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BA-MPA and BA-MUP with Gallatin School of Individualized StudyStudents at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study are already steeped in multi-disciplinary study and thinking big. If you’re a Gallatin student, then NYU Wagner has a challenge for you: join us for our BA-MPA or BA-MUP program in collaboration …
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Financial Access Initiative (FAI) Launches Research Study to Shed Light on Hidden Lives of Small FirmsThe Financial Access Initiative (FAI) , together with The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth announced the launch of The Small Firm Diaries , a global research initiative that will provide unprecedented insight into the financial lives of small …
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The Shape of Guaranteed IncomeEven when the economy was humming, before COVID-19 hit, having a steady job didn't guarantee escape from money troubles. At the end of 2019, 16 percent of Americans surveyed by the Federal Reserve reported that they wouldn't be able to cover their bills …
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Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case StudyWe examine gender differences among the six PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information on trainees and their advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the …
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Rethinking International Support for Managing Public FinanceCurrent approaches to improving the management of public finance focus on achieving a standard trinity of objectives—fiscal discipline, allocative efficiency, and operational efficiency—by adhering to a well-defined set of processes and conventions. These …
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Racial Dynamics of Subprime Mortgage Lending at the PeakSubprime mortgage lending in the early 2000s was a leading cause of the Great Recession. From 2003 to 2006, subprime loans jumped from 7.6% of the mortgage market to 20.1%, with black and Latino borrowers receiving a disproportionate share. This article …
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Twitter Response to the United States Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations against Screening with Prostate Specific AntigenObjective : To examine public and media response to the United States Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) draft (October 2011) and finalized (May 2012) recommendations against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing using Twitter, a popular social …
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The Effects of Neighborhood Change on New York City Housing Authority ResidentsNew York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing apartments make up more than 5 percent of New York City’s housing units, and provide over a quarter of rental housing affordable to New Yorkers with low and moderate incomes. Most New York City …
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Transportation During Coronavirus in NYC, July 2020Sarah M. Kaufman Mitchell L. Moss Kelsey B. McGuinness Nicholas R. Cowan Charles E. Rudner With research assistance from: Olivia Limone, Jenee Malloy, Josh Koh, Katherine Rivard, and Rachel …
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Pediatrician attitudes, clinical activities, and knowledge of environmental health in WisconsinPediatricians can reduce exposures to environmental hazards but most have little training in environmental health. To assess whether Wisconsin pediatricians perceive a relative lack of self-efficacy for common environmental exposures and diseases of …
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Public Opinion and Constitutional ControversyAmerican politics is most notably characterized by the heated debates on constitutional interpretation at the core of its ever-raging culture wars, and the coverage of these lingering disputes is often inundated with public-opinion polls. Yet for all …
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Changing Labor Market Opportunities for Women and the Quality of Teachers, 1957 - 2000This study focuses on the changing labor-market opportunities for women, and teacher quality in the U.S., from 1957 to 2000. The study data consist of longitudinal surveys of five cohorts of high-school graduates. These five surveys are alike in that they …
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The Role of Diabetes Mellitus in the Higher Prevalence of Tuberculosis Among HispanicsOBJECTIVES: This research studied the relative contribution of diabetes mellitus to the increased prevalence of tuberculosis in Hispanics. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted involving all 5290 discharges from civilian hospitals in California …
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Natural Hazards Research & Applications InformationThe terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, resulted in a disaster that was unusual in U.S. experience in a number of ways: the densely developed and populated disaster site (in New York City); the type of buildings and infrastructure that were damaged; …
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Employment and Retirement Following a Late Career Job LossThe frequency of job loss among workers in late career has risen disproportionately in recent years. During the early 1980s, displacement rates for 55-64 year olds were the lowest of any age cohort but by the recession of the early 1990s, they had the …
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Measuring and Monitoring Children’s Well BeingBen-Arieh, A., Kaufman, N.H., Andrews, A.B., George, R.M., Lee, B.J. & Aber, J.L. …
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NYU Wagner student chosen as a US Presidential Management Fellow finalistNicholas Merckling (MPA 2019) has been named a US Presidential Management Fellow finalist, giving him the opportunity to work in a Federal agency at any time over the next 12 months. The Class of 2019 was announced on Nov. 20 . Bearing the Presidential …
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The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2014The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2014 report, published annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each …
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Access to, use of and satisfaction with health services among adults enrolled in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy: evidence from the 2008 National Household SurveyObjective To assess the effects of participation in Brazil’s primary healthcare programme (the Family Health Strategy or FHS) on access, use and satisfaction with health services among adults. Methods Data are from the 2008 National Household Survey …
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Feasibility of implementing rapid oral fluid HIV testing in an urban university dental clinic: a qualitative studyBackground More than 1 million individuals in the U.S. are infected with HIV; approximately 20% of whom do not know they are infected. Early diagnosis of HIV infection results in earlier access to treatment and reductions in HIV transmission. In 2006, the …
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Samuel SchaffzinWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because I felt it would provide me with the fundamentals that I needed to launch a career in the broad field of public health and healthcare, and across the government, non-profit, and private …
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State of Awareness: The Effects of State Characteristics on Awareness and Uptake of the Earned Income Tax CreditThe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the nation’s largest income-support program for poor and low-income families. Advocates of the EITC note that it assists low-income families by reducing their tax burdens, supplementing their wages, and helping to …
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State of Awareness: The Effects of State Characteristics on Awareness and Uptake of the Earned Income Tax CreditThe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the nation’s largest income-support program for poor and low-income families. Advocates of the EITC note that it assists low-income families by reducing their tax burdens, supplementing their wages, and helping to …
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Christopher S. BesserDr. Christopher S. Besser received his PhD in Health Services Research, Management, and Policy at the University of Florida in December 2014. He retired from the US Army in 2022, after 22 years of service as a Medical Service Corps Officer. He has had the …