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Sustainable Business Forum Market ResearchRainforest Alliance is an environmental nonprofit organization that works to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Rainforest Alliance is currently …
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Sustainable Business Forum Market ResearchRainforest Alliance is an environmental nonprofit organization that works to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Rainforest Alliance is currently …
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Local Government Fiscal Discretion in UgandaThe Government of Uganda began a rapid decentralization process in the early 1990s, devolving service delivery responsibility to Local Governments in an attempt to reduce poverty under the national development framework. The devolution of responsibility …
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Forecasting the Financial Future of Jewish Cemeteries in the New York AreaThe Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) requested a Capstone team to review the finances of regulated Jewish cemeteries in New York. It has been suggested that the expenses of some of the regulated cemeteries in New York City will outdistance their …
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Will Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Create Mixed-Income Communities? Evidence From London, UKMandatory inclusionary housing, which requires market-rate housing developments to include a proportion of affordable housing units, has the potential to deliver affordable housing in more affluent neighborhoods and create mixed-income communities. This …
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STRATEGIES FOR ANALYZING COMPLEX SURVEY DATA AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE SURVEYSThe Community Service Society of New York (CSS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1843 to promote economic opportunity and equity through data-driven research, direct services, and people-driven advocacy. CSS engaged a Capstone team to do a trend …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis as the Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for Fall 2021NYU Wagner is delighted to announce that Errol Louis, Spectrum News NY1 political anchor and host of “Inside City Hall,” will be the Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Fall, 2021, semester, and will teach a course in Urban Affairs. “We’re …
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Who’s Involved The members of the International Working Group included: Marco Cangiano served as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department and Head of its Public Financial Management Division, as well as a member of the Public Expenditure and …
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Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2020)Season's greetings from Dean Sherry Glied and the entire NYU Wagner community! … Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2020) …
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Elizabeth AngelesElizabeth Angeles built a career focused on transforming how institutions serve and engage with local communities. A lifelong New Yorker with roots in community advocacy, Elizabeth brings extensive field experience in public policy, emergency management, …
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Financial Support for PhD StudentsNYU RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIPS WITH TUITION REMISSION All Ph.D. students without alternate funding sources are eligible to receive a five-year research apprenticeship, which carries a stipend, health insurance, a $1000 start-up grant, and 100% tuition …
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The Contribution of Health Care and Other Interventions to Black-White Disparities in Life Expectancy, 1980-2007Black–white mortality disparities remain sizable in the United States. In this study, we use the concept of avoidable/amenable mortality to estimate cause-of-death contributions to the difference in life expectancy between whites and blacks by gender in …
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Jewell Jackson McCabeWith wide-ranging experience in both the public and private sectors, Jewell Jackson McCabe is a business woman who serves as a director on a variety of boards, is a Presidential, Gubernatorial and Mayoral appointee, a consultant to major corporations, …
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Jerry SalamaJerry Salama develops and manages affordable commercial and residential projects in Harlem, including gut rehabilitation of occupied low-income housing with tax credits and new construction middle income-homeownership and rental housing. He is currently …
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The Promise and Challenges of Incorporating Genetic Data into Longitudinal Social Science Surveys and ResearchIn this paper, I argue that social science and genomics can be integrated; however, the way this marriage is currently occurring rests on spurious methods and assumptions and, as a result, will yield few lasting insights. However, recent advances in both …
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CourseworkPrerequisite PADM-GP 2902 Introduction to Econometrics (or equivalent) Required courses All doctoral students are required to complete the following: PHD-GP 5902 , Research Methods (first fall semester) PADM-GP.2172 Advanced Empirical Methods (first fall …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NYC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICY ON SCHOOL FUNDRAISINGNew York City implemented an open enrollment policy for high school admissions in 2004, allowing schools to set their own admissions policies and students to apply to schools outside their geographic zone—leading to an increase in admissions screenings …
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Events ArchivesImmigration & the 2024 US Election Day: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Time: 10:00am - 3:30pm EDT Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Room: Greenberg Lounge Join us for a day-long event on immigration and the U.S. elections. We will cut through the …
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COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND GUN VIOLENCENew York State Senator James Sanders Jr. represents the 10th Senate District, which encompasses Southeast Queens. The community that he represents has historically faced high levels of food insecurity and gun violence, and these issues have sharply …
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New York CityAt any given moment, about 3 million American women, men, and children are homeless. And another 5 million Americans spend over 50% of their incomes on housing, meaning that one missed paycheck, one health crisis, or one unpaid utility bill can push them …
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Health Policymaking: The Role of the Federal GovernmentThis book takes the conversation between bioethics and health policy to a new level. Moving beyond principles and normative frameworks, bioethicists writing in the volume consider the actual policy problems faced by health care systems, while …
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Health Policies for the 21st Century: Challenges and Recommendations for the USDHHSThis report recommends a comprehensive reassessment of federal health policies, programs, and processes, including federal-state roles and relationships, and some immediate actions to promote and protect the nation's health and to provide leadership in …
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Maitri PujaraCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I currently work as an Urban Planner at Gensler in New York City. Gensler is the world’s leading global architecture, design, planning, and strategic consulting firm, with 6,000+ staff working across …