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Not so Fast: The Realities of Impact InvestingAt the beginning of 2010, the Indian microfinance sector was a hotspot for impact investors. The promise of impact investing could be seen in the number of investors lining up to participate in the IPO of SKS Microfinance. SKS had ballooned from 603,000 …
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PADM-GP.4115
Contracts: What the Non-Lawyer Should KnowThis is a course in Contracts for the non-lawyer. Every day we see contracts and may have to read them, sign them and/or perform them. Many organizations are not large enough to have their own in-house counsel and calling outside counsel is expensive. …Publication
Ascendant Public Opinion: The Rising Influence of Climate Change on Americans’ Attitudes about the EnvironmentHere we document an under-studied but important phenomenon that we call ascendant public opinion , which emerges when a new concern is framed as an instance of a broader issue and gains ascendancy over that issue in the public’s mind. We focus on the …
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Evaluation Study of the Port Authority of NY & NJ's Value Pricing InitiativePart of a larger project assessing the efficacy of value pricing and changes in the toll schedule on Port Authority facilities, this report documents the decision-making process leading up to and immediately following the implementation of value pricing …
Alumni In Action
Stephanie SkryzowskiWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because of the experiential education that is part of the MPA curriculum. I knew that I wanted to graduate not only with classroom experience but also with practical experience that I could …
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Ted AlcornTed Alcorn is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He will be starting this Spring 2021. Ted is a researcher, journalist, and educator with expertise in gun violence prevention …
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Academic Policies & ProceduresAcademic Policies At NYU, a commitment to excellence, fairness, honesty, and respect within and outside the classroom is essential to maintaining the integrity of our community. All students should review and be familiar with Wagner's Academic Code and …
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Urban Policy - PhDThis field prepares students to undertake research related to urban areas. Fundamentally, cities are about proximity and heterogeneity, which bring both benefits and costs. Bringing large numbers of diverse people together in small spaces means …
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Olu SonolaOlu Sonola is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is also Head of U.S. Economic Research at Fitch Ratings where he’s responsible for coverage of U.S. economics, including the …
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Carolyn GormanWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I’ve always been interested in public policy, particularly related to health and labor. For a long time, though, I didn't know how I wanted to work on those issues-- meaning, in what capacity or role. It …
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NYU announces an MS in Health Law and Strategy for professionalsNew York University is announcing the establishment of an MS in Health Law and Strategy (MS HLS) for experienced professionals from a broad range of health-related fields and backgrounds. Offered jointly by NYU School of Law and NYU Wagner Graduate School …
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Vicki BeenVicki Been works at the cutting edge of legal scholarship at the intersection of land use, urban policy and housing. Been, who has been on faculty at NYU Law School since 1990, authored one of the first major articles on the distributional fairness of …
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Narrowing the Gender Gap in Mobile BankingMobile banking and related digital financial technologies can make financial services cheaper and more widely accessible in low-income economies, but gender gaps persist. We present evidence from two connected field experiments in Bangladesh designed to …
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The New York Transportation JournalThis issue includes testimony given by NYU Wagner Rudin Center Director, Elliot G. Sander at a joint hearing of the New York State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees. Also included is an interview with Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) …
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Veronica Manning, MPAVeronica Manning is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Veronica is an experienced nonprofit executive, consultant, and facilitator. She has led multiple organizations focused on …
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PADM-GP.2132
Social Entrepreneurship and InnovationThis course provides an in-depth exploration of social entrepreneurship and innovation as a set of promising pathways to drive social change across sectors using a systems-led approach. Students will delve into understanding complex social and …Alumni In Action
Arden LevineWe'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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Leadership PeopleAt Leadership in Action at Wagner, a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and scholars are committed to understanding leadership as a critical dimension of successful public service work. Our leadership faculty and staff come from diverse …
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MPA-MPH with Global Health ConcentrationProfessional Experience Requirement In addition to the credit requirements below, all MPA and MUP students must satisfy Wagner's Professional Experience Requirement (PER) . Dual-degree students waive the MPH's Applied Practice and Integrative Learning …
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Borrowing for the Public Good: The Growing Importance of Tax-Exempt Bonds for Public CharitiesThe importance of tax-exempt borrowing as a capital source to the nonprofit sector has significantly grown over time. Tax-exempt bonds issued by nonprofits has risen from an inflation-adjusted $106.3 billion in 1993 to $388.5 billion in 2010 representing …
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Carbon pricing & innovation in a world of political constraintsOrganized by Jesse Jenkins, Leah Stokes, and Gernot Wagner. Thanks to Hewlett and Sloan Foundations as well as the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Niskanen Center for generous support. (Subsequent workshop, held in November 2020, on the " …
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Andy MorrisonAndy Morrison is Associate Director at New Economy Project, where he leads coalition organizing, communications, and strategy for campaigns advancing economic justice and community wealth building. Prior to joining New Economy Project, he directed …
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Crisis CommunicationsAlthough now a growing and respectable research field, crisis management—as a formal area of study—is relatively young, having emerged since the 1980s following a succession of such calamities as the Bhopal gas leak, Chernobyl nuclear accident, Space …