Income at life events represents the many ways that generational wealth can drive the contrast in incomes between white and Black households.
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Staying at home is a privilege: Evidence from mobile phone location data in the U.S. during the pandemic
Data from millions of mobile phones were collected in the 12 larges metropolitan statistical areas, finding a positive association between income and the ability to stay home.
Investing in human capital may move U.S. forward on Social Progress Index
by Jas Sarna. The Social Progress Index complements economic measures of countries’ success by measuring 50 metrics of well-being.
Nobel Laureate Dr. Joseph Stiglitz discusses income inequality, inequality of opportunity at annual Bloustein lecture
On Monday, October 19 Dr. Joseph Stiglitz , Nobel laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, presented the annual Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture to a full house at...
A solution for the social security dilemma | Opinion
By Richard F. Keevey Social security is a vital component of the American safety net. Without social security many retired and disabled workers - as well as survivors and dependents - would be without a source of income. But social security is on an unsustainable...
Job growth is not enough to reduce rising N.J. poverty rate | Opinion
By William M. Rodgers III During New Jersey's economic recovery from 2009 to 2013, the state's poverty rate increased from 9.4 to 11.4 percent. Over this same time period, the nation's poverty rate fell. Most disturbing was the increase in the state's childhood...
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Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health Commencement 2024
SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
Bloustein School Convocation
Jersey Mike's Arena 83 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesThe formal BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL CONVOCATION ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance. Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized. Seating is general […]
Implications of Robotics for Public Policy
VirtualThis presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence—robotics—elicit public policy responses.
2024 Transit-Oriented Development Symposium
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesRegistration is now open for the 2024 TOD Symposium. This free full-day event will be held in person on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Edward J. Bloustein School of […]
2024 New Jersey Big Data Alliance Annual Symposium: Artificial Intelligence Impacts on Society & Higher Education
Douglass Student Center 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA) is an alliance of leading higher education institutions, government organizations and industry members that catalyzes research and collaboration in advanced computing and data […]