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The Effect of Phase 2 of the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration on Incentive Payments to Hospitals Caring for Disadvantaged PatientsObjective. The Medicare and Premier Inc. Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID), a hospital-based pay-for-performance program, changed its incentive design from one rewarding only high performance (Phase 1) to another rewarding high performance, …
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Government by the People: Structure, Action, and ImpactPaul Light's co-authored American government textbook was released on September 1 by Pearson Education. This is the 28th edition in the long-running textbook, which dates back to 1952 when James MacGregor Burns joined with Thomas Peltason to write the …
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Student Op-Ed: "I Didn't Vote. It's Not My Fault Though."For the last year, NYU Wagner has run a writing workshop in the Intro to Public Policy course recitation with a goal of giving all Wagner students some instruction in writing best practices. For their first assignment, all students in the class learn how …
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Biothreat detection system co-designed by Prof. Daniel B. Neill garners DHS prizeNYU Wagner Associate Professor of Computer Science and Public Service Daniel B. Neill is the co-recipient of a $50,000 runner-up prize given by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) for the design an early …
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GradesGrading Policy Students will receive grades according to the following scale: A = 4.000 points A- = 3.667 points B+ = 3.333 points B = 3.000 points B- = 2.667 points C+ = 2.333 points C = 2.000 points C- = 1.667 points F (fail) = 0.0 points (A) Excellent: …
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Jessica AlexanderJessica Alexander is a humanitarian aid professional with experience in operations, evaluation and policy. Her career includes global deployments spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. She has conducted large scale evaluations, …
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Environment and obesity in the National Children's StudyOBJECTIVE: In this review we describe the approach taken by the National Children's Study (NCS), a 21-year prospective study of 100,000 American children, to understanding the role of environmental factors in the development of obesity. DATA SOURCES AND …
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Creative State: Forty Years of Migration and Development Policy in Morocco and MexicoAt the turn of the twenty-first century, with the amount of money emigrants sent home soaring to new highs, governments around the world began searching for ways to capitalize on emigration for economic growth, and they looked to nations that already had …
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Wage inequality, health care, and infant mortality in 19 industrialized countriesThis pooled, cross-sectional, time-series study assesses the impact of health system variables on the relationship between wage inequality and infant mortality in 19 OECD countries over the period 1970-1996. Data are derived from the OECD, World Value …
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North-South Knowledge Sharing on Incentive-based Conditional Cash Transfer ProgramsOver the last decade, Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become one of the most widely adopted anti-poverty initiatives in the developing world. Inspired particularly by Mexico's successful program, CCTs are viewed as an effective way to …
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Luciana MermetTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? I currently work with the United Nations Development …
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Jeremy Travis, NYU Wagner Alumnus, Named 2024 National Academy of Public Administration FellowJeremy Travis, a 1977 graduate of NYU Wagner and a prominent figure in justice reform, has been selected as a Fellow in the 2024 Class of the National Academy of Public Administration . Travis, currently a senior fellow at Columbia University’s Justice …
Capstone Projects
Advancing gender equality in Sierra Leone’s land sectorTransparency International (TI) is an international, non-governmental organization devoted to combating corruption. Currently, TI has a national chapter in Sierra Leone and is actively working to assess and mitigate the numerous risks involved in the …
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The Twilight of Liberal Welfare ReformThirty years ago, welfare reform was a liberal issue. In the 1960s and 1970s, government planners proposed that cash welfare benefits be raised and extended to the entire low-income population. But those proposals were rejected, and since the 1970s, the …
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Building an Infrastructure to Support the Use of Government Administrative Data for Program Performance and Social Science ResearchThis article provides an overview of the elements necessary to build a sustainable research data infrastructure. I argue that it needs the financial and intellectual engagement of a community of practice. Most attention has been paid to researchers and …
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Sing Sing Historic Prison MuseumThe Capstone team produced a report examining the planning context and feasibility of a Sing Sing Historic Prison Museum within the walls of the active Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The report is part of a comprehensive resource package for community …
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Community Emergency Response TeamSince 2003, the New York City Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM) has operated the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program as a part of its emergency response and preparedness strategy. The program consists of an 11-week training that uses …
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Stakeholder Perception AnalysisIn 1998, as part of an effort to reunite families safely and more expediently, NYC Administration of Childrens Services - Division for Child Protection began holding Family Team Conferences shortly after children were removed from their home. The …
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Developing a Methodology for Evaluating the Effects of Areawide Rezonings in New York CityNew York City does not currently conduct a routine practice of revisiting area wide rezoning after some years have elapsed to determine whether the consequences were as expected or different from what was anticipated. The Capstone team worked with the New …
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The Role of Program Directors in Treatment Practices: The Case of Methadone Dose Patterns in U.S. Outpatient Opioid Agonist Treatment ProgramsObjective: To describe changes in characteristics of directors of outpatient opioid agonist treatment (OAT) programs, and to examine the association between directors’ characteristics and low methadone dosage. Data Source: Repeated cross-sectional surveys …
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Who’s Involved The members of the International Working Group included: Marco Cangiano served as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department and Head of its Public Financial Management Division, as well as a member of the Public Expenditure and …
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Building New Solidarities between the Economy & NatureClimate change and economic insecurity are the two most pressing challenges for modern humanity, and they are intimately linked: climate warming intensifies existing structural inequities, just as economic disparities worsen climate-induced suffering. Yet …
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Federal Public Service Loan ForgivenessGot Debt? We know that debt matters when you are considering graduate schools and the types of jobs you take after graduating. The Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) and the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan are two options that will …
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Transfer CreditsCriteria Transfer credits may be awarded if they were: Earned for graduate credit; Earned with a B or better; Earned prior to matriculation at NYU Wagner (including Wagner course credits while matriculated elsewhere at NYU); Earned within five years of …