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Training East African Filmmakers: An Evaluation of Maisha through the Lens of its ParticipantsMaisha Film Lab empowers East African filmmakers to articulate their visions by providing them with access to world-class film training. Over the past five years, more than 250 East African filmmakers have participated in Maisha's intensive film labs, …
Faculty Profile
Salo Vinocur CoslovskySalo Coslovsky is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU Wagner. His research analyzes how government agencies can protect workers, the environment and consumers while enhancing private firms' ability to compete. Coslovsky began …
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Flying under the radar? The state and the enforcement of labor laws in BrazilIn recent years, developing countries have deregulated, privatized and liberalized their economies. Surprisingly, they have also retained or even strengthened their labor regulations. These contrasting policy orientations create a novel challenge without …
Capstone Projects
Strategic Planning Process, Casal dels Infants del RavalThe Capstone consultant provided the Casal dels Infants del Raval a small nonprofit organization in Barcelona Spain, which is proposing its first strategic planning process. The Capstone consultants activities included conducting an external analysis of …
Faculty Profile
Jacob VictoryJacob Victory is Associate Clinical Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, Director of MPA-Health Policy and Management Program, and Director, MS in Health Law and Strategy Program, a joint graduate degree sponsored by NYU Law and NYU Wagner. …
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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 …
News
Over 200 Participate in 4th Annual Day of ServiceOn Saturday, April 16, over 200 students, staff, faculty, and alumni from the NYU Wagner community joined together in a city-wide day of service. Participants served 16 different organizations throughout NYC, providing nearly 800 hours of service …
Faculty Profile
Lily BatchelderLily Batchelder, the Robert C. Kopple Family Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, is one of the nation’s leading voices on tax law and policy. She is an affiliated professor at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, faculty director of the Furman …
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Toward More Open Democracies: The Expansion of Freedom of Information LawsCain, Bruce E., Patrick J. Egan and Sergio Fabbrini. …
Capstone Projects
Laying the Groundwork for a New HIV/AIDS Public Awareness CampaignThe New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC) is an alliance of more than 200 HIV/AIDS service organizations in New York City and State. Recently, NYACs members became aware that the general public is still uneducated and apathetic about HIV/AIDS. To assess the …
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Getting Started ChecklistNovember Activate NetID Submit deposit [Step 3 in Accepting Your Offer ] Follow instructions from Wagner Admissions for submitting your official undergraduate transcript with the date your bachelor's degree was awarded Complete Free Application for …
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Titus et al. Respond to "Guiding Comprehensive and Equitable Policy"Andrea R Titus, Elle Anastasiou, Donna Shelley, Brian Elbel, Lorna E Thorpe …
Faculty Profile
Vadim GordinVadim Gordin is a healthcare investor, founder, and community builder. He is currently managing partner of Founding.Health, a new venture studio creating human and economic impact in care delivery and operations. Previously, Vadim was Associate Director …
Doctoral Student
Jacob HaasJacob Haas is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner and a doctoral fellow at the Furman Center. His research interests center around housing policy and social safety net programs. Before his time at NYU, he was a senior research specialist at the Eviction Lab, …
Capstone Projects
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ADVANCING GENDER LENS INVESTINGAccion Venture Lab (AVL) is a global early-stage investor in inclusive fintech startups. Over the last two years, AVL has held venture capital fundraising workshops and investor networking sessions with over 80 women fintech founders in 15 countries. The …
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Strengthening the Highway Trust Fund: Short-Term OptionsIn existence since 1956, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is the source of all Federal highway funding and roughly four-fifths of all Federal transit funding. With budgetary firewalls in place since 1998 as a result of the Transportation Equity Act for the …
Capstone Projects
Laying the foundation for a collective impact approach to save mothers’ and children’s livesBeginning in 1912, Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based organization, has supported global health care initiatives for the world’s poor by building healthy, sustainable communities through partnerships and community engagement. As part of …
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MUP CurriculumFocus Area Courses Public Policy and Planning in New York Climate Economics Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities Planning for Emergencies and Disasters Water Sourcing and Climate Change Climate Policy and Politics Topics in Urban …
Faculty Profile
Liz DeMatteisLiz DeMatteis is a Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Liz is a dynamic leader with experience across a wide range of health tech firms. From her 20+-year career, Liz brings broad perspective …
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We All Grow Old: Housing Characteristics, Falls and the Health of SeniorsSewin Chan, Ingrid Ellen …
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Capstone: Learning In ActionRegardless of program/specialization, all students share the same learning goals for Capstone: How to design and execute an extended project for a client organization How to successfully work with a client and relevant stakeholders How to function as a …
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All in the family? Family Composition, Resources, and Sibling Similarity in Socioeconomic StatusNumerous studies have analyzed the effects of family structure, composition, and resources on socioeconomic status attainment. Fewer studies have explored how these family-based factors affect the variation—or the correlation—between siblings in …
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Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3) SpecializationLearn how to deploy entrepreneurial approaches, whether within existing organizations or by launching and scaling ventures that prioritize social good alongside financial returns, developing solutions to address pressing global and local …