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Evaluating the Economic Implications of Investment in New York City’s Subway System… does it benefit? A Capstone team conducted a systematic evaluation of the economic consequences of investment in New …
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Bonding, bridging, and linking: How social capital operated in New Orleans following Hurricane KatrinaIn the past decade, social capital has been explored internationally in the disaster and social work literature, particularly in terms of historical oppression and limited economic resources of disadvantaged communities. Social capital in the United …
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The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on Revenue Volatility: Evidence from ColoradoMuch of the research on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) focuses on the impact that limits have on the size of the public sector or the distribution of expenditures at the state and local levels. While these results shed light on the extent to which …
Capstone Projects
Soria City Commercial Revitalization ProjectThe Capstone team partnered with the Mississippi Center for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm, in an effort to strengthen the commercial sector of Soria City, a small African American neighborhood of Gulfport, Mississippi that continues to …
News
NYU Wagner Labor Initiative Launches, Driving Progress for Workers' RightsNYU Wagner students, staff, and community convened at the Puck Building to welcome Terri Gerstein and launch the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative , a pivotal program aimed at studying, supporting, and catalyzing government action to advance and protect …
Capstone Projects
PROGRAM ANALYSIS: MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACTSThe Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (BCC) fosters economic development in Brooklyn by supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs. BCC enlisted a Capstone team to develop statements to quantify the economic impacts of its loan assistance, job placement, …
Alumni In Action
Natasha Lerner… most importantly, Wagner instilled in me the belief that public service work deserves a workforce that is skilled, … I pursued the practice- and leadership-based Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). What impact do you hope to make through …
Faculty Profile
Chelsea JonesDr. Chelsea Jones is a Researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her background is in the study of race and racism in public policy, having obtained a Doctorate in Political Science (Race, Ethnicity and Politics) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy …
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Online MHA Frequently Asked Questions… work (marketing, strategy, communications, finance) for divisions and entire organizations (e.g., CFO). … credits . Weekly, live classes are held in the evenings for 60 minutes. Students can expect to spend two hours in live classes each … The average class size for the MHA program is approximately 15 students. …
Publication
Sustaining Urban Networks: The Social Diffusion of Large Technical SystemsTelecommunications, transportation, energy and water supply networks have gained crucial importance in the functioning of modern social systems over the past 100 to 150 years. Sustaining Urban Networks studies the development of these networks and the …
Alumni In Action
Maha AlDhaheriHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? I specialized in MUP's International Development Planning, and a lot of the most important lessons that stuck with me were reflections from my NYU Wagner professors …
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PADM-GP.2197
Taub Seminar: Sustaining Minority Communities - The Jewish CommunityWe enter any subject of investigation filled with learned viewpoints, opinions, and select facts that we choose to employ. This helps to make the task of uncovering what we mean by Jewish and Jewish community fraught with unusual difficulty. Whatever our …News
NYU Wagner Chosen to Participate in Public Service Education Recruitment Effort for Military Veterans and Military Family Members‘Service to Service’ initiative aims to build a cadre of graduate students who will take up leadership positions in state and local government nationwide. Press Release The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University has been …
Capstone Projects
Comparative Review of Land and Property Taxation in Southeast Asia"The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy conducts research, policy evaluations, education, and training on policy issues relating to land around the world. The Institute has international studies programs that focus specifically on Latin America, the …
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Big Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide to Methods and ToolsBig Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide to Methods and Tools shows how to apply data science to real-world problems in both research and the practice. The book provides practical guidance on combining methods and tools from computer science, …
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Leanna Stiefel: Special-Ed Reform—Is It Working?… New York City's new approach to special education and what impact the reform may have on students. …
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Registration ChecklistSummer 2026 Registration Information Registration for Summer 2026 began on Monday, February 9 at 9:00am ET. Summer 2026 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search as part of Academic Year 2025-2026. A Note about MPA/MUP Course Load in Summer: …
Capstone Projects
ADVISING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS… advisory report that showcased a localized monitoring and evaluation framework. …
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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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NYU Wagner’s Sonia Ospina and UK Collaborators come out with SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry… a.m. (ET).( LINK TO REGISTER ): Participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning: Tacking stock and breaking new …
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Urban Aging, Social Isolation, and Emergency Preparedness… Urban Aging, Social Isolation, and Emergency Preparedness …
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International Development - PhDAlthough it has become an important focus of scholarship and a major global policy arena, there is not universal agreement on exactly what the field of international development encompasses. Generally speaking, there is consensus that it broadly focuses …
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Race and the Inheritance of Low Birth WeightThis paper uses intergenerational data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to address the black-white difference in propensities toward low birth weight (LBW). We determine that socioeconomic conditions account for some variation in low birth …
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Family Networks and Youth Access to JobsExamines the importance of job access via networks for the employment of urban youth in the U.S. Usefulness of social contacts in job referral; Proxies for labor market contacts; Determinants of youth labor market …