Second, placing economists in a separate unit where they are managed by other economists frees them to conduct more objective analysis. That’s what Rutgers political scientist Stuart Shapiro found when he interviewed 16 economists and 16 environmental assessors in...
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Second, placing economists in a separate unit where they are managed by other economists frees them to conduct more objective analysis. That’s what Rutgers political scientist Stuart Shapiro found when he interviewed 16 economists and 16 environmental assessors in...
Road mural created as traffic calming device at Red Bank intersection
What is that? That is the question residents and visitors have when they cross the intersection of South Bridge Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank. In the center of the asymmetrical four-way intersection, a large yellow sun on a turquoise background...
Pew Charitable Trusts: New Jersey's tax incentive programs need a periodic checkup
Tax incentives — when they work as intended — can be useful components of a successful economic development strategy. They can also be costly disappointments. In the coming weeks, the New Jersey Legislature will make important decisions about two of the state’s...
Pew Charitable Trusts: New Jersey’s tax incentive programs need a periodic checkup
Tax incentives — when they work as intended — can be useful components of a successful economic development strategy. They can also be costly disappointments. In the coming weeks, the New Jersey Legislature will make important decisions about two of the state’s...
Red Bank: Unusual Intersection Explained
A month after the roadway at a Red Bank intersection was painted over with a giant, vivid sun on a field of turquoise, officials gathered there this week to explain and defend it. The bold image is meant to catch the attention of motorists, reminding them to be aware...
Red Bank Tries 'Out Of The Box' Thinking On Intersection
There is an eye-catching paint job at the bustling intersection of S. Bridge Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard, located amid a convenience store, Detour Framing, Lunch Break and the Red Bank branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County. The rectangular...
Red Bank Tries ‘Out Of The Box’ Thinking On Intersection
There is an eye-catching paint job at the bustling intersection of S. Bridge Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard, located amid a convenience store, Detour Framing, Lunch Break and the Red Bank branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County. The rectangular...
Trump promised to shrink our beast of a government. It’s mutating instead
President Donald Trump promised to reduce the size of government and impose a targeted hiring freeze in 2017. He indicated that his administration would be replacing that initial freeze “with a smarter plan, a more strategic plan, a more surgical plan.” So far, there...
Trump's attack on working people demands a bold, progressive response
Professor Stuart Shapiro is quoted in the Washington Post's article examining Pres. Trump's claims that his tax cuts and deregulation policies are the reason for the U.S. lowest unemployment rate in half a century. In November, Shapiro concluded that it was “extremely...