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Recent Publications

Journal Articles
Optimal Resource Allocation for Defense of Targets Based on Differing Measures of Attractiveness
Bier, V. and N. Haphuriwat, J. Menoyo, R. Zimmerman, A. Culpen.

Health Care as an Investment? Reframing the Health Policy Debates in Europe
Rodwin, V. and M. Gusmano, M. Suhrcke, E. Nolte, M. Mckee, D. Weisz.

The Political Manipulation of Rainy Day Funds under Rules versus Discretion
Rose, S.

Neighborhood Selection and the Social Reproduction of Concentrated Racial Inequality
Sampson, Robert J. and Patrick Sharkey.

Reversal of Fortunes: Low Income Neighborhoods in the 1990s
O'Regan, Katherine and Ingrid Gould Ellen.

Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for Practice
Iatarola, Patrice and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel, Colin C. Chellman.

Maps Expand Asthma Hazards Awareness: GIS Helps Policy Makers See Where Childhood Asthma, Schools, and Pollution Sources Collide
Naphtali, Z. S. and C.E. Restrepo, R. Zimmerman.

Assessing the Feasibility and Impact of Federal Childhood Obesity Policies
Kersh, Rogan.

The Intergenerational Transmission of Context
Sharkey, Patrick.

Long-Term Associations of Homelessness with Children's Well-Being
Shinn, M. and J.S. Schteingart, N.P. Williams, J. Carlin-Mathis, N. Bialo-Karagis,R. Becker-Klein, B.C. Weitzman.

Indoor Air Pollution, Health and Productivity
Duflo, E. and M. Greenstone, Rema Hanna.

Who Is Accountable for Racial Equity in Health Care?
Blustein, Jan

How Americans View Charities: A Report on Charitable Confidence
Light, Paul.

New York Transportation Journal
Allison L. C. de Cerreño, Publisher, Brian P. Sterman, Editor, Marta A. Panero, Associate Editor.

Jump-Starting Collaboration: The ABCD Initiative and the Provision of Child Development Services through Medicaid and Collaborators
Berry, Carolyn and Glen S. Krutz, Barbara Langner, Peter Budetti.

Depleting Government
Light, Paul.

Effective Project Management Improves the Chances of IT Project Success
Kropf, Roger and Guy Scalzi.

Power and the objectification of social targets
Gruenfeld, D. H, Inesi, M. E., Magee, J. C., & Galinsky, A. D.

From Districts to Schools: The Distribution of Resources across Schools in Big City School Districts
Rubenstein, Ross and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel.

So Many Children Left Behind: Segregation and the Impact of Subgroup Reporting in No Child Left Behind on the Racial Test Score Gap
Schwartz, A.E. and L. Stiefel, C. Chellman.

Civic Engagement & National Belonging
Kersh, Rogan.

Can Public Schools Close the Race Gap? Probing the Evidence in a Large Urban School District
Stiefel, Leanna and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Ingrid Ellen.

The Homeland Security Hash
Light, Paul C.

What Do Business Improvement Districts Do for Property Owners?
Schwartz, Amy Ellen and Ingrid Gould Ellen, Rachel Meltzer.

Does Federally Subsidized Rental Housing Depress Neighborhood Property Values?
Ellen, Ingrid Gould and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Ioan Voicu, Michael H. Schill.

Disentangling the Racial Test Score Gap: Probing the Evidence in a Large Urban School District
Stiefel, Leanna and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Ingrid Gould Ellen.

Organization-Based Incident Management: Developing a Disaster Volunteer Role on a University Campus
Fulmer, T. and I. Portelli, G. L. Foltin, Rae Zimmerman, E. Chachkes, L. R. Goldfrank.

Using GIS to Examine Environmental Injustice in the South Bronx. The Case of Waste Transfer Stations
Naphtali, Z.S. and C. E. Restrepo, Rae Zimmerman.

Reshaping Social Entrepreneurship
Light, Paul C.

Do We Get What We Pay For? Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Contingency Management.
Sindelar, Jody and Brian Elbel, Nancy Petry.

Books
Health Care Delivery in the United States
Kovner, AR and S. Johnas (eds.).

The Search for Social Entrepreneurship
Light, Paul.

A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It
Light, Paul C.

