June 7, 2021 | In the News
Of the more than 4 million people whose jobless benefits are going to be cut off in the next few weeks, Bre Starr will be among the first. That is because Starr — a 34-year-old pizza delivery driver who has been out of work for more than a year — lives in Iowa, where...
June 7, 2021 | In the News
A new study finds that people from lower-income communities were less likely to follow stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic because they could not afford to comply or their work could not be done remotely. By analyzing the mobile phone location data from...
June 4, 2021 | In the News
Payroll processing firm ADP said 970,000 people had been hired in May, the biggest gain since June 2020. “If we continue to get lower numbers, I think that is consistent with stories around schools not being fully reopened and parents having difficulty with childcare...
June 4, 2021 | In the News
CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the preliminary lineup of speakers for its inaugural Evolve Global Summit being held on June 16. For the first time in CNBC Events history, the CNBC Evolve Global Summit will feature programming across...
June 3, 2021 | In the News
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is the latest group to sign on to a lawsuit which seeks to end the long-standing tradition of the party line on New Jersey ballots. Henal Patel of the institute filed an amicus brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters...
June 3, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
by Marcia Hannigan Seula Lee MCRP ’20 and a current PhD student at the University of Southern California and Bloustein School Distinguished Professor Robert B. Noland recently explored “Bikeshare trips in Seoul, South Korea,” to answer the following...
June 3, 2021 | In the News
NJ’s party bosses control the primary ballots, giving their preferred candidates the top spot. Advocates, candidates and now lawmakers want that changed. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at Rutgers University who researches New Jersey’s electoral system, has found that...
June 2, 2021 | In the News
Individuals living in poorer and less affluent neighborhoods spent less time at home during various COVID-19 lockdown orders, according to a new international study. After analyzing mobile data on millions of U.S. citizens, study authors say poorer families and...
June 1, 2021 | In the News
Last week, the window closed on the ability of the Democrats in the Senate to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal regulations issued late in the Trump administration. The Democrats in the Senate passed three CRA resolutions in the past four months. One...
June 1, 2021 | In the News
While the COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown have been introduced to obstruct the penetration of the contagious virus, a recent study that tracked data from millions of mobile phone users across the United States found, people living in deprived, less affluent...
June 1, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Describing himself as an “accidental economist,” Jermaine Toney, Ph.D., began his academic career as a student of social justice movements and urban environmental policy as an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. In his off-campus work,...
May 28, 2021 | In the News
At this point, what we should be most concerned about isn’t the unvaccinated who can’t get into a Justin Bieber concert. It’s the kids age 11 and under who aren’t yet eligible for a shot, the immunocompromised people for whom it may not always work, and the fact...
May 28, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that two professors have been recognized by having their names added to the Urban Affairs Association Distinguished Service Honor Roll, which recognizes the organization’s most impactful service leaders. The Urban Affairs...
May 26, 2021 | EJB Talks
Stuart Shapiro welcomes New Jersey Department of Labor Commissioner — and Bloustein policy alumnus — Robert Asaro-Angelo to EJBTalks this week. Commissioner Asaro-Angelo talks about his start with ESPN, and how he was inspired to change his path because he...
May 26, 2021 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
by Marcia Hannigan What do the 1980 New York City transit strike, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and the 2020 COVID pandemic have in common? All three led to increased bicycle ridership in New York City and indicate that an effective transportation policy would...
May 20, 2021 | In the News
Some advocates say systemic issues can prevent NJ residents, especially in Black and Brown communities, from exercising their right to vote. Professor Julia Sass Rubin’s research showing New Jersey is the only state with the line is discussed. NJ Spotlight News,...
May 20, 2021 | EJB Talks
It’s time again for a political check-in with Stuart Shapiro. Amy Cobb returns as host to talk to Stuart about the current state of the Republican party and what the power struggle in the GOP means for the country. Stuart discusses the ouster of Liz Cheney from...
May 18, 2021 | News
by Marcia Hanniganposted on Rutgers Today May 17, 2021 Adriana Scanteianu, who is pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree at the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to teach...
May 15, 2021 | Graphics Portfolios
Justin Alexander Introduction to Site Planning and Analysis, Spring 2021 View portfolio Instructor: Juan Ayala
May 14, 2021 | In the News
Take leisure and hospitality out of the overall job market equation, the reserve said, and “there is relatively little decline in the correlation” between unemployment and job vacancies. Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development...
