March 20, 2022 | In the News
The government in Trenton is in turmoil but local officials say they are not ready for state intervention. Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers, said the city council can ask the Local Government Services...
March 18, 2022 | In the News
Looking to put the brakes on inflation the Federal Reserve has announced a quarter-point hike in its key rate, with several additional increases to follow. According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, this begins a process that could have a profound impact...
March 16, 2022 | In the News
The great job reevaluation trend does not show signs of stopping. Depending on the survey, anywhere from half to three-quarters of respondents say they plan to quit in 2022. Some of this is cyclical. During a recession, people tend to huddle in their jobs, and in a...
March 16, 2022 | In the News
Bloustein School faculty fellow and Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Linda Stamato writes how boycotts focusing on local franchises with apparent Russian connections — to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine and its...
March 16, 2022 | EJB Talks, News
This week we welcome Elizabeth Cooner, Executive Director of the New Jersey State Policy Lab, to EJB Talks. Elizabeth talks to Stuart about the Lab’s mission of conducting rigorous evidence-based research to help inform New Jersey’s policymakers on...
March 14, 2022 | In the News
Marc Pfeiffer recently spoke with NJSpotlightNews about Gov. Murphy’s expanded property-tax relief program for both homeowners and renters in the context of previous property-tax relief efforts in New Jersey. NJSpotlight News, March 11, 2022
March 14, 2022 | In the News
As an academic who has taught U.S. #healthcarepolicy for over two decades and published numerous studies about #healthinsurance and #healthcaremarkets, Bloustein School distinguished professor of #publicpolicy and director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy...
March 14, 2022 | In the News
Robert B. Noland, director Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, said New Jersey’s goal of getting half of new vehicles sold to be electric by 2030 is in line with Europe and other states. Getting there won’t be easy. The...
March 12, 2022 | In the News
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses of New Jersey’s underfunded and understaffed public health system, and now two New Jersey-based foundations have proposed a public health institute for the state — and have offered the seed money to get it started. ...
March 11, 2022 | In the News
Inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, it’s the sharpest spike since 1982, according to a report released Thursday by the Labor Department. Bread, meat, eggs, milk, fruit, even coffee have all increased. But the question is why? The inflation we are seeing...
March 11, 2022 | In the News
In the first budget address of his second term, Gov. Philip Murphy responded to New Jersey voters’ discontent at a time of surging gas costs and high taxes. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at theEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers...
March 9, 2022 | In the News
With inflation continuing to heat up dramatically the Federal Reserve is expected to approve the first of many interest rate increases next week. Rutgers University economist James Hughes said no one is sure whether we’ll see an increase of a quarter percent, a half...
March 9, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Whether a student feels inspired in a class depends largely on whether they feel inspired by their teacher. In a new article for Harvard Business Publishing Education, “Is Your Teaching Style Working?” associate teaching professor Patti...
