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The Effects of Job Loss on Older WorkersThis article uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the employment patterns of workers aged 50 and above who have experienced an involuntary job loss. Hazard Models for returning to work and for exiting post displacement employment are …
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Job Loss and Employment Behavior of Older WorkersThis article uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the employment patterns of workers aged 50 and above who have experienced an involuntary job loss. Hazard models for returning to work and for exiting post-displacement employment are …
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Do Changes in Pension Incentives Affect Retirement? A Longitudinal Study of Subjective Retirement ExpectationsThis paper investigates the responsiveness of individuals’ retirement decisions to forward-looking measures of pension accumulations. In contrast to previous research, we use within-person variation in retirement incentives and are able to control for …
Faculty Profile
Chelsea JonesDr. Chelsea Jones is a Researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her background is in the study of race and racism in public policy, having obtained a Doctorate in Political Science (Race, Ethnicity and Politics) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy …
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"Living on low-incomes with multiple long-term health conditions: a new method for disentangling the vicious circle"People on low-incomes in the UK develop multiple long-term health conditions over 10 years earlier than affluent individuals. Financial diaries -new to public health- are used to explore the lived experiences of financially-vulnerable individuals, …
Capstone Projects
Supporting Economic Development Through Local Governments The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports local development and government reform through finance and governance programs, and assists in the decentralization of developing countries. UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock …
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Affordable Housing Finance in UgandaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency, focused on promoting investment in the public and private sectors to scale up innovative financing mechanisms for the world’s poorest people. UNCDF engaged a …
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Enhancing Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is the largest government procurement body in the US, responsible for purchasing over $1.5 billion in goods annually for the City of New York. In addition to supplying NYC’s needs for …
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Performance Measurement And Management Recommendations The Arthur Project seeks to end generational poverty through relationship-based learning. It transforms traditional mentoring by using professional mentors to work intensively with at-risk youth through the duration of middle school. Through its …
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The Effect of the Diffusion of the Surgical Robot on the Hospital-level Utilization of Partial NephrectomyIntroduction : The rapid diffusion of the surgical robot has been controversial because of the technology’s high costs and its disputed marginal benefit. Some, however, have suggested that adoption of the robot may have improved care for patients with …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN NYC JAILSThe NYC Board of Correction (BOC) is a nine-person, non-judicial oversight board that regulates, monitors, and inspects NYC correctional facilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BOC modified its oversight model to document the public health crisis in …
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DEVELOPING PROGRAM INITIATIVES FOR AN INNOVATIVE SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONThe Action Lab is a young organization that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-movement spaces for learning, gathering, and reflection. Its four anchor initiatives aim to find shared strategies for action, help change-makers build and sharpen social …
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ADVOCACY PLAN FOR DISMANTLING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINEThe Arthur Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization that pairs middle schoolers in the Bronx with Master of Social Work clinicians-in-training for professional mentorship. Through individual-, group-, and family-based work, TAP aims to “foster a profound …
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A Randomized Trial of Nurse Specialist Home Care for Women with High Risk Pregnancies: Outcomes and CostsOBJECTIVE: To examine prenatal, maternal, and infant outcomes and costs through 1 year after delivery using a model of prenatal care for women at high risk of delivering low-birthweight infants in which half of the prenatal care was provided in women’s …
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Alexander ShermansongAlexander Shermansong is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service of NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is also the CEO of Civic Consulting USA where he enables mayors to collaborate pro bono with companies and get …
Stories
Creating the Next Generation of Leaders through Quality Academic Instruction and Cultural Immersion When Jeff Robinson (MPA-PNP) learned that he could use his former experiences inside the classroom to eliminate learning loss and create a pipeline for student success from middle school to high school in his hometown, he knew he had the opportunity to …
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Critical issues in alliances between management partners and accountable care organizationsAbstract Background Despite widespread engagement of accountable care organizations (ACOs) with management partners, little empirical evidence on these alliances exists to inform policymakers or payers. Management partners may be providing a valuable …
Capstone Projects
Preventive Services Available to Adolescents At Risk of Entering New York City’s Foster Care SystemCitizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a 60-year old child advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure that every New York City child is healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested that the Capstone team study preventive services available …
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Preventive Services Available to Adolescents At Risk of Entering New York City’s Foster Care SystemCitizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a 60-year old child advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure that every New York City child is healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested that the Capstone team study preventive services available …
Alumni In Action
Leda BloomfieldWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to find an urban planning school that connected planning to policy and to real people. I received traditional urban planning training, as well as non-traditional hands-on training in financial …
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Showing Up: Disparities in Chronic Absenteeism between Students with and without Disabilities in Traditional Public SchoolsBackground : While chronic absenteeism hurts all students, one particularly vulnerable group, students with disabilities (SWDs), has received little attention in research or policy. Particularly troubling is the dearth of research into the patterns of …
Capstone Projects
Complete Streets ProjectThe Rye YMCA Complete Streets Project is an initiative to promote safer and multimodal streets in the City of Rye, Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, and Village of Larchmont as part of the Rye YMCA's Activate America campaign. The Capstone team …
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Fathers Initiative ProjectPalladia, one of the largest nonprofit, multi-service agencies in New York City, recently adopted a family-focused approach to its work and was interested in enhancing its services specifically for fathers. The goal of the Palladia Capstone project was to …
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An Evaluation of New York City’s Stop, Question, and Frisk PolicyNew York City’s stop, question, and frisk (SQF) policy has been the topic of much debate and controversy, related to both the perception of race-based disparities in implementation, as well as the effectiveness of the policy in reducing crime. Using SQF …