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PADM-GP.2144
Debt Financing and Management for Public OrganizationsThis course will focus on the issuance and management of debt by state and local governments as well as nonprofit institutions. The course will serve as an overview of how municipal and nonprofit borrowers access the capital markets, primarily through the …Publication
Ideas from the Frontline: Improvement Opportunities for Federally Qualified Health CentersJung, O.S., Begum, F., Dorbu, A., Singer, S., and Satterstrom, P. …
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UPADM-GP.111
Quantitative Analysis for Public PolicyThis course introduces students to basic statistical methods and their application to management, policy, and financial decision-making. The course covers the essential elements of descriptive statistics, univariate and bivariate statistical inference, …Publication
From Local to Global: External Validity in a Fertility Natural ExperimentRajeev Dehejia, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Cyrus Samii …
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Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum | April 7, 2015Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum | April 7, 2015 …
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U.S. Ratification of the CRC and Reducing Child Poverty: Can We Get There from Here?If the United States finally ratifies the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), will it improve the country's to effectively combat child poverty and thereby improve child well-being? This article addresses this and related questions …
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The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Mortgage Default Risk: Evidence from New York CityUsing a rich database of non-prime mortgages from New York City, we find that census tract level neighborhood characteristics are important predictors of default behavior, even after controlling for an extensive set of controls for loan and borrower …
Capstone Projects
Do Food Stamp Asset Limits Hinder Household Saving?Many public benefits programs exclude people with more-than-minimal asset wealth in order to prevent individuals with substantial savings from relying on the government. In recent years, researchers and policymakers have grown concerned that asset limits …
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Online Consumption and Mobility Practices: Crossing Views From Paris and ManhattanThe NYU Rudin Center for Transportation and 6t-research office have published the results of a large-scale exploratory survey on the consumption and mobility practices of the population of Paris and Manhattan (NYC). The survey – which can be downloaded …
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Lessons from the Program to Strengthen Primary Care Health CentersFinkler, S.A. & Hanson, K.L. (eds). …
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Disaster in Context: The Effects of 9/11 on Youth Distant from the AttacksAlthough an increasing amount of community mental health research has investigated the deleterious effects of disasters and the targeting and efficacy of treatment in their aftermath, little research has sought to identify preexisting characteristics of …
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Risk Communication for Catastrophic Events: Results from Focus GroupsFocus group methods are adapted here to address two important needs for risk communication: (1) to provide approaches to risk communication in very extreme and catastrophic events, and (2) to obtain risk communication content within the specific …
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$750 Billion Misspent? Getting More from Tax IncentivesBatchelder, L., Nichols, A. & Toder, E. …
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Banking Low-Income Populations: Perspectives from South AfricaMorduch, J. & Collins, D. …
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Learning from Diversity: A Comparison of Non-Profit and For-Profit OrganizationsNon-profit and for-profit organizations are both engaging with the opportunities and challenges of a demographically diverse workforce. However, their different missions, structures and constituencies can result in varied approaches to addressing …
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Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for PracticeEstimating efficiency and productivity in education involves confronting and addressing a host of difficulties in measuring inputs and outputs, capturing environmental influences, compensating for data scarcity, and determining causality. Nevertheless, …
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Interview from the Field: A Conversation with Anthony R. Kovner on Management ResearchKovner, A.R. …
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NYU experts address issues for tackling opioid crisis from wide range of perspectivesOn February 15, NYU Law’s Health Law and Policy Society (HLPS) and Student Advocates for Empowerment through Harm Reduction (SAFER) hosted a panel discussion called “ Combating the Opioid Crisis .” Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, participated on the …
Capstone Projects
Voter Turnout in NYC: Results from the 2008/2009 Elections and Strategies for 2012/2013New York City’s most recent mayoral election yielded the lowest voter turnout since 1969 with only 26 percent of the 4.1 million registered voters casting a ballot. The Voter Assistance Commission is responsible for identifying under-registered segments …
Faculty Profile
Malcolm AraosMalcolm Araos is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Service at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Associated Faculty in the Department of Environmental Studies. His research examines the governance and politics of climate …
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Dissertation… indicate their approval in writing on the appropriate form. Job Talk In addition to the defense, students nearing …
Capstone Projects
From Crisis to Prosperity: A Sustainable Approach to Breaking the Cycle of HomelessnessPartnership for the Homeless is a New York City based nonprofit committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness by helping clients achieve long-term prosperity. The Partnership requested a Capstone team to design a Career Development Program at their …
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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 …