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Residential Mobility and the Reproduction of Unequal NeighborhoodsHousing assistance policy has shifted away from project-based assistance toward tenantbased assistance. This shift in approach reflects a common assumption that, if families have the option to find homes on their own in the private market, they will seek …
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The Microfinance Business Model: Enduring Subsidy and Modest ProfitRecent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then depend on low costs. We use proprietary data on 1335 microfinance institutions between 2005 and 2009, jointly serving 80.1 million …
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Migration and development, global South / Mexico-MoroccoIn recent years, the relationship between migration and development has received renewed attention, and analysts, policy-makers, and development experts have returned to the question of how to use emigration to foster economic growth in countries and …
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Samuel VanNormanSam VanNorman is the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) at Signify Health, a CVS company. In his role, he leads analytics strategy and operations to support all aspects of the business, including Home and Community Services (HCS), Value-based Care Solutions …
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Public Policy AnalysisThis Public Policy Analysis concentration in the Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Advanced Certificate draws from NYU Wagner’s policy program to deepen students’ understanding of the way in which public policy and political realities interact at …
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Financial Management & Public FinanceThis Financial Management & Public Finance concentration in the Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Advanced Certificate is designed for students with, or aspiring toward, a career in finance in the nonprofit or public sectors. The curriculum …
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Database SystemsSystem/Service Data Classification Unit Managing Access Approver Notes Advance Restricted NYU UDAR IT Scott Jenks Albert/SIS Restricted Academic Programs Ann Lederman Aleks (Math Tutorial) Restricted Student Services Deb Cabrera …
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Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment students use team-generated Capstone option to launch startup ideasWhile NYU Wagner’s Capstone program has traditionally focused on a direct client project, one of the newer Master of Public Administration specializations has provided students with a chance to take an entrepreneurial approach to the crowning piece of …
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Decentralization, Externalities, and EfficiencyIn the competitive model, externalities lead to inefficiencies, and inefficiencies increase with the size of externalities. However, as argued by Coase, these problems may be mitigated in a decentralized system through voluntary coordination We show how …
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The Effects of Poverty on Child Health and DevelopmentPoverty has been shown to negatively influence child health and development along a number of dimensions. For example, poverty-net of a variety of potentially confounding factors-is associated with increased neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rates, …
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Online Consumption and Mobility Practices: Crossing Views From Paris and ManhattanThe NYU Rudin Center for Transportation and 6t-research office have published the results of a large-scale exploratory survey on the consumption and mobility practices of the population of Paris and Manhattan (NYC). The survey – which can be downloaded …
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Scott MartinScott B. Martin (Ph.D., Columbia University) has taught regularly in the New School’s Graduate Program in International Affairs program since 2005 as well as in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University since 1998. He has held …
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Wagner Students Capture $50,000 Prize in Entrepreneurs ChallengeThree NYU Wagner students won the $50,000 Social Venture Prize in the 2012-13 Entrepreneurs Challenge held at NYU Stern. Their winning idea, called Kinvolved, is a digital app that aims to reduce truancy by providing real-time data on classroom attendance …
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Master of Urban PlanningLearn economic theories, the framework used to regulate land, and get the hands-on experience to visualize data and map planning. Explore … Effectively plan the world's cities with a deep understanding of the issues, contexts, and organizations at play in …
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Integration of substance abuse treatment organizations into Accountable Care Organizations: Results from a national surveyTo meet their aims of managing population health to improve the quality and cost of health care in the United States, accountable care organizations (ACOs) will need to focus on coordinating care for individuals with substance abuse disorders. The …
Capstone Projects
Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management"PlaNYC is a comprehensive effort carried out by the City of New York to address the new pressure on the city's infrastructure from the additional one million residents that are expected to reside in NYC by the year 2030. The Mayor’s Office asked the …
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Environmental Sustainability Project"The Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), a New York State public finance and development authority, enlisted the assistance of the Capstone team to investigate sustainable development opportunities, incentives, and best practices. Research was …
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Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal WaterfrontBrooklyns Gowanus Canal, once a vibrant oyster bed and pristine fishery, is today one of the most toxic waterways in the United States. But with land becoming increasingly sparse in New York City, vacant lots along the canal have the potential to be …
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Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal WaterfrontBrooklyns Gowanus Canal, once a vibrant oyster bed and pristine fishery, is today one of the most toxic waterways in the United States. But with land becoming increasingly sparse in New York City, vacant lots along the canal have the potential to be …
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Gentrification: It's complicatedGentrification: It’s highly charged and complicated. This was a key takeaway when author and magazine writer Michael Greenberg went toe-to-toe with Columbia University urban planning expert Lance Freeman in a thoughtful debate on Nov. 28 over the …
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MPA in Health Policy & Management-MDYour MD coursework will reduce the total number of credits you will need for the MPA to 36, from the standard 45. These 36 MPA credits will be comprised of: 12 Core course credits The core courses are: CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics CORE-GP 1020 Management …
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Adoption of evidence-based clinical innovations: The case of buprenorphine use by opioid treatment programs.This article examines changes from 2005 to 2011 in the use of an evidence-based clinical innovation, buprenorphine use, among a nationally representative sample of opioid treatment programs and identifies characteristics associated with its adoption. We …
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Add/Drop & Course WithdrawalsThrough the start of each term, students have the ability to drop and add courses via Albert . The length of the Add/Drop period varies. Specific deadlines and dates for each term are listed on NYU's Academic Calendar . Please note: Students need …
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Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS)Mission ALAS enhances the NYU Wagner experience by organizing events that are professionally and culturally relevant to students who identify as part of the Latinx diaspora. Rooted in the values of culture, familia, and social justice, we hold vital space …