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Home Ownership, Social Insurance and the Welfare StateHome ownership has potentially significant consequences for welfare state policy. High owner-occupancy rates may function as private insurance where social spending is low (a substitution effect). Alternatively, state income redistribution policies could …
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Test Score Gaps in New York State Schools: What do Fourth and Eighth Grade Results Show?This report analyzes performance gaps by race/ethnicity, income and gender in New York State schools using fourth and eighth grade math and English language test results. Their results highlight the legacy of racial segregation where many schools have too …
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Enacting Labor Management Cooperation: New Competencies for the New TimesThe public sector currently employs around 40 percent of all union members in the United States. Pressures for cost-effective and quality government services have placed new demands on the labor-management relationship. A fluctuating set of expectations …
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New York Times Spotlights NYU Wagner Convocation Ceremony Keynote AddressThe New York Times online spotlight of 2015 graduation speeches around the country, " Cap and Gown ," highlighted NYU Wagner's Convocation speaker Cody Keenan, the chief speechwriter for President Obama. In The Times ' coverage, Cody was joined by such …
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Evaluating the Economic Implications of Investment in New York City’s Subway SystemBetter public transportation is widely considered to have economic and social benefits. With federal transportation infrastructure spending in decline, local governments are forced to weigh the potential benefits of investment in transportation against …
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Health Evaluation and Analytics LabThe Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab (HEAL) promotes applied research to help health sector organizations evaluate initiatives that seek to improve health outcomes among populations and to improve healthcare delivery practices. HEAL was established in …
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Qatar, the Coronavirus, and Cordons Sanitaires: The Use of Public Health to Define the NationThis article looks at the use of public health strategies to define political membership in the nation. I examine the use of the cordon sanitaire to mitigate the novel coronavirus in Qatar. I argue that it acts primarily as a boundary to map out zones of …
Capstone Projects
The Power of the Pell Grant to Affect Black Enrollment in Higher EducationThe Capstone team evaluated the influence of the Pell Grant on the enrollment of Black students in higher education institutions in 16 southern states, from 1988 to 1998. The Pell Grant is a federally funded program enacted in 1972 to provide basic …
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The Power of the Pell Grant to Affect Black Enrollment in Higher EducationThe Capstone team evaluated the influence of the Pell Grant on the enrollment of Black students in higher education institutions in 16 southern states, from 1988 to 1998. The Pell Grant is a federally funded program enacted in 1972 to provide basic …
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Bronx Outreach Program Pilot ProjectResearch has proven that pre-release planning for incarcerated adults leads to lower recidivism rates. The Capstone team designed the Bronx Outreach Program, a pre-release program that utilizes a family case management model as a method of transitioning …
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Higher Education Research Project: Do College Characteristics Predict Student Success?The Capstone team studied the relationship between college characteristics and student success, both in completing college and in the job market. Three dependent variables were tested: job salary, job satisfaction, and the time taken to graduate. The …
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Monitoring Public Service Delivery Under Indonesias Emerging DecentralizationIn the wake of the 1997 Asian fiscal crises and the demise of the Suharto regime, the government of Indonesia has implemented a decentralization program that is considered the new hope for development and growth in the country. If local government …
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Cost-Benefit Comparative Analysis Between Incarceration and Alternative-to IncarcerationThe Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is the largest nonprofit alternative-to-incarceration agency in New York State. CASES is interested in demonstrating its cost-effectiveness as a strategy for securing adequate public …
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NYU Wagner's Mitchell Moss Named in City and State "Power List"Congratulations to NYU Wagner Professor Mitchell Moss for being named to CityAndStateNY Higher Education Power 50 ! Here's what the publication had to say: "The New York Times has described Mitchell Moss as a 'New Yorkologist.' The transportation expert …
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NAVIGATING THE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMHow should healthcare systems in the US navigate physician shortage? The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to this shortage, but other long-term challenges, such as an aging baby-boomer population and climate change, may further stress physician supply. …
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ASSESSING COMMERCIAL NEEDS IN CENTRAL BROOKLYNPratt Area Community Council, also known as IMPACCT Brooklyn, is a community development organization committed to promoting affordable housing, tenants’ rights, and economic renewal in Central Brooklyn. IMPACCT Brooklyn enlisted a Capstone team to …
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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Impact assessment and monitoring and evaluation frameworkIn 2013, Social Accountability International (SAI), an international NGO dedicated to improving workplaces through social standards, and the Rapid Results Institute (RRI), a nonprofit that implements change management programs in the developing world, …
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The Socio-economic Empowerment Assessment: Addressing poverty and economic distress in clientsIn this paper, we introduce the Socio-Economic Empowerment Assessment (SEEA), a qualitative assessment that uses an ecological framework to better understand the psychological impact of poverty and financial insecurity. The assessment is designed as a …
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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGYPro Mujer supports low-income women in five Latin American countries by providing access to financial services, preventive health services, and education and business training. The organization aims to address the detrimental and pervasive effects of …
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At forum, mayors depict city government as locus of actionMayors of four US cities say cities such as their own are making inroads against problems that Washington has often fumbled or ignored—from opiates to crime, and from assimilating immigrants to fixing roads, reducing energy consumption, and building back …
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Trust, Money, and Power: Lifecycle Dynamics in Alliances between Management Partners and Accountable Care OrganizationsContext Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a prominent payment and delivery model. Though ACOs are often described as groups of health care providers, nearly 4 in 10 ACOs partner with a management company for services such as financial investment, …
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The role of the environment in pediatric practice in Minnesota: attitudes, beliefs, and practicesPediatricians can help limit children's exposures to environmental hazards, but few studies have assessed their comfort with discussing and dealing with environmental health issues. We surveyed the membership of the Minnesota Chapter of the American …
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Primary Care, Social Inequalities, and All-Cause, Heart Disease, and Cancer Mortality in U.S. Counties, 1990.We tested the association between the availability of primary care and income inequality on several categories of mortality in US counties. Methods. We used cross-sectional analysis of data from counties (n=3081) in 1990, including analysis of variance …