About the 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 led by Professors Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine O'Regan. The Taub Center provides support to Wagner faculty working on critical urban policy issues and organizes events for students, faculty, and practitioners related to this research.

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. In the past, the Center has produced work related to economic development challenges facing New York City, the effect of telecommuting and advances in communications technology more generally on the demand for urban living, and the experience of immigrant children in the New York City’s public schools.