Our Work
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Human Exploitation and Resilience
The Human Exploitation and Resilience initiative, led by Meredith Dank, documents and elevates the voices of the exploited and the vulnerable, highlighting their resilience and perseverance through rigorous, empirical research.
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Economic Mobility
The Economic Mobility initiative, led by Jodie Adams Kirshner, seeks to narrow disparities between and within cities.
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Order Without Design
The Order Without Design initiative, led by Alain Bertaud, aims to bridge the gap between operational urban planning and urban economics.
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Co-City Baton Rouge
The Co-City Baton Rouge (CCBR) initiative, led by Clayton Gillette, supports collaborative and cooperative self-governing institutions through community engagement to revitalize the economy in the Plank Road Corridor of Baton Rouge.
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Additional Programming
The Director’s Office facilitates urban-focused programming through a series of special projects.
Leader: Angela Hawken
Director / NYU Marron Institute
Program Director / Litmus
Professor of Public Policy / NYU Marron Institute
People
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Jason BarrFellowDirector's Office Labs -
Alain BertaudSenior FellowDirector's Office Labs -
Meredith DankResearch ProfessorDirector's Office Labs -
Clayton GilletteSenior FellowMarron InstituteMax E. Greenberg Professor of Contract LawNYU School of Law -
Manuel HeitorVisiting ProfessorDirector's Office Labs -
Elizabeth HénaffAffiliated FacultyDirector's Office Labs -
Rémi JedwabFellowDirector's Office Labs -
Jodie Adams KirshnerResearch ProfessorDirector's Office Labs -
Manohar PatoleResearch ScholarDirector's Office Labs