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Alumni Spotlight: Paula Sevilla Núñez (MUP 2019)Paula Sevilla Núñez (MUP 2019), housing justice researcher, International Institute for Environment and Developmnet (IIED) Can you share your journey into affordable housing and housing justice? What initially drew you to this field, and how did your time …
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The Role of Subnational Governments in the Covid-19 Pandemic Response: Are There Opportunities for Intergovernmental Fiscal Reform in the Post-Pandemic World? Washington, DC: Fiscal Management Division, Institutions for Development Sector, Inter-American Development Bank, 2022. …
Faculty Profile
Ngina ChitejiProf. Chiteji is an economist whose areas of interest include monetary economics, macroeconomic policy, family economics, the distribution of household wealth, retirement saving and pensions, and household debt. Her policy experience includes work at the …
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Grace BrangGrace Brang is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner. Her research is centered around public finance and retirement policy. Prior to starting at NYU Wagner, Grace worked as an analyst at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Department of the …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of State Minimum Wages Correlated to Financial Products Used by Low-income HouseholdsSeveral states in recent years have instituted minimum wage policies to address a stagnant federal minimum wage. Historically, exclusions from mainstream banking, racially discriminatory lending policies, and financial industry deregulation have …
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Jenny DorenJenny Doren, M.B.A., M.S., is an Adjunct Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Storytelling has been a constant in Jenny’s career, which began in television news and evolved into executive …
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Who Opposes Labor Regulation? Explaining Variation in Employers’ Opinions.Private-sector firms play a central role in political struggles over labor law, yet few studies have explored manager’s heterogeneous perceptions of labor regulation. Which managers find labor regulation an obstacle? We argue that two opposing sets of …
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The Political Right to Have 'Society in the Bones': The Skill and Brawn of Male Workers in QatarScholars of gender and work have considered the gendered interpretation of embodied skill, and have shown how discourses about gender inform the visibility of skill and the value attributed to it. In their focus on discourse, they have overlooked the …
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URPL-GP.2670
Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City SeminarThis interdisciplinary seminar brings together law, urban planning and public policy students to analyze historic and current trends in affordable housing, community development, land use, and housing finance. We use New York City as a laboratory that is …News
Panel with NYU Wagner's Dean inspires Congressional agreement on evidence-based policymakingIs bipartisan law-making still possible on Capitol Hill? Apparently so. Shortly before 2018 ended, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that is designed to encourage policymaking based on data and evidence. The Foundations …
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Congressional Decisionmaking ProjectConference Video December Conference Video This C-SPAN site provides complete coverage of the December conference with former Senator Daschle, former Representative Frenzel, Organizational Performance Initiative Founder Dr. Paul Light, Colby Professor Dr. …
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Martha E. StarkMartha Stark joined the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as a Clinical Professor in Fall 2017. Ms. Stark served as a Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to teaching, …
Capstone Projects
Sustainable Consumption of SpaceUN-Habitat focuses on the promotion of sustainable patterns of urban growth worldwide, with the ultimate vision of adequate shelter for all. The Capstone team was engaged to work with officials in Santa Marta, Colombia, to assist in the development of a …
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ILEAD CAMBODIA: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION STRATEGIC MODEL EVALUATIONAide et Action (AEA) is a nonprofit that focuses on supporting local actors throughout the world so that they may devise, develop, and implement educational projects. It aims to build the capacities and promote the autonomy of population groups so that …
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The Political Right to have ‘Society in the Bones’: The Skill and Brawn of Male Workers in QatarIskander, Natasha …
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A New Vision for New York City Transit with NYCT President Andy Byford©Olivo: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau …
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Economic Development and FinanceAfter the primaries, what immediate actions should the incoming mayor take to bend federal funds for local priorities? As New York moves from relief to recovery, and from managing the Rescue Plan to infrastructure, innovation, and human capital funds, the …
Capstone Projects
ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF DETENTION ON DEPORTATION IN THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEMThe immigration detention system in the United States has continued to expand and evolve over the course of various administrations. The existing literature shows a consistent positive correlation between immigrant detention and deportation rates. The …
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Estimating the Effect of a School-Based Water Intervention in NYC on Child BMI and ObesityA.E. Schwartz, M. Leardo, S. Aneja, B. Elbel …
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Revitalizing Woodside, QueensThe Capstone team was asked to study the transit corridor of Woodside, Queens to help prepare the area around the Long Island Railroad station for its increased importance in the regions transit network, due to the MTAs East Side Transit project. The …
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Risk Management and Risk Analysis-Based Decision Tools for Attacks on Electric PowerIncident data about disruptions to the electric power grid provide useful information that can be used as inputs into risk management policies in the energy sector for disruptions from a variety of origins, including terrorist attacks. This article uses …
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Organization-Based Incident Management: Developing a Disaster Volunteer Role on a University CampusCatastrophic events are an ongoing part of life, affecting society both locally and globally. Recruitment, development, and retention of volunteers who offer their knowledge and skills in the event of a disaster are essential to ensuring a functional …
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School-based strategies to prevent violence, trauma and psychopathology: The challenges of going to scaleChildren's trauma-related mental health problems are widespread, largely untreated and constitute significant barriers to academic achievement and attainment. Translational research has begun to identify school-based interventions to prevent violence, …
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Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips: A GIS-based Disaggregate Modeling ApproachTransit riders negatively perceive transfers because of their inconvenience, often referred to as a transfer penalty. Understanding what affects the transfer penalty can have significant implications for a transit authority and also lead to potential …