Child Development and Social Policy: Knowledge for Action
Aber, J.L., D. Phillips, S.M. Jones, and K. Mclearn

Making Information Technology Work: Maximizing the Benefits for Health Care Organizations
Kropf, Roger and Guy Scalzi.

Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives
Finkler, Steven A., Christine T. Kovner, and Cheryl Jones.

Essentials of Cost Accounting for Health Care Organizations
Finkler, Steven A., David M. Ward, and Judith Baker.

Universal Health Insurance in France: How Sustainable? Essays on the French Health Care System
Rodwin, Victor, editor.

Decentralization in Asia and Latin America: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Perspective
Smoke, Paul, Eduardo J. Gomez and George E. Peterson.

Growing Older in World Cities: New York, Paris, London and Tokyo
Victor G. Rodwin.

Book Chapters
Analysis of Electrical Power and Oil and Gas Pipeline Failures
Simonoff, J.S. and C.E. Restrepo, R. Zimmerman, Z.S. Naphtali.

The State of Health Delivery in the United States
Kovner, AR, with J. Knickman.

Governance, Management, and Accountability
Kovner, AR.

Teaching Reflective Practices in the Action Science/Action Inquiry Tradition: Key Stages, Concepts, and Practices
Taylor, Rudolph, and Foldy.

Taking the Action Turn: Lessons from Bringing Participation to Qualitative Research
Ospina, Dodge, Foldy, and Hofmann.

Analysis of Electrical Power and Oil and Gas Pipeline Failures
Simonoff, J.S. and C.E. Restrepo, Rae Zimmerman, Z.S. Naphtali.

Health and Disease in Global Cities: A Neglected Dimension of National Health Policy
Rodwin, Victor G.

Information Management
Kropf, Roger.

Self and career assessment: The foundation of a successful job search and career
Schachter, David

Presenting yourself on paper: Resumes and cover letters
Schachter, David

Reports
Predicting Organizational Crisis Readiness: Perspectives and Practices toward a Pathway to Preparedness
Light, Paul

Small Schools, Large Districts: Small School Reform and New York City’s Students
Iatarola, Patrice and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel, Colin Chellman.

Public Opinion toward Legislating for the Future: An Update
Light, Paul.

An Empirical Assessment of NYPD’s "Operation Impact": A Targeted Zone Crime Reduction Strategy
Smith, Dennis C. and Robert Purtell.

Making the Most of Our Parks
Brecher, Charles and Oliver Wise.

Options for Budget Reform in New York State
Brecher, Charles and CBC staff.

Fare Policy Regarding Regular and/or Inflation-related ("Programmed") Price Increases
Spock, Linda.

The Stafford Act: An Agenda for Reform
Moss, Mitchell.

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Standards and Innovations in Large Central Cities
Allison L. C. de Cerreño and My Linh H. Nguyen-Novotny

Medicaid in New York: Why New York’s Program is the Most Expensive in the Nation and What to Do About It
Brecher, Charles and Elizabeth Lynam, Sheila Spiezio.

Old Assumptions, New Realities: The Truth About Wages and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees
Brecher, Charles and Elizabeth Lynam, Sheila Spiezio.

Public Authorities in New York State.
Brecher, Charles and Jo Brill.

Unraveling Geographic Interdependencies in Electric Power Infrastructure
Restrepo, C.E. and J.S.Simonoff, R. Zimmerman.

Danger Ahead! How to Balance the MTA’s Budget
Brecher, Charles.

Recent Trends in the Availability and Affordability of Housing in New York City
Voicu, Ioan and Michael Gedal.

Infrastructure Support for Emergency Response: Preliminary Criteria and Indicators for Infrastructure Linkages to Emergency Services
Zimmerman, Rae.

New York’s Public Authorities: Promoting Accountability and Taming Debt
Brecher, Charles and Jo Brill.

State Arterial Highway System Peer City Review
de Cerreño, Allison L. C.

Bi-State Domestic Freight Ferries Study
Allison L. C. de Cerreño, Martin E. Robins, Pippa Woods Anne Strauss-Wieder, Ryan Yeung

The Armonk Agenda: Next Steps for Fiscal Reform in New York State
Harvey, Darcie and Elizabeth Lynam, Charles Brecher.




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Forthcoming Publications
A Comparison of Public Housing Revitalization Programs in France and the United States
Gedal, Michael.

A Work Force of Choice
Kovner, A.R.

