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Three takeaways on health equity with Marnold Fellow Bill de Blasio Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first speaking engagement as NYU Wagner’s 2023 Marnold Visiting Fellow centered on health equity and allowed attendees to hear first-hand about the governance and administrative capacity necessary to address New York …
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Teaching Reflective Practices in the Action Science/Action Inquiry Tradition: Key Stages, Concepts, and PracticesThis chapter describes an approach for teaching reflective practice in the action science/action inquiry tradition. We offer a theoretical background for our approach and then break it down into three key stages: (1) understanding the social construction …
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Urban Distribution Centers: Means to Reducing Freight Vehicle Miles TraveledThe present study examines the model of freight consolidation platforms, and urban distribution centers (UDCs) in particular, as a means to solve the last mile problem of urban freight while reducing vehicle miles traveled and associated environmental …
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Spatial Lock-in: Do Falling House Prices Constrain Residential MobilityFalling house prices have caused numerous homeowners to suffer capital losses. Those with little home equity may be prevented from moving because of imperfections in housing finance markets: the proceeds from the sale of their home may be insufficient to …
Capstone Projects
THE EFFECT OF POST-SANDY NYC SUBWAY RENOVATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMEOn October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck New York City for 48 hours straight. The storm caused an estimated $19 billion in damage and negatively impacted economic activity in the city. The MTA suffered extensive damage, estimated at $5 billion, forcing …
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ROADMAP TO AN INCLUSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY NATIONAL POLICY AGENDAThe Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is a national nonprofit organization advancing consumer rights and economic and racial equity for survivors of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence. Since 2006, CSAJ has served thousands of …
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E-Hail Regulation in Global CitiesIn recent years—and with increasing speed—global cities are exercising their authority to regulate e-hail services such as Uber, Ola, Lyft, and Didi. This report, by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, describes the current and future regulatory …
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Office of Career ServicesWHAT WE DO The NYU Wagner Office of Career Services (OCS) empowers and facilitates career development for all Wagner students and alumni by supporting the individualized preparation, exploration, and connections to industry resources and networks in order …
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Wagner Student Bryan Matthew Recognized for Leadership by NFBPANYU Wagner’s Bryan Matthew (MPA 2025), a current student in the MPA in Public & Nonprofit Management and Policy program has been honored as one of this year's distinguished scholarship recipients by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators …
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Employment Outcomes AnalysisPalladia empowers individuals to become active, productive members of the community through programs aimed at easing the struggle with addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, and trauma. Palladia wanted a more concrete understanding of the systemic …
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Academic AttireGraduates and degree candidates who wish to participate in NYU Commencement and NYU Wagner Convocation are required to wear academic attire. Graduates can wear the same cap and gown for both ceremonies. A full academic attire set consists of a gown, cap …
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Alumni Spotlight: Mustafa Babak (Global EMPA 2017)Where do you work? I am the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Afghan-American Foundation (AAF), a non-profit organization founded in 2020 to elevate and advance the interests of Afghan-Americans through policy and cultural advocacy, education, …
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EXPLORING THE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY OF K-12 SCHOOLSOlivia Technologies is an ed-tech company working to eliminate the need for internet connectivity and ensure that no child bears the burden of lacking internet access for their learning. The client engaged a Capstone team to understand the landscape of …
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MEASURING ORGANIZATION-WIDE IMPACTExpandED Schools is an education nonprofit that provides after-school programming in New York City, and has served over one million children since 1998. Its mission is to close the learning gap by increasing access to enriched education experiences. Since …
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND DATA VISUALIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PROGRAMServices for the Underserved (SUS) is a nonprofit organization that provides $185 million in services to over 25,000 people annually. SUS has tripled in size in the past seven years and is currently consolidating its programs, clients, and staff to …
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EVALUATING BUS TERMINALS AND REROUTES FOR THE MIDTOWN BUS
TERMINAL RECONSTRUCTIONThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a bi-state agency that operates and maintains tunnels, bridges, and bus terminals, among other transportation facilities. PANYNJ is planning the reconstruction of its Midtown Bus Terminal on its …
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SMART CURBS INITIATIVEIn 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched a Curb Management Action Plan in an effort to reimagine the city’s curb space. The goal of the “Smart Curbs” pilot is to address the evolving urban transportation landscape marked …
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Experimental and Non-Experimental Methods in Development Economics: The Porous DialecticThis paper surveys six widely-used non-experimental methods for estimating treatment effects (instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, direct matching, propensity score matching, linear regression and non-parametric methods, and …
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Paul TainshPaul Tainsh is Principal at The Sustainable Center and Local Issues, an independent, self-owned consulting practice that works with nonprofit and public organizations in the fields of education, arts and culture, social and human services, and community …
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Half the World is UnbankedLimited information on the size and nature of the global population using financial services limits policy makers’ abilities to identify what’s working and what’s not, and it limits financial services providers’ abilities to identify where the …
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The Effect of New Immigrant High Schools on Immigrant Students’ Academic and Social Performance: Causal Evidence from New York City Public High SchoolsOver the past fifteen years, English Language Learners (ELLs) have comprised between 12 and 17 percent of the New York City student population. Since these students face different educational challenges than their native-born and English proficient …
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Student Group Leader ResourcesResources are provided for registered student groups at NYU Wagner through the Wagner Student Association. The resources are created and provided by the Office of Student and Alumni Engagement (OSAE ). For list of compiled resources related to student …
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Why Wagner Online?For more than 80 years, NYU Wagner has been leading positive change. By producing effective leaders, we make an impact that reverberates into the future. The Online Master of Health Administration degree was built upon that solid foundation and …
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The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Mortgage Default Risk: Evidence from New York CityUsing a rich database of non-prime mortgages from New York City, we find that census tract level neighborhood characteristics are important predictors of default behavior, even after controlling for an extensive set of controls for loan and borrower …