Taub Urban Research Center

Named for and endowed by NYU trustee Henry Taub, the Taub Urban Research Center serves as Wagner’s hub for urban policy research. Its mission is to produce cutting-edge research on pressing urban issues that can help to promote the healthy functioning of cities.

The Center is currently supporting a variety of projects, including a national study of neighborhood economic change and an examination of the ways in which state policies can hinder or encourage the development of urban areas.

Current Projects

Black and Hispanic Student Performance in Urban Schools: The Role of Student Mobility
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Leanna Stiefel

Neighborhood Economic Transition in the U.S.
Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine O’Regan

Poor but Sophisticated: Savings Behavior in the Dhaka Slums
Jonathan Morduch