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URPL-GP.2670
Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City SeminarThis interdisciplinary seminar brings together law, urban planning and public policy students to analyze historic and current trends in affordable housing, community development, land use, and housing finance. We use New York City as a laboratory that is …Alumni In Action
Elizabeth OlssonHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? I had a positive experience. NYU Wagner helped me explore different perspectives and fields within the social justice space, and helped me to modify my personal theory of change for …
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Academic Articles and WritingHow Local Government Can Protect Workers' Rights Even When States Do Not Want Them to: Opportunities for Local Creativity and Persistence Despite Double Preemption , (co-author LiJia Gong), Fordham Urban Law Journal , 2024. State Policy Levers to Fight …
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Resilience and Renewal: Labor unions, inspectors, prosecutors and the enforcement of labor laws in Brazil.What happens to a country’s system of labor laws when its government embraces market-oriented reforms? In a twist on the prediction that labor regulations will be repealed, researchers find that laws remain in place but are not faithfully enforced, a …
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Urban solutions to reducing carbon emissions through solid waste disposalThe Regional Plan Association (RPA), in partnership with the World Bank Institute, has initiated the Metropolitan Strategic Planning Lab (MetroLab), a platform for cities across the world to share challenges and solutions to metropolitan planning and …
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Calorie Labeling and Consumer Estimation of Calories Purchased. BACKGROUND: Studies rarely find fewer calories purchased following calorie labeling implementation. However, few studies consider whether estimates of the number of calories purchased improved following calorie labeling legislation. FINDINGS: Researchers …
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URPL-GP.2625
Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable CitiesThis class is about the infrastructure systems that make up the built environment of cities, and that can make cities more or less sustainable and equitable. As humans face concurrent crises of climate change and inequality, most of the earth’s population …Capstone Projects
Risk analysis for land sector anti-corruption interventions in AfricaTransparency International (TI), a global movement working through more than 100 chapters worldwide, envisions a world in which government, business, civil society, and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Worldwide, one in five people report …
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Drug Abuse and Enforcement: Impact of Regulatory Controls on Prescription Drug AbuseIn recent decades, prescription drug abuse has risen dramatically in the United States due to changes in medical attitudes and practices. This shift has resulted not only in a wider distribution of opioids for the treatment of chronic and non-chronic …
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Job Loss and Employment Behavior of Older WorkersThis article uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the employment patterns of workers aged 50 and above who have experienced an involuntary job loss. Hazard models for returning to work and for exiting post-displacement employment are …
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011)Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011), director of community grants, Marguerite Casey Foundation Elizabeth is a philanthropic and nonprofit leader whose career has centered on advancing racial equity through systems change, community partnership, and public …
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Public Service is Identifying Policies that Cause Racial InequalityPublic Service is ... Identifying Policies that Cause Racial Inequality Professor Jacob William Faber discusses his research on residential segregation by race, and how he hopes it will change the public conversation about race and public …
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Commerce Department Creating Nation's First One-Stop Economic Development Platform with the Help of NYU Wagner-led Consortium of Experts… of public service, and director of the school’s Innovation Labs. “There are at least 90 federal programs relevant to …
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MUP Public InformationPAB Criterion 1D/Public Information The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information be posted for the Master of Urban Planning program. Student Achievement One goal of NYU Wagner’s Master of Urban Planning (MUP) Program is to prepare students …
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Migration Choices of the Boomerang Generation: Does Returning Home Dampen Labor Market Adjustment?This paper documents how the decisions of young adults to return to live with their parents (‘boomerang’) may contribute to low or declining levels of out-migration from weak labor markets. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and a locational choice …
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NYU Wagner Seminar - Spring 2026Please join us for the following iterations of the Wagner Seminar Series this coming Spring 2026. A light lunch will be served at each session. Please email christopher.harris@nyu.edu for building access if you are not currently affiliated with NYU. …
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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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Mitigating Corruption Risks in the Land Sector with a Focus on Gender Related IssuesAn international nongovernmental organization, Transparency International fights corruption and abuses of power. In Africa, corruption is one of the largest risks to citizens’ land and property rights. Having identified these issues as a priority, …
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NYU Wagner Students Deepen Capabilities for Collaborative ImpactThis spring, over forty students across NYU Wagner degree programs deepened their capacity for impactful leadership through the Co-Lead Lab Pilot. This new, four-part workshop series sponsored by Leadership in Action at Wagner offered experiential …
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Women's Empowerment Program for Substance Abuse Recovery Fundación Ernesto Sabato has worked in Argentina since 2002 in the fields of culture, education, and social development. One of the Fundación’s most recent projects focused on the issue of substance abuse and its effects on women in the villas of Buenos …
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NYU Wagner Convocation | Classes of 2020 and 2021The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service celebrated the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at New York City Center on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. We are proud of our exceptional graduates and grateful for the opportunity to recognize their accomplishments …
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Spatial Segmentation and the Black Middle ClassEthnographic studies of the black middle class focus attention on the ways in which residential environments condition the experiences of different segments of the black class structure. This study places these arguments in a larger demographic context by …