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Student Spotlight: Semina Kosti-Stavri (MPA/MBA 2026)… International Student Society (WISS) Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend NYU Wagner? I … styles, and cultural nuances. I’m deeply passionate about advocating for international students, serving as their …
Capstone Projects
Local Government Fiscal Discretion in UgandaThe Government of Uganda began a rapid decentralization process in the early 1990s, devolving service delivery responsibility to Local Governments in an attempt to reduce poverty under the national development framework. The devolution of responsibility …
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Forecasting the Financial Future of Jewish Cemeteries in the New York AreaThe Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) requested a Capstone team to review the finances of regulated Jewish cemeteries in New York. It has been suggested that the expenses of some of the regulated cemeteries in New York City will outdistance their …
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Ignacio Aravena… boosting my quantitative skills while I was also learning about housing and economic development policies from …
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Study by Professor Guo Looks at the Impact of Shift From Minimum to Maximum Parking Requirements in LondonDo we build so much parking in urban areas because it’s needed, or because it’s required? Researchers posit that the market would provide fewer parking spaces if minimum-parking requirements did not exist in zoning laws affecting new residential …
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Geographic variations and temporal trends in cesarean delivery rates in China, 2008-2014… coverage. Objective To provide updated information about cesarean rates and geographic variation in cesarean use …
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Debt, Donors, and the Decision to GiveThere has been a significant amount of work done on the private funding of nonprofits. Yet, despite the enormous size of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the importance of private donations to the sector, and the significance of the sector to public …
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Making its Second Investment, NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) Invests in Company that Teaches Girls to Code… of this innovative experiential opportunity. About the NYU Impact Investment Fund Developed as a joint …
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Prof. Rae Zimmerman chosen to participate in Urban Infrastructure and Extreme Weather Related Events Study… selected to participate in a multi-disciplinary team of about 50 researchers from 15 universities plus other …
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Facing the Futures: Building Robust Nonprofits in the Pittsburgh RegionThe Pittsburgh region faces tough questions as it faces the futures ahead. Will it, for example, find a way to stop its young people from leaving or slip further into the profile of a “weak market” city, with all that means for the erosion of jobs and …
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How WSA President David Aronov Plans to Build Community at NYU Wagner… Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Queens in the most diverse … diverse and I gained a sense of appreciation from learning about different cultures early on. … of Bukharian Jews in New York City, a community of about 50,000 in a single district in Queens, NY. As the …
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Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013)… nonprofit organization, you have to know what’s different about your organization. What makes it special? When I first … you’re going to be answering it forever.” When asked about what’s next for her, Espinosa reflected on her journey … empower one young woman at a time.” For more information about L.O.V.E., you can visit their website . …
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Advanced Certificate and Non-Degree Application Checklist… an updated resume. We encourage you to include information about the following additional activities: Volunteer, public …
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Past Projects… and around the world to strengthen their leadership, learn about cutting-edge leadership and social change research, and … to this project’s efforts. For more information about Fund the People, please visit: www.fundthepeople.org . … and nonprofit organizations to engage in dialogue about social issues. This archive represents our past …
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NYU Wagner Course Brings Public Policy Education to Iconic New York Institutions… could be offered.” She added, “It is one thing to talk about what an organization does, and it is another to witness …
Alumni In Action
Julissa Soriano… Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? In the U.S. Department of …
Capstone Projects
Indonesia Local Government Tax AnalysisAs part of the United States Agency for International Development technical assistance to the Indonesia Ministry of Finance, the project studied new taxes and charges adopted by local governments under the countrys evolving decentralization process. This …
Capstone Projects
Municipal Action to Phase-Out the Use of Perchloroethylene (perc) by Dry CleanersThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Health Hygienes (DOHMH) Office of Environmental Surveillance and Policy (OESP) is charged with gathering, analyzing, interpreting and utilizing data to evaluate the environmental public health needs of …
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Survival and Death in New Orleans: An Empirical Look at the Human Impact of KatrinaHurricane Katrina has been interpreted as both a “metaphor” for the racial inequality that characterizes urban America and as a purely “natural” disaster that happened to strike a predominantly Black city. To resolve these conflicting interpretations, the …
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Health Policy and Management: Health Policy AnalysisNYU Wagner's Health Policy and Management program has been recognized as one of the best in the country. We draw from this program to bring you this Advanced Certificate, offering analytical skills for professionals in health policy. This Advanced …
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Is Segregation Bad for Your Health? The Case of Low Birth WeightThis paper explores the relationship between racial segregation and racial disparities in the prevalence of low birth weight. The paper has two parallel motivations. First, the disparities between black and white mothers in birth outcomes are large and …
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Study Finds Hospital Prices Vary Greatly Under Medicare… insurance sector have been widely studied. But what about prices for Medicare, the public program paying for 40% …
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Business Diversity Strategy for Central Greenwich VillageOver the past decade there has been a significant change in the retail composition of the central part of Greenwich Village. Many of the mom-and-pop shops that once served the needs of local residents have been driven out of business. The Central Village …