Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues for the establishment of a public bank in New Jersey, emphasizing the potential benefits it could bring to the state's economy and communities. She highlights how public banks, unlike commercial banks, prioritize local interests by...
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Economists Are Right To Hate Rent Control
Progressives keep trying to rehabilitate the reputation of rent control, and often misuse existing research to make their case that it's an effective policy with few, if any downsides. The most recent example comes in the form of an essay for The...
Economists Hate Rent Control. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
The following OpEd was published in The American Prospect by Prof. Mark Paul As any Econ 101 student can tell you, rent control is bad. This is because rent control is a price control, and price controls artificially distort well-functioning markets, resulting in a...
VTC 25th Anniversary: Celebrating a Visionary with an Update on a New Hudson River Rail Tunnel
by Philip Plotch for Eno Center for Transportation, May 12, 2023 The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center celebrated its 25th anniversary this month with remembrances of a transportation visionary along with an update on the Gateway Program (one...
Montreal bike festival heralds release from grip of COVID
Professor Emeritus John Pucher was featured in a recent article that discusses the vibrant and uplifting atmosphere of Montreal's annual bicycling festival amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is a celebration of community spirit and resilience, with...
Stamato Commentary: Words to live by, from the commencement podium
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato discusses the powerful messages delivered during recent commencement speeches in her latest piece published online at MorristownGreen.com. She highlights key themes and memorable quotes from various speakers, emphasizing the importance of...
Your tax dollars at work. The 2023 budget details for Warren County’s biggest towns.
Warren County municipalities had until April 28 to set their spending plans for 2023, including general fund budgets covering the costs of public services. By and large, property taxes pay for most services, and budgets are kept fairly unremarkable, but one consistent...
Barchi Co-investigator on $3M NIH Grant to Uncover Barriers to Conducting HIV Research in Africa
Rutgers has received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a four-year study to explore the legal and ethical barriers to conducting HIV research with youth populations in central, east, west and southern Africa. The goal of researchers...
The Launch of the Long Game
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues that colleges and universities need to shift their focus from short-term goals for their graduates. This means that instead of simply providing students with the skills they need to get their first job, institutions should also focus...
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy Wins Research Pioneer Award
The Center for State Health Policy, part of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, received the 2023 Research Pioneer Award from the Acenda Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) for its nearly 25-year commitment to...
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