Millions of families across the USA now have very difficult financial situations. A report from the Federal Reserve notes that the poorest Americans are literally getting crushed by this weight of rising inequalities. And according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the gap...
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Where did the money go? Buyers of lucrative state tax credits remain secret
An official with the National Park Service said the federal credits cannot be sold, but developers often bring on an equity investor who can claim the credits. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey who studies tax incentive...
Here’s Where Robots Are Replacing Workers Fastest
“There have been clear losers with increased automation—namely, younger, less-educated manufacturing workers in the Midwest and younger, minority workers in these industries in particular,” says coauthor William Rodgers, a professor of public policy at Edward J....
Here's Where Robots Are Replacing Workers Fastest
“There have been clear losers with increased automation—namely, younger, less-educated manufacturing workers in the Midwest and younger, minority workers in these industries in particular,” says coauthor William Rodgers, a professor of public policy at...
6 Ways Our Society Is Failing Cyclists With Words Alone
New research has tested and confirmed that this unfair framing of traffic crashes has a significant effect on the public’s perception of whether the cyclist or driver is to blame. While the research focused on pedestrians, the study had all vulnerable road users,...
Op-Ed: Hey, Reporters, Stop Blaming Crashes on the Victims
A new academic paper by authors Tara Goddard, Kelcie Ralph, Calvin G. Thigpen and Evan Iacobucci says that if reporters could shift away from victim-blaming news coverage, politicians would be forced to truly address the problem of vehicle violence. A team of...
NJ may be vulnerable to the next economic downturn
New Jersey may be vulnerable to the next economic downtown, according to a new report released Tuesday by New Jersey Policy Perspective, just as it was with the Great Recession. Authored by a practicum of Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public...
Preparing New Jersey for the Next Economic Downturn: Insights from the Great Recession
Just as New Jersey was not prepared to weather the Great Recession, the state is once again vulnerable to a future economic downturn, according to a new report released today by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). Authored by a practicum of graduate students from...
Red Bank: Rethinking Shrewsbury Avenue
Held at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center on Drs. James Parker Boulevard, the session was led by graduate students in urban planning at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. They’re participating in a “design studio”...
Rutgers professors co-sign 'climate emergency' report
A “climate emergency” has been declared in a new report signed by 11,258 academics from around the world, including two professors from Rutgers University, according to an article in The Washington Post. Michael Lahr, a research professor at the Edward J....