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Optimal Minimum Wage in the Classic Labor Supply and Demand Paradigm… wage laws need not induce unemployment even under the classic labor supply-and-demand paradigm. As a result, … & Raphael C. Thomadsen … Optimal Minimum Wage in the Classic Labor Supply and Demand Paradigm …
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Highlights from the Class of 2025 ConvocationAfter a monumental year, NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service celebrated its Class of 2025 at the storied theater of New York City Center on Friday, May 16. With loved ones, faculty, staff, and administrators in attendance, the …
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Preparing Your ClassEach course at Wagner requires a course syllabus. All course syllabi will be posted on the web, and must be distributed on the first day of class. You must also submit your syllabus online by the end of the first week of class The syllabus is the major …
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Class VisitsSit in on a Course Sitting in on an NYU Wagner course virtually gives prospective and newly admitted students an opportunity to see first-hand an NYU classroom, interact with current students, and share in the knowledge of NYU Wagner's dynamic faculty. …
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Class VisitsSit in on a Course Sit in on a course to experience the classroom, meet current students, and learn from NYU Wagner's dynamic faculty. Most classes are conveniently offered in the evening. Class visits are subject to availability and offered on a …
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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM EVALUATIONThe New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) oversees persons in custody (PICs) awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. NYCDOC engaged the Capstone team to recommend optimal systems for the assessment and classification of PICs. …
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URPL-GP.2620
Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in American CitiesThis course examines historic and contemporary patterns of racial and ethnic stratification often found at the center of disputes concerning urban development, the allocation of city resources and unequal distributions of power. Also embedded throughout …Publication
Race, Class and Social Control in the Streets… resurgence of media interest in her 1961 urban studies classic, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. This …
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Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in GhanaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports sustainable development through financial and technical assistance to local governments in the world’s poorest countries. UNCDF is launching a new International Municipal Investment Fund (IMIF) …
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Can a Little 'Nudge' Help Solve the Plastic Bag Crisis?Though it may seem that they’ve always been part of American consumerism and convenience, plastic shopping bags first showed up in grocery stores in the 1970s—several years after a family friend of Dustin Hoffman’s titular character in The Graduate …
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Highlights from the Class of 2023 ConvocationThe vibrant halls of the historic New York City Center resonated with applause and celebration as NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service held its Convocation ceremony on Friday, May 19. The ceremony marked a significant milestone for the …
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Plastics Recycling in NYC: A Survey of Residents’ UnderstandingsNYC suffers from a low rate of plastics recycling, and the national plastic resin identification coding (RIC) system is undergoing revisions that may influence this trend. The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) seeks to identify the causes for …
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Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) System Impact AnalysisAugust 1, 2000 marked the implementation of the Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The Capstone team was asked by New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) to research the new regulations to assist NYPH in …
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UPADM-GP.216
Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in American Cities (undergraduate)This course examines historic and contemporary patterns of racial and ethnic stratification often found at the center of disputes concerning urban development, the allocation of city resources and unequal distributions of power. Also embedded throughout …Publication
Occupational Classifications: A Machine Learning ApproachJulia Lane … Occupational Classifications: A Machine Learning Approach …
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Highlights from the Class of 2024 ConvocationIn the storied theater of the New York City Center, graduates, loved ones, faculty, staff, and administrators gathered to celebrate at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Convocation ceremony on Thursday, May 16. The ceremony honored …
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Occupational Classifications: A Machine Learning ApproachAkina Ikudo, Julia Lane, Joseph Staudt, and Bruce A. Weinberg … Occupational Classifications: A Machine Learning Approach …
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NYU Wagner Convocation | Classes of 2020 and 2021The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service celebrated the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at New York City Center on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. We are proud of our exceptional graduates and grateful for the opportunity to recognize their accomplishments …
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AlumNite 2025On June 12, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted AlumNite—the first time this celebration and fundraiser was hosted in its new home on East 17th Street—welcoming graduates ranging from the Classes of 1976 to 2025. ©Steve Myaskovsky: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau … …
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Joy KimJoy Kim, Esq. has been an Associate Counsel at the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) for the past two years where she advises the agency on land use issues. Prior to her role at DCP, she defended tenants in Manhattan housing court as a Staff …
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Spatial Segmentation and the Black Middle ClassEthnographic studies of the black middle class focus attention on the ways in which residential environments condition the experiences of different segments of the black class structure. This study places these arguments in a larger demographic context by …
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Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) Named Guggenheim Fellow in Foundation’s Historic 100th ClassIn a landmark year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) has been honored as a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Film-Video category. The Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded annually by the John …
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iWaste: Video-Based Medical Waste Detection and ClassificationChen, J., Mao, J., Thiel, C., Wang, Y … iWaste: Video-Based Medical Waste Detection and Classification …