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"Selecting Experimental Sites for External Validity"Policy decisions often depend on evidence generated elsewhere. We take a Bayesian decision-theoretic approach to choosing where to experiment to optimize external validity. We frame external validity through a policy lens, developing a prior specification …
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2020 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONSROBERT F. WAGNER AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE for leadership capacity and exceptional contribution to public service … Maria I. Melendez (EMPA) Maria I. Melendez is the founder and CEO of Embrace Her Legacy, which offers personal and leadership development …
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Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing AssistanceIngrid Ellen, Keren M. Horn … Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing …
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We All Grow Old: Housing Characteristics, Falls and the Health of SeniorsSewin Chan, Ingrid Ellen … We All Grow Old: Housing Characteristics, Falls and the Health of Seniors …
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Understanding the Residential Location Choices of Older AdultsSewin Chan, Jaclene Begley … Understanding the Residential Location Choices of Older Adults …
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Contracts: What the Non-Lawyer Should KnowThis is a course in Contracts for the non-lawyer. Every day we see contracts and may have to read them, sign them and/or perform them. Many organizations are not large enough to have their own in-house counsel and calling outside counsel is expensive. …Publication
Who Reports Noticing and Using Calorie Information Posted on Fast Food Restaurant Menus?OBJECTIVE: Identify consumer characteristics that predict seeing and using calorie information on fast food menu boards. METHODS: Two separate data collection methods were used in Philadelphia during June 2010, several weeks after calorie labeling …
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The Shape of Guaranteed IncomeEven when the economy was humming, before COVID-19 hit, having a steady job didn't guarantee escape from money troubles. At the end of 2019, 16 percent of Americans surveyed by the Federal Reserve reported that they wouldn't be able to cover their bills …
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Fact Sheet on the Continued Thickening of GovernmentThe past half century has witnessed a slow, but steady thickening of the federal bureaucracy as Congress and presidents have added layer upon layer of political and career management to the hierarchy. The past six years have been no different. Despite the …
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Effect of Communications Training on Medical Student PerformanceAlthough physicians' communication skills have been found to be related to clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, teaching of communication skills has not been fully integrated into many medical school curricula or adequately evaluated with …
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Computer Use and Internet Access among Urban YouthThis report presents data on computer access, Internet use, and factors associated with health information seeking on the Internet among a sample of youths aged 15 to 30 years in New York City. Findings from street intercept surveys indicate substantial …
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Bloomberg to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public ServiceFrom climate change to inequality, urban infrastructure to transportation systems, public health to public schools, now more than ever society’s extraordinary challenges require exceptional public leaders committed to fact-based governance. Bloomberg …
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Volunteer Program Management and EngagementFootsteps is an organization dedicated to providing services to those seeking to enter or explore a world beyond the ultra-Orthodox religious environment. Footsteps was seeking a Capstone team to assess the feasibility, provide recommendations, and …
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Power and Perspectives Not TakenFour experiments and a correlational study explored the relationship between power and perspective taking. In Experiment 1, participants primed with high power were more likely than those primed with low power to draw an E on their forehead in a …
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Age of Entry and the High School Performance of Immigrant YouthIn 2005, immigrants exceeded 12% of the US population, with the highest concentrations in large metropolitan areas. While considerable research has focused on how immigrants affect local wages and housing prices, less research has asked how immigrants …
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“Do Electorally-Vulnerable Legislators Prefer to Grant More or Less Statutory Discretion?”What is the effect of a change in individual-level electoral competition on a reelection-seeking legislator’s preference for statutory discretion in legislation? I utilize a natural experiment in the California State Senate during the 2011-12 regular …
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Past ProjectsNYU Wagner and RCLA served as partners in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Delivery Teams initiative by documenting and translating key findings into resources and designing and managing the Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship. Learn more … The …
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Measuring Equity at the School Level: The Finance PerspectiveThis article explores conceptual, methodological, and empirical issues in resource allocation at the intradistrict and school levels. With increased attention focused on policies and data related to resources within districts, it is important that …
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The Equity of School Finance Systems Over Time: The Value Judgments Inherent in EvaluationNumerous value judgments are embedded in the standards used to evaluate whether a school finance system has become more or less equitable over time. Data from 20 states are analyzed to demonstrate that alternative value judgments affect the measurement of …
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Concepts of Equity and Their Relationship to State School Finance PlansSystematically analyzes the relationships between the goals and the tools of educational finance plans. Argues that an improved understanding of policies that affect school finance equity can be obtained by viewing equity in terms of a conceptual …
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Measuring the Equity of School Finance Policies: A Conceptual and Empirical AnalysisBerne, Robert and Leanna Stiefel … Measuring the Equity of School Finance Policies: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis …
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Alternative Measures of Wealth NeutralityVarious simple ex post wealth neutrality measures capture different aspects of the concept; the use of one measure alone or several measures independently can lead to interpretation problems. The Adjusted Relationship Measure is introduced to pay …
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Equity Standards for State School Finance Programs: Philosophies and Standards Relevant to Section 5(d)(2) of the Federal Impact Aid ProgramBerne, Robert and Leanna Stiefel … Equity Standards for State School Finance Programs: Philosophies and Standards Relevant to Section 5(d)(2) of the Federal Impact Aid …
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Creating a Metric of Educational Opportunity for Assisted HouseholdsEllen, Ingrid and Keren Horn … Creating a Metric of Educational Opportunity for Assisted Households …