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Alumni In Action
Bryan PerlmutterWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Growing up and living my life in North Carolina as an organizer and being a part of starting nonprofit organizations such as the Southern Vision Alliance, I learned about how to build organization and …
Capstone Projects
Strengthening the Partnerships Between Primary Care Clinics and Community-Based Organizations The Department of Family and Social Medicine (DFSM) at Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, serves a diverse patient population in the Bronx with complex socioeconomic needs. The department places a …
Capstone Projects
Feasibility of a Mixed-income, Fee-based Model for Older Adult Service DeliveryGoddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard) is a nonprofit multi-service agency whose mission is to support people by meeting their needs and aspirations through education, social services, community gathering, civic engagement, and advocacy. Goddard’s …
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Career Resources for International StudentsON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT Got an on-campus job or want to learn more about if you can work at NYU? Review the information based on your F-1 or J-1 status for all the needed details. On-Campus Employment Information OFF-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT If you want to work …
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Does Regulatory Supervision Curtail Microfinance Profitability and Outreach?We combine two datasets to examine whether the scale of an economy’s banking system affects the profitability and outreach of microfinance institutions. We find evidence that competition matters. Greater bank penetration in the overall economy is …
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Sterling Network NYC: A Bold Experiment in Relationships, Power, & Imagining Leadership OtherwiseSterling Network NYC: A Bold Experiment in Relationships, Power, & Imagining Leadership Otherwise …
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Financial development and pathways of growth: State branching and deposit insurance laws in the United States from 1900 to 1940This paper studies the effect of state-level banking regulation on financial development and on components of state-level growth in the United States from 1900 to 1940. We use these banking laws to assess the findings of a large recent literature that has …
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Skipping the Bag: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Disposable Bag RegulationRegulation of goods associated with negative environmental externalities may decrease consumption of the targeted product, but may be ineffective at reducing the externality itself if close substitutes are left unregulated. We find evidence that plastic …
Alumni In Action
Patrick OwensWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? I had a 30-year career in banking and investment banking. I launched and managed …
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What Greater Role Can Evidence-Based Management Play in Healthcare?Professor Anthony Kovner explains how evidence-based management facilitates better healthcare. …
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Application Deadlines & Process Applicants seeking merit-based aid are encouraged to complete the application early in the cycle, as awarding becomes more competitive throughout the year. International applicants are also encouraged to apply early to allow enough time to obtain any …
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The True Size of Government: Tracking Washington's Blended Workforce, 1984-2015Paul Light …
Faculty Profile
J. Renay LoperJ. Renay Loper centers people as an impact strategist driven by catalyzing change and leveraging the power of strategic partnerships across sectors to shift systems that address complex social problems and injustice in communities, globally. Currently, …
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International ApplicantsStudents entering an NYU Wagner master's program are required to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or an equivalent degree from a foreign country. If you received an undergraduate degree from an institution …
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PADM-GP.2147
Corporate Finance and Public PolicyThis course introduces students to the main areas of corporate finance and how they relate to policy issues and discussions. The course covers topics in the three main areas of corporate finance: 1) capital structure (financing choices), 2) valuation …Course
HPAM-GP.1830
Introduction to Health Policy and ManagementRequired for MPA Health students. This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with basic concepts and ideas concerning the distribution of health and illness in society, the organization of the health care system, and the relationship of …Capstone Projects
Creating a Climate-Neutral OrganizationUnder the leadership of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN agencies and governments have advanced global efforts to combat climate change. The operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) achieved climate neutrality in 2015, five …
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School-Based Budgeting in New York City: Perceptions of School CommunitiesStiefel, L. & Iatarola, P. …
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Opening Doors and Building Capacity: Employing a Community-Based Approach to SurveyingAlthough many community-based initiatives employ community residents to undertake door-to-door surveys as a form of community mobilization or for purposes of needs assessment or evaluation, very little has been published on the strengths and weaknesses of …
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Negotiating Accountability: Managerial Lessons from Identity-Based Nonprofit OrganizationsThis article explores the emerging conceptualization of accountability in nonprofit organizations. This definition broadens traditional concerns with finances, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. The authors explore how the top-level managers of …
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Teaching Evidence-Based Healthcare Management: Context and Overview of the Special IssueKovner, A.R. …
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Optimal Resource Allocation for Defense of Targets Based on Differing Measures of AttractivenessThis article describes the results of applying a rigorous computational model to the problem of the optimal defensive resource allocation among potential terrorist targets. In particular, our study explores how the optimal budget allocation depends on the …
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Child Poverty in the U.S.: An Evidence-Based Conceptual Framework for Programs and PoliciesIntroduce the concrete reality of family finances when living on the line. Describe the great variation in "supports" for low-income families & their children within & across …