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Mapping the Shifting Course of NYC's Gay Pride ParadeIn a new interactive map , the Rudin Center for Transportation at NYU Wagner tracks the changing route of the Gay Pride Parade through its nearly half-century history in New York City. The evolution of the parade's course, and of the media's words to …
Alumni In Action
Scott ClarkeBetween 2006 and 2007, Scott Clarke (MPA 2008) spent a year working at a youth development organization in South Africa. It wasn’t long, however until he recognized that what he was doing was not addressing the scale of the need he saw in the country. He …
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Communicating Tax Penalties to Delinquent Taxpayers: Evidence from a Field ExperimentWe analyze a large field experiment conducted with the Colorado Department of Revenue to study the presentation of financial incentives and social norms in tax delinquency notices. We find that notices that highlight and provide information about …
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Do Vouchers Protect Low-Income Households from Rising Rents?Using restricted administrative data on the voucher program, we examine the experience of voucher holders in metropolitan areas with rising rents. While some of our models suggest that rising rents in metropolitan areas are associated with a slight …
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Sam BerzokWhere do you work? Describe your current job and how your role contributes to making an impact. I am an Analyst at Moody's Ratings. In the Public Finance Group, we provide credit analysis of public and nonprofit entities for bond investors. Evaluating …
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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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PADM-GP.4155
Disability, Policy and Leadership-Building an Accessible WorldAdvancements in awareness and understanding have led to greater equity and inclusion in society for people with disabilities and health conditions. Developments such as the establishment of Disability Studies as an interdisciplinary field in the 1980’s …Capstone Projects
State Preparation for Recession: The Rainy Day FundThe Capstone team evaluated the effectiveness of Rainy Day Funds on easing the fiscal stress experienced by state governments during a recession. As a result of the last recession which ended in 1992, states have created Rainy Day Funds as a mechanism to …
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PublicationsIssue Brief: How State and Local Government Can Support Workers’ Right to Form and Join Unions By Terri Gerstein | April 22, 2025 For nearly a century, the right to form and join unions has been established by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). That …
Capstone Projects
Communication ProjectThis Capstone project was designed to provide evidence-based strategies to assist Maimonides Infants & Children’s Hospital (MICH) in developing a Patient and Family Communication Book and Resource Guide to enhance and facilitate patient-centered care and …
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Guatemala ProjectAfter decades of internal conflict and highly centralized government, the Republic of Guatemala is embarking on reforms designed to ease the social, economic, and political problems plaguing the country. A key priority is the gradual decentralization of …
Capstone Projects
Guatemala ProjectAfter decades of internal conflict and highly centralized government, the Republic of Guatemala is embarking on reforms designed to ease the social, economic, and political problems plaguing the country. A key priority is the gradual decentralization of …
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HPAM-GP.2846
The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems course is designed to provide students with an up close perspective of how large health systems operate. Using real life case studies, expert insight, and relevant reading materials the course will outline …Capstone Projects
Developing Impact Measurement and Sustainable PartnershipsHigh Water Women is a nonprofit organization focused on the economic empowerment of women and youth. The organization enlisted the Capstone team to solve its lack of sustainable funding sources and cohesive programming. To attract funders, High Water …
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ANALYZING RISK FACTORS FOR ADVERSE OUTCOMES TO COVID-19 FAIR Health is a nonprofit organization committed to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and insurance. The organization engaged a team to uncover the most important risk factors for adverse outcomes to COVID-19 (such as hospitalization and …
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PNP - Policy - Checksheet… recommended as the 2 courses to take prior to capstone) 1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring) CAP-GP 3148 (Fall) AND CAP-GP 3149 … 2203, PADM-GP 2441; AND PADM-GP 2172 strongly recommended 1.5 credits (Fall) AND 1.5 credits (Spring) …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Malcolm Araos and Rebecca Goldstein to Faculty The NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has added two full-time faculty members beginning for the 2025–26 academic year, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Service Malcolm Araos and Assistant Professor of Political Science …
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ASSESSING AN ORGANIZATION’S ROLE IN MOVEMENT-BUILDINGTakeRoot Justice (TRJ) leverages legal and policy expertise to help community-driven movements dismantle systems of racial, economic, and social oppression. TRJ engaged a Capstone team to evaluate its role in community campaign advancement and ensure that …
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Assessment of food waste disposal in New York CityFood waste accounts for 31 percent of total NYC waste. Currently, food waste is collected by trucks and transported to landfills. Given land shortages, and the adverse environmental effects of landfills, the Office of the Manhattan Borough President …
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Bachelor's-Master's Program Portal… Specializations MPA or MUP Sequencing to Graduate in 1 Year In order to complete an MPA or MUP degree in one …
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Rae Zimmerman… and Processes (CRISP) Type 1: Reductionist and Integrative Approaches to Improve the …
Capstone Projects
COASTAL STORM PREPAREDNESS FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS AND THE STORM SHELTER SYSTEM… the agency with two coastal storm preparatory challenges: (1) determining nationwide best practices for evacuating …
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ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE TO GUIDE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONSFor over a century, the Provident Loan Society has been providing access to cash to New Yorkers in need, with a special focus on immigrant and impoverished populations. The nonprofit client engaged a Capstone team to investigate the contributing factors …
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Effects of childhood obesity on hospital care and costs, 1999-2005Childhood obesity is increasingly recognized as an epidemic, but the economic consequences have not been well quantified. We evaluated trends in obesity-associated hospitalizations, charges, and costs using 1999-2005 data from a nationally representative …