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Four NYU Wagner teams are headed to the 300K Challenge Semifinals with their entrepreneurial innovationsYou may not have heard of Sorty McSortFace yet, but one day it might help increase the recycling of commercial waste in New York City, a significant environmental and business objective. Then there’s motivote—another promising entrepreneurial idea. It …
Faculty Profile
Edward RogoffEdward G. Rogoff is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and former Dean of the LIU Brooklyn School of Business, Public Administration, and Information Sciences. Dr. Rogoff has served as the Academic Director of the Lawrence N. Field Center for …
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The Role of Faith-Based Institutions in Providing Health Education and Promoting Equal Access to Care: A Case Study of an Initiative in the Southwest BronxAlthough many public health initiatives have been implemented through collaborations with faith-based institutions, little is known about best practices for developing such programs. Using a community-based participatory approach, this case study examines …
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Race and the Invisible Hand: How White Networks Exclude Black Men from Blue Collar JobsFrom the time of Booker T. Washington to today, and William Julius Wilson, the advice dispensed to young black men has invariably been, "Get a trade." Deirdre Royster has put this folk wisdom to an empirical test—and, in Race and the Invisible Hand, …
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Time Thieves: A New Computer-Driven Traffic Model Reveals the “Time Costs” of TrafficSpace and time are joined, pronounced Einstein at the start of the 20th Century, detonating a revolution in physics that still reverberates. Nowadays, drivers connect space and time a bit differently: they discover daily that taking up space takes away …
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James StratfordAs the Executive Director of the NYC Young Men’s Initiative, can you share insights into your role and your key responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a product of the Bronx, New York. I grew up in and out of poverty and received assistance …
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Six NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State’s 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 In alignment with Hispanic Heritage Month, City & State released its 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 , recognizing the “most influential Latino leaders in New York politics and government.” Notably, seven NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the …
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Functional Outcomes of Pediatric Liver TransportationThe functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children who survive liver transplantation (LT) have not been well documented. The purpose of this study was to determine the functional status and HRQOL in this population using a …
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Health Policy and Management: Health Policy AnalysisNYU Wagner's Health Policy and Management program has been recognized as one of the best in the country. We draw from this program to bring you this Advanced Certificate, offering analytical skills for professionals in health policy. This Advanced …
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Academic Resources for International StudentsAlbert is NYU's student information system. As a reminder, this system is where you register for courses, look up your grades and transcripts, review finances and bursar bills, see holds on your account, and apply for graduation. It is important to review …
Capstone Projects
Prisons and Rural Economies: Do Prisons Generate Economic Development Benefits to Host Counties?The confluence of rural economic decline and a booming prison population led to a growth industry for prison construction in the 1980s. In the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 new prisons and jails have been built in the United States. Since 1980, …
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Prisons and Rural Economies: Do Prisons Generate Economic Development Benefits to Host Counties?The confluence of rural economic decline and a booming prison population led to a growth industry for prison construction in the 1980s. In the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 new prisons and jails have been built in the United States. Since 1980, …
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The Tools of Public Action: Cataloguing Government Efforts to Increase the Availability of Affordable Housing in New York"Over the past five decades, there has been an increase in the variety of ""tools of public action"" that the government has at its disposal. Analytic work on the crosscutting and integrated nature of these tools is still relatively nascent in the …
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The Next Coming Crisis of Capitalism: A Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas PikettySewin Chan … The Next Coming Crisis of Capitalism: A Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty …
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Contribution Volatility and Public Pension ReformIn the wake of the economic downturn of 2008–2009, researchers and policymakers have focused considerable attention on the extent of unfunded liabilities in US public sector pension plans and the implications for the long term fiscal sustainability of …
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Career Resources for International StudentsON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT Got an on-campus job or want to learn more about if you can work at NYU? Review the information based on your F-1 or J-1 status for all the needed details. On-Campus Employment Information OFF-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT If you want to work …
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Public Sector Capacity Building and Trade PoliciesThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has embarked on a large initiative to analyze the impact of globalization on developing nation-states through their Regional Initiative on Human Development Reports for Asia and the Pacific. Through the …
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A Modest Proposal for Improving New York State's Educational OutcomesBerne, R. & Fruchter, N. … A Modest Proposal for Improving New York State's Educational Outcomes …
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Discrepancies Between Ideal Characteristics of a Property Tax System and Current Practice in New YorkBerne, R. & Netzer, D. … Discrepancies Between Ideal Characteristics of a Property Tax System and Current Practice in New York …
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Student-Level School Resource MeasuresBerne, R. & Stiefel, L. … Student-Level School Resource Measures …
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Social Science Research and School Finance PolicyInvestigates the impact of social science research on school finance policy in the U.S. Formulation of social science research to public policy; Perspectives in evaluating the policy impact of social science research; Strengths of the perspectives. … …
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Cutback Budgeting: The Long-Term ConsequencesAnalyzes whether short-term cutbacks made during a fiscal crisis become permanent once fiscal conditions improve. Economic and fiscal history of New York City from the 1970s through the 1980s; Framework for studying the long-term effects of budgetary …
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Finance & Accounting for Nonfinancial ManagersFinkler, Steven A. … Finance & Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers …
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Residential Mobility and MortgagesMortgage applications are a detailed and accurate source of household information that is verified by underwriters, making it a more accurate data source than self-reported survey answers. This paper discusses how mortgage data can be applied to areas of …