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Gender, sexual orientation, and adolescent HIV testing: A qualitative analysisUsing qualitative data, this article explored the circumstances leading to HIV testing among 59 HIV infected adolescents recruited from New York City HIV clinics. Results showed differences between the heterosexual women and the gay and bisexual men. Most …
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Public Pensions, Public Budgets, and the Risks of Pension Obligation BondsBudgeting is the core financial task in subnational governments. Although limited research has outlined the relationship between the annual operating budget and public pension funds, the existing literature has not considered the manner in which financial …
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Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: Experiences from PRODELSA"The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested this project for the purpose of learning lessons from the implementation of the EUfunded, Nicaraguanexecuted, PRODELSA program. PRODELSA is based on the premise that Nicaraguan Municipal …
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Effectiveness of State Participation in Voluntary Programs for Pollution Control"Regulating pollution levels can be costly for governments and polluters. In hopes of a more costeffective manner for reducing pollution, the EPA launched its first voluntary programs for pollution control in 1991. Such programs form partnerships with …
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Dean's Council Casey Box (GAL ’08, WAG ’11) Director of Global Strategy, The Christensen Fund Casey Box is Director of Global Strategy at The Christensen Fund. Previously, Casey served as the Executive Director of Land is Life, a global network …
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Academic PoliciesDoctoral candidates are required to maintain a "B+" (3.3) average. If a student's grade point average remains below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. All students who elect to apply transfer credit …
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Sustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It"The nonprofit sector survives because it has a self-exploiting work force: wind it up and it will do more with less until it just runs out. But at some point, the spring must break." America’s nonprofit organizations face a difficult present and an …
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Notre façon de voir la pauvreté [How we see poverty]How we think about poverty is colored by how we measure it. For economists, that often means seeing poverty through quantities measured in large, representative surveys. The surveys give a comprehensive view, but favor breadth over depth. Typical economic …
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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and ChallengesMicrofinance was pioneered in the developing world as the lending of small amounts of money to entrepreneurs who lacked the kinds of credentials and collateral demanded by banks. Similar practices spread from the developing to the developed world, …
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Borrowing for the Public Good: The Growing Importance of Tax-Exempt Bonds for Public CharitiesThe importance of tax-exempt borrowing as a capital source to the nonprofit sector has significantly grown over time. Tax-exempt bonds issued by nonprofits has risen from an inflation-adjusted $106.3 billion in 1993 to $388.5 billion in 2010 representing …
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Commuting to Manhattan, A study of residence location trends for Manhattan workers from 2002 to 2009Manhattan, a global center of finance, culture, fashion and media, harnesses a workforce of 2 million people. Regionally, Manhattan is the business hub for the New York metropolitan area, with commuters entering the city every morning from the other four …
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FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A BUYING CO-OPClassWish is a nonprofit organization that provides a way for the public to donate money to fund resources for American K-12 schools and teachers. By virtue of its buying power, ClassWish is able to obtain discounts of 15 to 50 percent on goods for …
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Astrid C. Del RosarioAs a Managed Care Contract Analyst at Valley Health System, what are your main responsibilities, and how do they impact the healthcare system? As a Managed Care Contract Analyst, I oversee and negotiate NSA (No Surprises Act) claims, ensuring compliance …
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Greening InitiativeThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing agency in the nation with over 2,800 employees and an annual operating budget of approximately $480 million. Recently, HPD undertook a Greening Initiative as an …
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The Disruptive Power of RCTsTwo very different kinds of RCTs are used by economists, although they often get lumped together. The first kind is evaluative, used to assess whether a policy or intervention worked or not. Critics worry that privileging these RCTs over other evaluation …
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Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
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Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
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The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life ChancesSeven percent of newborns in the United States weigh in at less than five and one half pounds. These "low birth weight" babies face challenges that others will never know--challenges that begin with a greater risk of infant mortality and extend well into …
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Explaining Sibling Differences in Achievement and Behavioral Outcomes: The Importance of Within- and Between-Family FactorsMost research on child behavioral and cognitive outcomes focuses on the impact of variables measured across families—holding a number of other characteristics constant. However, this research is limited in that it does not capture variation in child …
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Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap Through Impact InvestingBlack families and communities in New York City have been left behind due to systemic racism and exploitative economic policies that have created a vast and persistent racial wealth gap. Hiring and wage discrimination, segregation, redlining, and myriad …
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Innovatix, LLCInnovatix, LLC is a dynamic, full-service group purchasing organization (GPO) that services more than 4,400 alternate site providers throughout the United States. In September of 2003, Innovatix started an initiative in response to members requests aptly …
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Honoring Wagner's Capstone work with The Arthur ProjectNYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is pleased to celebrate the outstanding collaboration between NYU Wagner's Capstone Program and The Arthur Project (TAP), whose team of Advocacy students was honored with this year’s Howard Newman …
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The Unbanked: Evidence from IndonesiaTo analyze the prospects for expanding financial access to the poor, bank professionals assessed 1,438 households in six provinces in Indonesia to judge their creditworthiness. About 40 percent of poor households were judged creditworthy according to the …
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Trust in Charitable OrganizationsPublic confidence in charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way is essential to a high performing nonprofit or charitable sector. Indeed, confidence affects almost everything that matters to the future of the sector, especially the …