Making an Impact
Focus Areas
- Cities
- Communication Skills
- Data Science and Data Management
- Education
- Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability
- Health Policy and Management
- Inequality, Race, and Poverty
- International Development and Humanitarian Action
- Nonprofits and Government
- Philanthropy and Fundraising
- Program Evaluation
- Social Justice and Democracy
- Transportation
Centers & Initiatives

The Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
The NYU Furman Center advances research and debate on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy.

Financial Access Initiative
The Financial Access Initiative is a research center focused on exploring how financial services can better meet the needs and improve the lives of poor households.

The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management
The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management explores challenges in transportation and infrastructure.
Research and Publications
The patient double bind: Seeking outsiders while creating insiders
Social Science & Mecidince, 383.
The Long-Term Effects of Income for At-Risk Infants: Evidence from Supplemental Security Income
American Economic Review, Vol. 115 (Sep 2025), pp.3081–3129.
American Economic Review
Poverty and Health
Annual Review of Economics, Volume 17 (Aug 2025), pp.31-56.
Annual Review of Economics