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The Long-Term Effects of Military Conscription on Mortality: Estimates From the Vietnam-Era Draft Lottery… Research on the effects of Vietnam military service suggests … variable (IV) regression models. We suggest that previous research, which has shown that Vietnam-era veterans …
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Measuring Equity at the School Level: The Finance PerspectiveThis article explores conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues in resource allocation at the intradistrict and school levels. With increased attention focused on policies and data related to resources within districts, it is important that …
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Microfinance: Where Do We Stand?… While causation obviously runs in both directions, current research has increasingly emphasized the role of finance in …
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Alumni Spotlight: Coryn Grange (MPA 2021)… the heart of Coryn Grange’s (MPA 2021) work. As a current research associate with the Voting Rights Program at the … ruling which severely weakened the Voting Rights Act. The research in the articles was used during the testimony by the …
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NYU experts address issues for tackling opioid crisis from wide range of perspectives… and Co-Director of the NIH Center for Drug Use and HIV Research at NYU; and Paul Testa, Chief Medical Information … had a big impact, and instead pointed to Medicaid and CDC research budget cuts. “Money is actually going out of …
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Disparities in Access to Revascularization: Evidence from New York… by area of residence, from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS). We conduct multiple … point to the need for more clinical and population-based research to improve the understanding of why race/ethnicity, …
Capstone Projects
Streamlining the NYPH Restraint Data Monitoring Process… in nursing best practices; quality, safety and outcomes; research; education; and service excellence. The Capstone …
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Evaluation of the World Banks Secondary Urban Development Program in the Kingdom of Bhutan… infrastructure. The Capstone team reviewed available research results of the World Bank-Bhutan field team, outputs from other multilateral research teams, and data and documents provided by the Paro …
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NYU Tandon and Wagner project to look below the surface to make NYC more resilient… the NYU Tandon School of Engineering , and Rae Zimmerman , Research Professor and Professor Emerita of Planning and … global consortium of 500 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities united with a desire …
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Introduction: Special issue on housing policy in the United StatesThe recent housing crisis has spawned much reflection among academics, practitioners and policy-makers regarding both the causes and the consequences of this upheaval, especially in the market for owner-occupied homes. But many questions remain. This …
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Event Recap: Careers in Labor Rights PanelOn February 12, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services and the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative hosted a Careers in Labor Rights panel for a thought-provoking discussion on grassroots labor organizing and initiatives for workers’ rights in the city. The …
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Learning from Diversity: A Comparison of Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations… difference. This paper, based on broader dissertation research, compares the intentions and experiences of two …
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Fare Policy Regarding Regular and/or Inflation-related ("Programmed") Price Increases… study. While still the exception rather than the rule, the research shows that programmed fare increases can be viable …
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Obesity: What Policies Address It and How Well Do They Work?… bold? A candy bar tax? Associate Professor Brian Elbel ’s research on America’s obesity epidemic examines how …
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Alumni Spotlight: Anjana Sreedhar (MPA-HPAM 2020)… States. To write the book, Anjana conducted extensive research, gathered details from interviews, and synthesized … that these issues surrounding healthcare were real, and research showed that the pandemic was disproportionately …
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Medical Centers: Manhattan, Brooklyn Extended Care Facility: Queens… process to conduct a survey-based smallpox vaccination research study; participating in root cause analysis …
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Mobility and the Metropolis… moving down the economic ladder as an adult. Other recent research examining mobility among metropolitan areas, … lower mobility. This report adds to the growing body of research as it examines economic mobility across 96 U.S. … begin to answer this question, Pew commissioned original research that, using three longitudinal data sets, measures …
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Does Municipally Subsidized Housing Improve School Quality? Evidence from New York City… as a mechanism to improve urban neighborhoods, but little research studies the impact of such investments on community … solidified in local governments around the country. Our research provides reassurance to policymakers and planners …
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Economic Evaluation of an HIV Prevention Intervention for Seropositive Injection Drug Users… of Intervention for HIV-Seropositive injection drug users-Research and Evaluation (INSPIRE), designed to reduce risky sexual and needle-sharing behaviors in research sites in four US cities (2001-2003). Methods: We …
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Validation of Spanish and English Versions of the Asthma Portion of the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus (BPAS ) Among Hispanics… understood, in part because they are often excluded from research owing to language barriers. Instruments that are …
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From Districts to Schools: The Distribution of Resources across Schools in Big City School Districts… for improving resource distribution patterns. Previous research on intra-district allocations consistently reveals … and student characteristics. Consistent with previous research, we find schools that have higher percentages of …
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From Districts To Schools: The Distribution Of Resources Across Schools in Big City School Districts… for improving resource distribution patterns. Previous research on intra-district allocations consistently reveals … and student characteristics. Consistent with previous research, we find schools that have higher percentages of …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Recommends Book Co-authored by NYU Wagner Professor Jonathan Morduch… The influential book is the result of systematic research on how the global poor – billions of people around …
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Investigations Done Right and Wrong: Government by Investigation, 1945-2012… that compose an “investigation done right.” Light’s research provides data into the quantity and quality of …