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Do Changes in Pension Incentives Affect Retirement? A Longitudinal Study of Subjective Retirement ExpectationsThis paper investigates the responsiveness of individuals’ retirement decisions to forward-looking measures of pension accumulations. In contrast to previous research, we use within-person variation in retirement incentives and are able to control for …
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Baton Rouge Neighborhood Revitalization: Generating Community Value and Prioritizing Self-governance… extensive research, interviewed practitioners and experts, and traveled to Baton Rouge to engage with local …
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United Nations Aid Flow in Syria… extensive background research, including interviews with experts and academics, the team wrote a report detailing the …
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Understanding Healthcare Constituencies For Deeper Engagement … and health equity. Comprised of over 2,000 healthcare experts, NYAM’s professional network includes change agents …
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Promoting Free Tax Preparation Services to Low- and Mid-Income Filers … a consumer survey, interviews with subject matter experts and community stakeholders, and a review of paid tax …
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DONOR CULTIVATION AND STEWARDSHIP… and analyzed surveys of stakeholders and field experts. The team's research culminated in a set of …
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Meet the NYU Wagner Faculty — Professor Mitchell L. MossProfessor Mitchell L. Moss, Henry Hart Rice professor of urban policy and planning and director of the Rudin Center for Transportation, has been described as a "New Yorkologist" by The New York Times. In 2019, Professor Moss was appointed by Mayor de …
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A Social Justice Agenda for the Incoming NYC Administration – Dec. 8 … 2025 Road to Recovery initiative, which brings together experts in and outside of New York University to formulate …
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POLICY ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR REFUGEE HOUSING SOLUTIONS… with public and nonprofit resettlement and housing experts, and with refugees who have gone through the …
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NYU Wagner Hosts Panel on Navigating Federal Healthcare Policy ChangesH.R.1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is projected to significantly reduce federal healthcare spending and increase the number of uninsured individuals over the next decade. In anticipation of these significant changes to the healthcare policy …
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Utilizing stakeholder insight to enhance user experience and guide future growth strategyWords without Borders (WWB), an organization dedicated to enhancing cultural understanding by promoting translations of international literature, is looking for ways to expand its reach and engage more readers. Through preliminary research on WWB’s …
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The Port Authority Region and Foreign Exports: Prepared for the Centennial Symposium of The Port Authority of New York and New JerseyDuring the past hundred years, the Port Authority region has undergone a dramatic transformation, from an economy based on manufacturing to one tied to advanced business services. This report highlights the way in which services have emerged as the …
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Alumni Spotlight: Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015)Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015), Founder and Executive Director, Barbershop Books Alvin is the founder and executive director of Barbershop Books , a national literacy nonprofit that partners with neighborhood barbershops to help Black boys and other children …
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Involving Municipalities in the Delivery of Education Programs in Mexico GEMUN: An Experiment in Education DelegationCONAFE, a federal institution created in 1971, seeks to generate greater educational access and increase retention/achievements in marginalized localities in Mexico. In order to advance the cooperative federalism approach to public service delivery, …
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Enhancing the Connectivity of the Prospect Expressway… officials, city and state agencies, and subject matter experts to develop a roadmap to prioritize future investment …
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Assessing the Feasibility of a Shared Services Platform for Education Centers… in NYC. The team analyzed existing SSP models, interviewed experts, discussed services with potential clients, estimated …
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DECENTRALIZATION AND COASTAL RESILIENCE… conducted extensive research and consulted both World Bank experts and professionals working in Bangladesh and the …
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PROTECTING A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IN GUATEMALA… the scope of work, conducted research, and interviewed experts. The centerpiece of the team’s work was a detailed …
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NYU Wagner's Mitchell Moss Named in City and State "Power List"Congratulations to NYU Wagner Professor Mitchell Moss for being named to CityAndStateNY Higher Education Power 50 ! Here's what the publication had to say: "The New York Times has described Mitchell Moss as a 'New Yorkologist.' The transportation expert …
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Retirement Contribution Rate Nudges and Plan Participation: Evidence from a Field ExperimentSimple interventions like changing the default or sending a short message can induce individuals to save more for retirement. However, messages that emphasize high savings rates may increase the amount that savings plan participants save while reducing …
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GUIDING THE TRANSITION TO SHARED SERVICES: A TOOLBOX FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES… standardization and customization and interviewed industry experts to inform technical and managerial guidelines, …
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IMMIGRANTS' ACCESS TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN NEW YORK CITY… The team executed interviews with stakeholders and experts and conducted focus groups with immigrants throughout …
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Impact of the office of national drug control policy reauthorization act of 2006 on illicit drug use… heroin, morphine, and prescription painkillers, other experts warn of the potential for misuse of the addiction …
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Consumer Protection in the 21st Century: How Can New Collaborative Technologies Enable Citizens to Add Value to the Regulatory Functions of Government?… policy students, policymakers, regulators, and technology experts collaborated and brainstormed in order to design …