An Invisible Actor in US Governance: the Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Creation of Social Change Leadership
Ospina, Sonia

Cooking Stoves, Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health in Rural Orissa, India
Hanna, Rema, et al.

Crafting Public Health Policy: Obesity & 110th Congress
Kersh, Rogan.

Creating a National Election
Kersh, Rogan.

Distribution of Federal Anti-Terrorism Funds in the United States: a Comparison of Data-Driven Approaches Based on Electric Power Generation
Greenberg, M. R. and R. Zimmerman.

Do Economically Integrated Neighborhoods Have Economically Integrated Schools?
Ellen, Ingrid Gould and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel.

Dynamics of School Demographic Change: Immigrant Students and New York City
Ellen, Ingrid Gould Katherina O’Regan and Dylan Conger.

Equity and Accountability: The Impact of State Accountability Systems on School Finance
Rubenstein, Ross and Sonali Ballal, Leanna Stiefel, Amy Ellen Schwartz.

Financial Management
Kovner, A.R

Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations, 3rd Edition
Finkler, Steven A.

How New York Housing Policies Are Different�and Maybe Why
Ellen, Ingrid Gould and Brendan O�Flaherty.

How Personalized and Socialized Power Motivation Facilitate Antisocial and Prosocial Decision-Making
Magee, J. C. and C.A. Langner.

If You Build It, Will They Come? Estimating Unmet Demand for After-School Programs in America’s Distressed Cities
Weitzman, Beth and Diana Silver, Tod Mijanovich, Caitlyn Brazill.

Immigration and Urban Schools: The Dynamics of Demographic Change in the Nation’s Largest School District
O'Regan, Katherine and Ingrid Gould Ellen, Dylan Conger.

Intergovernmental Aid and Mandates
Rose, Shanna

Is Retirement Being Remade? Developments in Labor Market Patterns at Older Ages
Chan, S.

Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Challenges in Managing Philanthropic Support for Public Services
Brecher, Charles and Oliver Wise.

Managing Infrastructure Resiliency, Safety and Security
Zimmerman, Rae.

Micro-Insurance: The Next Revolution?
Morduch, Jonathan.

Political Parties and Interest Groups: The New Symbiosis
Kersh, Rogan.

Power Reduces the Press of the Situation: Implications for Creativity, Conformity, and Dissonance
Galinsky, A. D. and J.C. Magee, D. H. Gruenfeld, J. Whitson, K. Liljenquist.

Power, Safety and Learning in Racially Diverse Teams
Foldy, Erica G.

Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-manage Cardiovascular Disease
Blustein, J and M. Valentine, H. Mead, M. Regenstein.

Racial Segregation in Multiethnic Schools: Adding Immigrants to the Analysis
Ellen, Ingrid Gould and Katherine O’Regan, Amy Ellen Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel.

Revisiting the Community Control Database in New York City from the Black Perspective
Stafford, Walter. W.

Robert C. Ceaver: A Warrior on the Inside
Stafford, Walter. W.

Seeing Power in Action: The Roles of Deliberation, Implementation, and Action in Inferences of Power
Magee, J. C.

Service Level Agreements - A Tool for Negotiating and Sustaining Information Technology Performance
Scalzi, Guy and Roger Kropf.

Spending, Size, and Grade Span in K-8 Schools
Rubenstein, Ross and Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel, Jeffrey Zabel.

Strategy in the Department of Nursing
Kovner, A.R.

Take Care of Your Nurses
Kovner, A.R.

The Appropriate Uses of Student-level and School-level Data for Measuring School Performance
Schwartz, A.E. L. Stiefel, and J. Zabel.

The Evolution of Subnational Planning under Decentralization Reforms in Kenya and Uganda
Smoke, Paul, V. Beard, F. Miraftab and C. Silver

The Evolving Role of Public Finance in Post-Conflict State Building in Cambodia
Smoke, Paul and Taliercio, Robert

The Impact of Social Networks and Social /Political Group Participation on HIV Risk Behaviors Among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men
Wilson, P.A., H. Yoshikawa, and J.L. Peterson.

Transportation Density and Opportunities for Expediting Recovery to Promote Security
Zimmerman, R. and J.S. Simonoff.

Two Pounds of Rice
Kovner, A.R.

Urban Aging, Social Isolation, and Emergency Preparedness
Rodwin, V. and , M.K. Gusmano.

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