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Bringing Information Technology to InfrastructureOver the last decade, the development and operation of conventional infrastructure, such as transportation, water and power systems, has increasingly become dependent on information technologies (IT). Due to the rapid rate of advances in IT, especially …
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Building Homes, Reviving Neighborhoods: Spillovers from Subsidized Construction of Owner-Occupied Housing in New York CityThis article examines the impact of two New York City homeownership programs on surrounding property values. Both programs, Nehemiah Program and the Partnership New Homes program subsidize the construction of affordable owner-occupied homes in distressed …
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NYU Wagner Announces the Appointment of 19 Affiliated and Associated FacultyWe are delighted to announce the appointment of 19 NYU faculty members to five-year terms as Affiliated and Associated faculty at Wagner. These scholars from around the university and from a wide range of disciplines will, as part of the Wagner community, …
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Prof. Robertson Work is out with a book, A Compassionate Civilization, on the urgency of sustainable development and mindful activismA newly published book by NYU Wagner Professor Robertson Work, A Compassionate Civilization , deals with the urgency of sustainable development and mindful activism. It focuses on six areas of social transformation and how to address those as innovative …
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Reimagining Cultural Competence: Bringing Buried Dynamics Into the LightMany organizations attempt to increase cultural competence as one way to foster organizational change to enhance equity and inclusion. But the literature on cultural competence is largely silent on the role of emotion, despite the strong feelings that …
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The growth of cesarean delivery in China the focus of health policy discussionProfessor Jian-meng Liu of Peking University visited NYU Wagner on April 3 to talk about the growth of cesarean delivery in China, and the consequences for long-term child health. Professor Liu, who directs China’s Office of National Maternal & Child …
Faculty Profile
Don WaisanenDon Waisanen is an Adjunct Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is also a Professor in the Baruch College, CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, where he received the Presidential …
Stories
"We Can’t Stop Neighborhoods from Changing"Ingrid Gould Ellen, Faculty Director of the NYU Furman Center, and Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at NYU Wagner, is exploring the impact of rising rents in major cities of the U.S., including New York, where, according to a Furman …
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Difference-in-Differences Methods in Public FinanceRecognizing that cross-sectional data are often insufficient to address the identification problems associated with estimating the effect of government taxation or spending, economists engaged in public finance research often utilize longitudinal data …
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New York: The Future Now There’s a reason New York City is known, to many, simply as “The City.” In many ways, it's a model metropolis, teeming with energy, innovation, and diversity. And that’s no accident. According to Mitchell L. Moss , Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban …
Capstone Projects
Queens Community Assessments: An Analysis of the Strengths and Needs of Youth and Families in Far Rockaway and JamaicaSafe Space is a nonprofit organization serving over 20,000 children and families in New York City who are dealing with a range of complex issues, including child abuse and neglect, substance abuse, domestic violence and mental health concerns. Safe Space …
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The Political and Fiscal Consequences of the Enumeration of Prisoners by the U.S. Census BureauThe United States decennial census enumerates prisoners and other institutionalized persons in the facilities in which they are housed, as opposed to the communities where they regularly reside. The past several decades have seen dramatic growth in the …
Capstone Projects
Global Education InitiativeThe Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. CCSSO is launching a new Global Education Initiative to become a global leader in sharing best education policies and …
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Global Education InitiativeThe Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. CCSSO is launching a new Global Education Initiative to become a global leader in sharing best education policies and …
Capstone Projects
Water and Sanitation Management in Cuenca: How Ecuador's Third Largest City Employs Strategic Partnerships and Local Ownership to Deliver Services to its Booming PopulationThe purpose of this Capstone project was to create a case study on water and sanitation development in Cuenca Ecuador, based on loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the Cuencan water utility company called ETAPA. To evaluate these …
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Voter Turnout in NYC: Results from the 2008/2009 Elections and Strategies for 2012/2013New York City’s most recent mayoral election yielded the lowest voter turnout since 1969 with only 26 percent of the 4.1 million registered voters casting a ballot. The Voter Assistance Commission is responsible for identifying under-registered segments …
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Family Background, Race and Labor Market InequalityFor decades, social scientists have relied on sibling correlations as indicative of the effect of “global family background” on socioeconomic status. This study advances this line of inquiry by drawing on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to …
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Research and evaluation of best practices for capital maintenance budgetHudson River Park, the second longest waterfront park in the United States, has transformed four miles of decaying piers and parking lots along Manhattan’s West side into a beloved, urban recreational paradise, attracting 17 million visits each year. …
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Everyday conflict and stress among older African American women: Findings from a focus group study and pilot training programOlder African American women are at high risk for morbidity due to anger suppression and stress. Yet sources of everyday stress and conflict in the lives of older African American women have not been documented. Such information is essential for …
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The Impact of NYC Middle School Closures on Student AchievementWith more than 1.1 million students, the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) is the largest public school system in the country. Over the last decade, the NYC DOE has been at the center of one of the country’s most aggressive and controversial …
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Strengthening Hazon’s New York Bike RideHazon is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthier, more sustainable communities in the Jewish world and beyond. For more than a decade, Hazon has held a multi-day fundraising bike ride, considered to be the organization’s most powerful, …
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What Passes and Fails as Health Policy and ManagementThe field of health policy and management (HPAM) faces a gap between theory, policy and practice. Despite decades of efforts at reforming health policy and health care systems, prominent analysts state that the health system is ‘‘stuck’’ and that models …
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Oportunidades para a exportação de produtos compatíveis com a florestaWhat activities can boost the low-carbon, regenerative economic development of the Amazon in this decade? The most frequent answers involve the processing of raw materials that are now sold in their raw state, the sale of forest carbon credits and the …
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State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, 2012Six years ago, the housing bubble burst and sent the nation spiraling into the most severe recession since the Great Depression. Today, encouraging signs of recovery—sustained employment growth, rising housing starts, increased numbers of home sales, and …