July 22, 2018 | In the News
When the state was trying to bounce back from the recession, the Grow New Jersey and Economic Redevelopment and Growth incentive programs made sense. Ten years later, a realignment of goals is in order, a new report says. The report by the Bloustein School of Planning...
July 22, 2018 | In the News
For years, young adults in New Jersey have been leaving the suburbs and flocking to urban areas. But things could be changing. According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, new Census estimates show that, “surprisingly for the first time in the last seven...
July 21, 2018 | In the News
Employment in the Garden State is holding steady while the unemployment rate edged slightly lower. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports the latest preliminary data shows employment in June was essentially unchanged, while the state’s...
July 21, 2018 | In the News
The state may take another look at how almost $1.4 billion in tax incentives were awarded to businesses in Camden after a new report determined the cost of those jobs to the state is $25,000 more than the jobs created in any other city across New Jersey under the same...
July 20, 2018 | In the News
The way New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority has awarded incentives over the years has come under fire recently, spurring a call for an audit by Gov. Phil Murphy when he took office in January. But Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...
July 20, 2018 | In the News
A long-awaited analysis of New Jersey’s controversial economic-development tax-incentive programs was just made public yesterday, and it recommends a series of changes related to cost concerns. They include streamlining bonus policies that companies can use to get...
July 20, 2018 | In the News
Eight years after former President Barack Obama’s signature law was enacted without any Republican support, it continues to be the subject of bitter partisan divisions. As Democratic-controlled states like New Jersey try to compensate for steps taken in...
July 20, 2018 | In the News
Industries that lost jobs include leisure and hospitality, information, and financial activities. Meanwhile, public sector employment in Jersey rose by 800 jobs. “I guess you could say New Jersey’s economy is doing OK,” said Rutgers University economist James Hughes....
July 20, 2018 | In the News
Are economic incentives and tax credits actually helping New Jersey? A state report by the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy said “it’s too soon to tell if the tax deals are helping New Jersey’s economy.” But the report also suggested...
July 17, 2018 | In the News
The same demographic trends threatening New Jersey’s malls have left the state with dozens of abandoned office parks—sometimes referred to as “gray fields”—and countless vacancies in suburban office buildings. Lately, however, technology has changed the workplace...
July 17, 2018 | In the News
It’s widely believed that online shopping poses the greatest threat to New Jersey’s malls. Retail forecaster Forrester predicts that Web sales will constitute 11 percent of total U.S. retail this year, up from 8 percent in 2013. That doesn’t seem like a huge chunk, so...
July 12, 2018 | Alumni Spotlight, News
by Zoe Linder-Baptie MPP/MCRP ’18 Jazmyne graduated from the Bloustein School in May 2018 with a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree and a concentration in race and economics. Her journey has been busy, and she continues to move onward and upward. Later this year,...
July 10, 2018 | In the News
Marcella Traina was 13 years old when she first encountered a problem with the 12th Street and Avenue C intersection. As she crossed the street, she had to run away from a passing car, just barely escaping injury. Ever since that moment, Traina, a junior public policy...
July 10, 2018 | In the News
Nine years into recession recovery, the upper 1 percent is thriving, while workers’ chances to see increased wages are waning, experts say. Unions are eroding in influence, as globalization and technology (checkout computers at Target instead of cashiers) are...
July 7, 2018 | In the News
Bill Rodgers, Rutgers University professor and economist, and Joe Watkins, Republican strategist, discuss why wages haven’t grown much amid a tight labor market and what the strong June jobs reports says about the U.S. economy. CNBC, July 6, 2018
July 6, 2018 | In the News
Economists and policy experts say New Jersey is in a unsustainable bubble that will most likely burst next year, causing layoffs. And the government, they say, has not implemented policies that will help residents earn higher wages and spend more as consumers. The...
July 6, 2018 | In the News
“Crossing signs give you a clear indication of exactly where you should be looking,” LaMondia says. “But with Children At Play signs, you’re always supposed to be watching for children in the roadway. How are you supposed to change your behavior?” That’s the question...
July 4, 2018 | In the News
The state’s average weekly paycheck grew 1.8 percent from 2016 to 2017, while wages grew 3.9 percent nationally, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The slow growth placed the Garden State at 50th among all states and Washington, D.C., beating only...
