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Financial development and pathways of growth: State branching and deposit insurance laws in the United States from 1900 to 1940… and on components of state-level growth in the United States from 1900 to 1940. We use these banking laws to assess … can even retard economic growth. For the United States from 1900 to 1940, we argue that the financial … State branching and deposit insurance laws in the United States from 1900 to 1940 …
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EXPLORING THE CURRENT STATE OF DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCAREMany healthcare organizations are working to improve their diversity efforts and outcomes, but ensuring that best practices are effective and sustainable has proven difficult. Many healthcare organizations have adopted DEI initiatives, but is this truly …
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Financial Access Initiative (FAI) Launches Research on Small Firms in the United States … small firms in low-income neighborhoods in the United States. Researchers aim to enable lenders (including CDFIs … plenty of platitudes about entrepreneurship in the United States, but wrestling with the reality of high failure rates … income areas around the world, including within the United States. Adding US data to the global project will afford …
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Fiscal Discipline: State and Local Government SpendingThe Capstone team explored the impact of fiscal institutions on state and local government spending growth since the tax revolt of the late 1970s. Prior research has produced mixed results, which may have been compromised by the fact that these …
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Five Wagner Alumni Named in City & State's 2022 Nonprofit Power 100… and African-Americans to New York State and the United States. Jones Austin’s work empowers the disenfranchised and …
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State Preparation for Recession: The Rainy Day Fund… As a result of the last recession which ended in 1992, states have created Rainy Day Funds as a mechanism to assist … in future recessions. The Rainy Day Funds operates by states putting money in these funds during an economic boom …
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Cost Analysis of New York State Election Reforms… analyzed the costs of implementing these reforms in other states and worked with elected officials to apply these costs …
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State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods 2011The Furman Center is pleased to present the 2011 edition of the State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods. In this annual report, the Furman Center compiles statistics on housing, demographics and quality of life in the City, its five boroughs …
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Impact of a Medicaid Managed Care Model on Vulnerable Populations in NY StateThe New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation's leading defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. The NYCLU requested a Capstone team to help analyze and evaluate the New York State’s new model for the delivery of Medicaid services …
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Home Ownership, Social Insurance and the Welfare StateHome ownership has potentially significant consequences for welfare state policy. High owner-occupancy rates may function as private insurance where social spending is low (a substitution effect). Alternatively, state income redistribution policies could …
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The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Welfare Participation: A Longitudinal Study by State… and furthermore, may have the effect of diminishing states' welfare rolls. The report's conclusions explore …
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The Troubled State of the Federal Public Service… The United States cannot win the war on terrorism or rebuild homeland …
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The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2013 The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2013 report , published annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each …
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State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, 2012… York City to the next four largest cities in the United States—Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia—to …
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Primary care, race and mortality in the United States… Primary care, race and mortality in the United States …
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Effectiveness of State Participation in Voluntary Programs for Pollution Control… State Partnership Program (CEESP) is a program that helps states review and adopt policies and programs that …
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Climate Change Risk and the Maryland State Retirement SystemClimate change poses a real and meaningful threat to economies, industries, and companies at global, national, and local levels. The physical impacts of climate change create multiple, well-documented risks to people, governments, and business, but the …
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State Public Coverage of Pregnant Undocumented Immigrants and Prenatal Insurance UptakeMeghan Bellerose, Linqing Zheng, Arielle Desir, Rachel E. Fabi, Laura R. Wherry, and Maria W. Steenland …
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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges… microfinance institutions are operating in the United States. Replicating Microfinance in the United States reviews experiences in both developing and … Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges …
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State Gas Tax Revenues and Roadway Performance… United States roadways are chiefly funded and maintained through gas …
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State of New York City's Housing & Neighborhoods in 2015The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods report, published annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each borough …
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A Financial Analysis of New York State’s Child Welfare OrganizationsMarwell, Nicole, and Thad Calabrese, Jack Krauskopf …
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The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2014The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2014 report, published annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each …