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The Tides of Reform Revisited: Making Government Word, 1945-2002The past six decades have witnessed acceleration in both the number and variety of major administrative reform statutes enacted by Congress. This increase can be explained partly by the increased involvement of Congress, a parallel decrease in activity …
Capstone Projects
Generating revenue for the center for the history of medicine and public healthThe Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health (CHM), part of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), was established in 2012. With more than 550,000 volumes, CHM is one of the largest medical library collections in the United States. It holds …
Capstone Projects
LIHTC and Crowd Out: Does Subsidizing Rental Housing Deter Private Investment?The United States government provides federal tax incentives to promote the construction of affordable housing through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. To date, LIHTC has subsidized the construction of over 2 million affordable …
Capstone Projects
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC OPINION FOLLOWING A TERRORIST ATTACK IN OHIOThough Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks make up only a small subset of terrorist events in the United States, they loom large in the public consciousness and receive extensive media attention. The team used a natural experiment to investigate the …
Capstone Projects
Gender-lens Investing: Empowering Female EntrepreneursFunding to female founders is staggeringly low, with research showing that female-led businesses received only 2.2% of global venture capital funding in 2018. Galvanized by that data, the all-female Capstone team developed a venture capital fund to …
Capstone Projects
Building Effective Joint VenturesThe Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers (DJV) is a coalition founded in 2016 with the mission of strengthening the conservation workforce by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The coalition comprises partners from nonprofit …
Faculty Profile
Hillary JalonHillary Jalon is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Hillary is also Vice President, Quality Management at NYC Health + Hospitals. In this role, she oversees quality …
News
NYU Wagner alumni and educators joining New York City's new administrationOver 30 NYU Wagner alumni and educators have been selected to join the new New York City administration under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams. With a wide range of experiences and public service expertise — from education and health to civic engagement …
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22nd Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum—Value-Based Purchasing: One Size Does Not Fit All | March 27
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Validation of the Partin Nomogram for Prostate Cancer in a National SamplePurpose : The Partin tables are a nomogram that is widely used to discriminate prostate cancer pathological stages, given common preoperative clinical characteristics. The nomogram is based on patients undergoing radical prostatectomy at The Johns Hopkins …
Capstone Projects
EXPLORING MIDWESTERN LABOR LAWS AND HOUSING POLICY DURING THE GREAT RECOVERYSix states passed Right-to-Work (RTW) statutes between 2001 and 2017 that made it illegal for employers to require their workers to pay union dues. The team theorized that the loss of union benefits such as regular wage increases, health insurance, and …
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Designing a Process Evaluation System and Data Monitoring FrameworkEmpatico creates virtually connected classrooms to unite students across cultures and geographies, enabling individuals to exercise empathy, navigate adversity, and reconcile differences. Empatico has created a three-month curriculum that leverages the …
Stories
Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake in Conversation with the Honorable Shaun DonovanBy: Sakura Miyazaki On Monday, October 28, 2019, NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake invited students, faculty, and staff to discuss the future of urban policy in cities like New York with the Honorable Shaun Donovan, former Director of the US …
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Amenable Mortality and Neighborhood Inequality: An Ecological Study of São PauloThis article uses an ecological study design to explore intraurban health inequality in São Paulo by examining neighborhood-level changes in mortality amenable to medical care. We use 2003–2013 data for 95 city districts of São Paulo and apply a random …
Capstone Projects
NAVIGATING NYC LOCAL LAW 97: INSIGHTS FROM CO-OPERATIVE
BUILDING OWNERSEnacted in 2019, New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97) requires buildings containing over 25,000 square feet to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The New York League of Conservation Voters enlisted the Capstone team to examine building owners’ …
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Developing a Community Engagement Model for the Redistricting Process The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is a national organization that promotes equity, opportunity, and a robust democracy by partnering with grassroots organizations to build community power and transform the state and local policy landscape. The Voting …
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Co-Lead LabThe first Collective Leadership Laboratory (Co-Lead Lab), a semester-long leadership laboratory, launched in Fall 2017. It offered Wagner students the frameworks and tools to become more impactful and collaborative leaders. The program included an …
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EXEC-GP.2113
Building Effective Teams - Advanced Strategies (EMPA)This four-day course aims to develop your ability to build, lead, and participate in high-performing teams. We will draw from research in psychology, management, strategy, behavioral economics, and sociology to discuss best practices for designing, …Course
PADM-GP.2113
Building Effective Teams - Advanced StrategiesThis four-day course aims to develop your ability to build, lead, and participate in high-performing teams. We will draw from research in psychology, management, strategy, behavioral economics, and sociology to discuss best practices for designing, …News
NYU Wagner’s Class of '19 Urged to ‘Dream Big’ at City Center Convocation Ceremony… system of many cities. At first, he declined the Mayor’s 2014 offer. “You know, so many of us say ‘no’ to …
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Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Evolving Approach in AccraThe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is an arm of the World Bank that evaluates the organization’s project portfolio. The IEG is currently evaluating the World Bank’s Urban Resilience Operations, focusing on how the World Bank is helping its clients …
Capstone Projects
PROTECTING A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IN GUATEMALAThe Association of Forest Communities of Petén (ACOFOP) is an association of 19 community forestry organizations that have successfully managed natural resources in the Petén region of Guatemala since 1995. Despite the social, economic, and conservation …
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Ma Fides Talania, NYU Wagner, Named Global First Runner-Up of the 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation CompetitionThe Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) and the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy have announced the “All-Star”winners of the 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition …