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Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen recognized by NYU Wagner with its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion research award… of Ellen’s research colleagues. The article examines the impact of housing choice vouchers on children’s educational …
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Developmental Trajectories Toward Violence in Middle Childhood: Course, Demographic Differences, and Response to School-Based Intervention… intervention. Four waves of data on features of children's social-emotional development known to forecast … curriculum demonstrated positive changes in their social-emotional developmental trajectories and deflections …
News
New Report Explores How Cities and 'Anchor Institutions' Can Collaborate… ambitious goals and working together to achieve them. High-impact partnerships between cities and institutions will only …
Faculty Profile
Laurence Wadler… The Municipal Finance Journal, Volume 21, Number 3 , "The Impact of Lending Velocity on Revolving Fund Performance", …
Publication
Wealth and Poverty in America: A Reader… theoretical and empirical challenges to any student or social scientist. Wealth and Poverty in America is a …
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The Acute Effect of Local Homicides on Children's Cognitive Performance… Findings suggest the need for broader recognition of the impact that extreme acts of violence have on children across …
Capstone Projects
Organizational Evaluation and Implementation Plan… nonprofit organization whose mission is to make positive impact in communities by engaging individuals through …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Model for Bicycle Ridership… open data, the team identified significant physical and social factors that influence how many riders are seen on …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of an electronic health systemThe Wireless Access for Health Initiative (WAH) is a public-private partnership started in 2009 to improve local health governance and access to quality data by health managers, local chief executives, and policymakers in the Philippines. Bringing …
Capstone Projects
Local economic developmentThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) engaged a Capstone team to assist in the evaluation and development of a diagnostic toolbox capable of assessing local economic development (LED) in Least Developed Countries (LDC). The team developed a …
Publication
Pension Participation: Do Parents Transmit Time Preference?A wide range of economic and health behaviors are influenced by individuals’ attitudes toward the future—including investments in human capital, health capital and financial capital. Intergenerational correlations in such behaviors suggest an important …
Alumni In Action
Brandon West… How did being in New York impact your professional journey? I knew I wanted to be …
Capstone Projects
Refining World Connect’s Strategic Approach to Grant-Making… seeking funds from larger institutional donors to scale impact. The organization requested a Capstone team to …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Rural- Based Micro-Credit: A Study of the GirlsTalk! Micro-Credit Pilot Program in Ukewere, Tanzania… developed an evaluation design to measure the process and impact of the GirlsTalks! pilot microcredit program to …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Rural- Based Micro-Credit: A Study of the GirlsTalk! Micro-Credit Pilot Program in Ukewere, Tanzania… developed an evaluation design to measure the process and impact of the GirlsTalks! pilot microcredit program to …
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STAY INFORMED. STAY CONNECTED. STAY ENGAGED.… at Universidad Diego Portales Zachary McDermott is a Social Science Research Monitoring Eval Senior Analyst in the Social and Economic Policy Division at Abt Associates. …
News
Ford Foundation Appoints NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government… with him decades of expertise and a deep commitment to social justice, NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés is joining … leadership in U.S. democracy. With over 20 years in the social change sector, Valdés was most recently the …
Stories
"We Can’t Stop Neighborhoods from Changing"… Urban Policy and Planning at NYU Wagner, is exploring the impact of rising rents in major cities of the U.S., including … Ellen’s work on housing affordability continues to make an impact nationally. Her latest study –featured in a Jan. 5, … What public policies are having a positive long-term impact? We can’t stop neighborhoods from changing; such …
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WAGTalk: Sonia Ospina, "Leading Collectively: Insights From Social Change Organizations"… WAGTalk: Sonia Ospina, "Leading Collectively: Insights From Social Change Organizations" …
Alumni In Action
Claire Hsiang Marx… its brand to reflect the new United Way as a collective impact model. What public service impact do you hope to make through your organization and/or …
Alumni In Action
Sharad Aggarwal, Ellen O’Connell … cash transfer mechanisms, and movement of other resources impact our ability to meet the needs of the population. So … about the ways that the IRC can make the greatest positive impact in Haiti,” O’Connell goes on. “We will draw on deep … capacity and community participation, ensuring that our impact will have lasting value even after the IRC departs.” …
Capstone Projects
ADVANCING MUSIC EDUCATION IN SOUTHEAST QUEENS… a literature review synthesizing the significance and impact of music education, qualitative data on the state and …
News
Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen Explores Impact of Historic District Designations… Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen looks into the impact of historical preservation on New York City … Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen Explores Impact of Historic District Designations …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative is Launched to Explore Role of State and Local Government in Protecting and Advancing Workers’ Rights… Director of Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab, said, “Terri has been an invaluable partner to …