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Using Electronically Available Inpatient Hospital Data for ResearchDespite a push to create electronic health records and a plethora of healthcare data from disparate sources, there are no data from a single electronic source that provide a full picture of a patient’s hospital course. This paper describes a process to …
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NYU Wagner Releases ‘NYC 2025’ Comprehensive, Inclusive Policy Proposals for New York City’s Economic RecoveryNew York University’s Wagner School of Public Service today published 15 thoughtful, forward-thinking proposals laying out a practical path for the next Mayor and City Council to follow to ensure a more inclusive post-pandemic recovery for all. Papers …
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Advanced Certificate and Non-Degree Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Offered in the Fall semester and the Spring semester Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must …
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Money for Nothing? Pension Obligation Bonds and Government SpendingCalabrese, Thad., Ely, T. L. …
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Diversity: OverviewThis reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation.Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Connects …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative is Launched to Explore Role of State and Local Government in Protecting and Advancing Workers’ RightsAmid increased interest in workers’ rights, New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has launched the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative , a new hub of research and practice that will focus on the role and powers of governments …
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Accessibility of America’s Housing Stock: Analysis of the 2011 American Housing SurveyThe American Housing Survey (AHS) is the most comprehensive national housing survey in the United States. Since 2009, AHS has included six core disability questions used in the American Community Survey. The questions address hearing, visual, cognitive, …
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State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods 2011The Furman Center is pleased to present the 2011 edition of the State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods. In this annual report, the Furman Center compiles statistics on housing, demographics and quality of life in the City, its five boroughs …
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State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, 2012Six years ago, the housing bubble burst and sent the nation spiraling into the most severe recession since the Great Depression. Today, encouraging signs of recovery—sustained employment growth, rising housing starts, increased numbers of home sales, and …
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How U.S. Private Foundations Change Payouts Based on Financial Shocks: Revealed Publicness or Revealed Privateness?Thad Calabrese and Todd Ely …
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Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Procedural Stress in Medical Intern Simulated Performance: A Randomized Controlled Pilot TrialObjectives: Simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) programs have been shown to be beneficial to improve procedural skill acquisition. However, simulated procedure performance can be affected by a host of factors, including stress. This investigation …
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Executive Master of Public Administration Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Only offered for the Fall semester. Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must be postmarked by …
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Financial Reporting Practices for Government Conduit Debt ObligationsTodd L. Ely and Thad Calabrese …
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Understanding and Measuring Endowment in Public CharitiesThis note delineates different motivations for holding endowment by nonprofits, analyzes the definitions and measurement of endowment in the literature, and details newly available data on endowment contained in the Form 990 since 2008. More than 43% of …
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Student Spotlight: JD Mazuera Arias (MPA 2024)As a new Master of Public Administration student and Bloomberg Public Service Fellow, JD is drawing from his personal experience with immigration and enthusiasm for policy to make an impact in Latine community advocacy. Can you share a bit about yourself …
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Paula Sevilla NúñezCan you share your journey into affordable housing and housing justice? What initially drew you to this field, and how did your time at NYU Wagner shape your path? My interest in housing comes from a desire to fight inequality in our societies. I decided …
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Public Borrowing for Private Organizations: Costs and Structure of Tax-Exempt Debt through Conduit IssuersTodd L. Ely and Thad Calabrese …
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Leveling the Playing Field: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and Tax-Exempt Borrowing by Nonprofit Colleges and UniversitiesAs part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, non-hospital nonprofit organizations were subject to a $150 million cap on tax-exempt debt outstanding. This federally-imposed constraint was lifted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. This paper examines how this …
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To Give Is to Get: The Promotional Role of Investment Bankers in Local Bond Elections.Public managers and elected officials are generally restricted from supporting election campaigns with public resources. In the case of legislative referenda, the public stakeholders responsible for putting a policy question on the ballot must play a …
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Borrowing for the Public Good: The Growing Importance of Tax-Exempt Bonds for Public CharitiesThe importance of tax-exempt borrowing as a capital source to the nonprofit sector has significantly grown over time. Tax-exempt bonds issued by nonprofits has risen from an inflation-adjusted $106.3 billion in 1993 to $388.5 billion in 2010 representing …
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Pension Obligation Bonds and Government SpendingWe examine the use of pension obligation bonds (POBs) as a financing strategy to address the effects of unfunded pension liabilities on government operating budgets. POBs are publicly marketed as money-saving mechanisms that reduce pension system payments …
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Reader in Gender, Work and OrganizationThis reader uses an alternative approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. Presents students with an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. Connects …