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Borrowing to SavePoor families often borrow even when they have savings sufficient to cover the loan. The practice is costly relative to drawing down one’s own savings, and it seems particularly puzzling in poor communities. The families themselves explain that it is …
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Event Recap: Public Science is for The People with Jason CoupetOn April 9, 2025, Jason Coupet delivered a lecture titled "Public Science is for The People" at NYU Wagner’s Main Event Space. Coupet, an associate professor at Georgia State University, is the recipient of the 2025 Jacob K. Javits Professorship at NYU, …
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Anita Lederer… generally are the ones making sure we have volunteers at events and people are engaging with the issues we want them …
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CYC: The S.E.E. Strategies… How can attendance at events contribute to CYC? Is attendance all that is required … informed questions? How might offering to speak at certain events further my career development strategy? If I can’t get … Events New York City and NYU are full of events related to …
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Arden LevineWe'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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Projects - ICIS… 14, 2015) URBAN RESILIENCE TO EXTREME WEATHER RELATED EVENTS SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH NETWORK (UREx SRN) , Project … home to over 35 million residents) . . . The extreme events that this project will focus on include urban … resilience in the face of a higher incidence of extreme events, more culturally diverse communities, and continued …
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Participants and Projects… amongst themselves and with the opposite sex. Future events will include interactions with role models and … and conducted several meetings and a community outreach events. She was able to work with local leaders and community … Christabel is currently the Projects and Events Coordinator at the Richbone Initiative Foundation, an …
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Risk Communication for Catastrophic Events: Results from Focus Groups… to risk communication in very extreme and catastrophic events, and (2) to obtain risk communication content within … Risk Communication for Catastrophic Events: Results from Focus Groups …
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Eric KimWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I was working in NYC government and Wagner had an excellent reputation with my colleagues and peers. I wanted a school that offered a practical, real-world education that I could also fit into my full-time …
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The Welfare State and Infant MortalityThis article seeks to understand the effects of welfare-state spending on infant mortality rates. Infant mortality was chosen for its importance as a social indicator and its putative sensitivity to state action over a short time span. Country …
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Skipping the Bag: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Disposable Bag RegulationRegulation of goods associated with negative environmental externalities may decrease consumption of the targeted product, but may be ineffective at reducing the externality itself if close substitutes are left unregulated. We find evidence that plastic …
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Peter Grace… Reflecting on your time outside of the classroom (social events, orientations, trainings, etc.), can you describe one … with the Wagner community as an alumnus (i.e. attending events, mentoring students, maintaining connections with … moved to Washington DC. That said, I try to attend alumni events in DC, I keep in touch with a number of my really …
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Alumni Spotlight: Nilbia Coyote (MPA 2011)… by being involved in many research projects and/or events organized by students. How did you determine your …
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Street standards as parking policy: rethinking the provision of residential street parking in American suburbsThis paper examines the parking mandate in residential street standards in the U.S. Based on literature review and a national survey of 97 principal cities in the top 52 metro areas, it reveals two unjustified assumptions behind the mandate: traffic lanes …
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Booms, busts, and babies' healthIn this paper we study the relationship between the unemployment rate at the time of a baby's conception and health outcomes at birth, and we explore whether this relationship is due to the effect of the unemployment rate on fertility decisions or on the …
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About The Labor Initiative… through authoring op-eds and commentary, and by hosting events and providing data-informed insights to reporters and …
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Bolstering the Housing Safety Net: The Promise of Automatic StabilizersWhile social insurance programs help to buffer the effects of economic downturns, these programs have many gaps in coverage. In the face of income losses and unexpected expenses, households are not able to quickly adjust housing consumption. Homeowners …
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City & State Tabs Three NYU Wagner Alumni For 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100… its growth, setting record attendance for its Latin Dance events and expanding its public arts program. 43. Heather …
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Alumni Spotlight: Joi J. Rae (MPA-PNP 2018)… I put together panels, apply for awards, and attend events that help to raise awareness about our work. It's a …
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CoursesWith over 150 courses to choose from, generally held after 5:00pm, you’ll learn the basics of management, policy, and finance, and be able to dig in deeper into the issue areas you’re passionate …
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Event Summary: From Urban Decay to Urban Agriculture… volunteering in the community or hosting large-scale events on campus, the WFPA is working toward providing …
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John Brademas Center of New York University… films, symposia, exhibition and performance and other events are scheduled to bring perspectives, research, and …
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Economics of Housing Market SegmentationOver the years, economists have debated the extent to which the assumption of a single housing market in a city or region is reasonable. Some have argued that in estimating housing prices, the housing market should be stratified into a series of separate …