weekend On October 26, 2024, the EMPA program hosted its Alumni Toast and Tour as part of NYU's Alumni and Families Weekend. The event brought together 24 alumni, including 21 from the EMPA program, for a special tour of the new Wagner building, offering a …
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The Rules of the Intergovernmental Game in East Asia: Comparing Decentralization Frameworks and ProcessesAlthough political forces have largely driven decentralization in East Asia and most countries face similar reform challenges, their decentralization experiences are far from uniform. Countries have adopted different intergovernmental structures, …
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MUP CurriculumFocus Area Courses Public Policy and Planning in New York Climate Economics Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities Planning for Emergencies and Disasters Water Sourcing and Climate Change Climate Policy and Politics Topics in Urban …
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The High Cost of Segregation: Exploring Racial Disparities in High Cost LendingEllen, Ingrid, Vicki Been and Josiah Madar. …
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Body Mass Index and Physical Attractiveness: Evidence From a Combination Image-Alteration/List ExperimentThe list experiment is used to detect latent beliefs when researchers suspect a substantial degree of social desirability bias from respondents. This methodology has been used in areas ranging from racial attitudes to political preferences. Meanwhile, …
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND DATA VISUALIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PROGRAMServices for the Underserved (SUS) is a nonprofit organization that provides $185 million in services to over 25,000 people annually. SUS has tripled in size in the past seven years and is currently consolidating its programs, clients, and staff to …
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Best Practices of Public-Private Partnerships for Effective Midday Meal Delivery in IndiaIn 2001, the Indian government mandated that all government schools in the country serve a hot lunch to primary school students. As a result, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other local groups have stepped in to provide service delivery. Global …
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Assessing the cost of transfer inconvenience in public transport systems: A case study of the London UndergroundFew studies have adequately assessed the cost of transfers in public transport systems, or provided useful guidance on transfer improvements, such as where to invest (which facility), how to invest (which aspect), and how much to invest (quantitative …
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WAGTalk: John Billings, “Improving Care for High Cost/High Risk Patients”Professor John Billings presents research that aims to identify and improve care for high cost/high risk Medicaid patients. …
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Arts and Culture Development in Uganda: A Community Needs AssessmentThe Maisha Film Laboratory, a Ugandabased nonprofit organization founded by Mira Nair, trains aspiring East African filmmakers. Since its inception, the organization has trained nearly 300 filmmakers in the disciplines of directing, screenwriting, …
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The Microfinance Business Model: Enduring Subsidy and Modest ProfitRecent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then depend on low costs. We use proprietary data on 1335 microfinance institutions between 2005 and 2009, jointly serving 80.1 million …
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Guidelines for Wagner-Invited Speaker InvitationsThese guidelines are intended to convey the sense of the faculty with respect to invitations extended by the School and members of the School community to outside speakers. They build on the University’s Guidelines for Administrative Implementation of …
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Causes, Cost Consequences, and Risk Implications of Accidents in U.S. Hazardous Liquid Pipeline InfrastructureIn this paper the causes and consequences of accidents in US hazardous liquid pipelines that result in the unplanned release of hazardous liquids are examined. Understanding how different causes of accidents are associated with consequence measures can …
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Applying cost analyses to drive policy that protects children: mercury as a case studyExposure in prenatal life to methylmercury (MeHg) has become the topic of intense debate in the United States after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal in 2004 to reverse strict controls on emissions of mercury from coal-fired …
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Promises Kept: Enforcement and the Role of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations in an EconomyRotating savings and credit associations (roscas) are a popular form of informal finance in developing countries. This paper examines the rosca's ability to enforce its terms of membership and the implications that this has for their existence in an …
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Fine particulate matter pollution linked to respiratory illness in infants and increased hospital costsThere has been little research to date on the linkages between air pollution and infectious respiratory illness in children, and the resulting health care costs. In this study we used data on air pollutants and national hospitalizations to study the …
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DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR A UK-BASED FISCAL HOST FOLLOWING BREXITGlobal Dialogue is an independent, international platform for philanthropic partnership, enabling funders to work together to advance human rights and social change within countries in the European Union (EU). Fiscal host organizations offer incubation …
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From the Hill to the Big Apple: Celebrating Wagner Alumni during NYU Alumni & Families Weekend By Devashish Taknet (MPA 2024) On October 27, 2023, the bustling streets of Manhattan played host to a lively gathering of NYU Wagner alumni and their families at the Wagner Alumni Happy Hour. Hosted by the NYU Alumni Club in Washington, DC, in …
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A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse ItThe federal government is having increasing difficulty faithfully executing the laws, which is what Alexander Hamilton called “the true test” of a good government. This book diagnoses the symptoms, explains their general causes, and proposes ways to …
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Avaliação das características organizacionais dos serviços de atenção básica em Petrópolis: teste de uma metodologia [Evaluation of the primary care services organization in Petrópolis: a methodological test ]O objetivo da pesquisa foi adaptar e aplicar um instrumento para medir dimensões organizacionais do sistema de atenção básica no município de Petrópolis (RJ), comparando as dimensões organizacionais selecionadas em dois tipos de unidades: as do Programa …
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Performance Measurement and ManagementAll public and nonprofit organizations must assemble and report information on their performance. The need for performance measures goes beyond legal and regulatory requirements. To provide services effectively and efficiently, managers need information …Publication
The Racialized Costs of “Traditional” Banking in Segregated America: Evidence from Entry-Level Checking AccountsA growing body of evidence shows that America’s racial geography shapes access to basic financial services (e.g. banking), highlighting a mechanism connecting segregation to economic vulnerability: spatially organized institutional marginalization.s While …