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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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Gender, sexual orientation, and adolescent HIV testing: A qualitative analysisUsing qualitative data, this article explored the circumstances leading to HIV testing among 59 HIV infected adolescents recruited from New York City HIV clinics. Results showed differences between the heterosexual women and the gay and bisexual men. Most …
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Building blocks of bias: Gender composition predicts male and female group members’ evaluations of each other and the groupThe present research examined how a group's gender composition influences intragroup evaluations. Group members evaluated fellow group members and the group as a whole following a shared task. As predicted, no performance differences were found as a …
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Evaluating Gender-Based Violence Programs in Nigeria and the Central African RepublicMédecins du Monde (MdM) is an international movement of France- based activists who are campaigning to promote social change by providing access to healthcare and social services in crisis and conflict settings. MdM enlisted a Capstone team to evaluate …
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Creating Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries through Gender EqualityAs a summer analyst within the Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan supported the analysis and research of the organization’s impact evaluation projects focusing on women's economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa. “I was …
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Economic Consequences of Proposed Pandemic-Related Cutbacks in MTA Transportation Services and Capital Spending Since March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and policies designed to contain it have had a devastating impact of the economy of New York City and the twelve-county region served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Among other effects, the pandemic …
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The effect of changes in Medicare reimbursement on the practice of office and hospital-based endoscopic surgery for bladder cancerBackground : Procedures performed in the office offer potential cost savings. Recent analyses suggest, however, that a fee-for-service system may incentivize subscale operations and, thus, contribute to excessive spending. The authors of this report …
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Gender Disparities in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease For Older Persons: A Comparative Analysis of National and City-Level DataBackground: Gender disparities in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) have been extensively documented in studies from the United States. However, they have been less well studied in other countries and, to our knowledge, have not been …
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Eliminating the Proposed Reduction in Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActHewett Chiu …
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Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in American Cities (undergraduate)This course examines historic and contemporary patterns of racial and ethnic stratification often found at the center of disputes concerning urban development, the allocation of city resources and unequal distributions of power. Also embedded throughout …Publication
Sibling Rivalry and the Gender Gap: Evidence from Child Health Outcomes in GhanaWhen capital and labor markets are imperfect, choice sets narrow, and parents must choose how to ration available funds and time between their children. One consequence is that children become rivals for household resources. In economies with pro-male …
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Appropriate and inappropriate imaging rates for prostate cancer go hand in hand by region, as if set by thermostatPolicy makers interested in containing health care costs are targeting regional variation in utilization, including the use of advanced imaging. However, bluntly decreasing utilization among the highest-utilization regions may have negative consequences. …
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Gender and the Treatment of Heart Disease in Older Persons in the United States, France and England: A Comparative, Population-Based View of a Clinical PhenomenonBackground: Gender disparities in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) have been extensively documented in studies from the United States. However, they have been less well studied in other countries and, to our knowledge, have not been …
Capstone Projects
Increasing Gender Diversity at the FDNYThe Fire Department of New York (FDNY) currently employs almost 12,000 firefighters, but fewer than 1% of them are women. The FDNY is seeking to increase these numbers so that its firefighter workforce will better reflect the diversity of the population …
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The Population Level Prevalence and Correlates of Appropriate and Inappropriate Imaging to Stage Incident Prostate Cancer in the Medicare PopulationPurpose : According to guidelines most men with incident prostate cancer do not require staging imaging. We determined the population level prevalence and correlates of appropriate and inappropriate imaging in this cohort. Materials and Methods : We …
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Women's Leadership and Gender Equity in ArchitectureThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a membership organization for licensed architects with over 90,000 members and 200 global chapters. The AIA advocates for the value of architecture and provides professional development resources to its …
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Estimated Mortality Increases During the COVID-19 Pandemic By Socioeconomic Status, Race, and EthnicityThis article estimates changes in all-cause mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic by socioeconomic characteristics and occupation for nonelderly adults in the US, using large-scale, national survey data linked to administrative mortality records. …
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Developing tools and cases to promote governance and democracy under decentralizationThe European Union Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities Thematic Program is being developed for the new cycle of E.U. development cooperation to support multi-actor approaches and inclusive partnerships for poverty eradication and sustainable …
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Patterns of Care and Outcomes Associated With Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for Older Patients With Head-and-Neck Cancer Purpose : Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) requires a high degree of expertise compared with standard radiation therapy (RT). We performed a retrospective cohort study of Medicare patients treated with IMRT compared with standard RT to assess …
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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. …
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Panelists tackle gender equity through dialogue on sexual harassment in the workplaceOn December 11, NYU Wagner hosted “ Power Dynamics in the Workplace: Sexual Harassment ” as part of the Office of the Dean’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion programming. The event was co-sponsored with Wagner Women's Caucus and Stonewall Policy Alliance …
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Assessing the Safe Youth Worldwide Initiative in South Africa and the Dominican Republic and Strengthening MSCIs Organizational Capacity Building Technical Assistance for Partner Organizations in DeveloMargaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) seeks to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide by strengthening local partners in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The Capstone team worked with MSCI to enhance …
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Assessing the Safe Youth Worldwide Initiative in South Africa and the Dominican Republic and Strengthening MSCIs Organizational Capacity Building Technical Assistance for Partner Organizations in DeveloMargaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) seeks to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide by strengthening local partners in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific. The Capstone team worked with MSCI to enhance …
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Participants and ProjectsCynthia is a passionate women’s rights advocate dedicated to the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality and social justice for all. She has more than ten years of experience undertaking research, project design, coordination, monitoring and …