An updated economic projection from the Congressional Budget Office takes a brighter view. The CBO is now projecting that the economy will bounce back strongly this year, as COVID-19 vaccines roll out and the impact from the last stimulus package takes hold. But even with this bounce back, the recovery in jobs is going to take longer. Rutgers University Professor James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, believes New Jersey won’t regain all the jobs lost during the pandemic until 2022 to 2023.
Winecoff: Working Paper on Health Insurance Enrollment
Spillovers in Public Benefit Enrollment: How does Expanding Public Health Insurance for Working-Age Adults affect Future Health Insurance Choices? Abstract Enrollment in one public benefit program often affects enrollment in others. We study life-course spillovers by...