As part of an ongoing clean energy research project, Dr. Winecoff will be examining California’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, first developed and launched in 2009, to identify policy recommendations that can inform New Jersey stakeholders and policymakers as the Garden State begins to implement their own recently approved PACE program.
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NJSPL – Introducing the Promising Practices Project
The Promising Practices Project (PPP) aims to identify and document innovative teaching and learning practices that have successfully accelerated learning in K-12 schools across New Jersey. This project seeks to catalog and disseminate innovative, impactful, and replicable strategies that can enhance student learning statewide.
NJSPL – Examining New Income Distribution Data from the U.S. BEA
The United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently began publishing state-level data on the distribution of personal income across households. Newly released data offer an opportunity to examine the distribution of income and income inequality in New Jersey compared to the nation and other states over the last decade, with the possibility of eventually incorporating these measures into the R/ECON state economic forecast.
Linking Broadband Availability and Education to Digital Skills
This latest report explores the effects of broadband availability on perceived digital skills and the moderating role of education.
NJSPL – The New Jersey Induced Travel Calculator
The calculator also provides a way to check the quality of existing forecasts of increased travel. Forecasts of travel should be included in environmental assessments of specific projects, and for large projects an environmental impact report is usually required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
NJSPL – Financial Literacy in New Jersey
Financial literacy is integral for empowering entrepreneurs towards obtaining favorable financing, driving innovation, and ultimately achieving stronger business growth.
Report Release: R/ECON Forecast Summer 2024
R/ECON’s economic forecast for New Jersey as of June 2024 continues to show a slowing trajectory, though the decline in annual GDP growth is not as pronounced as in the prior forecast.
NJSPL – Advancing Perinatal Mental Health Equity in NJ
Disparities in perinatal mental health in New Jersey reflect the systemic gaps in equity, access, and infrastructure of the larger U.S. health care system. Policies to expand telehealth access, diversify the perinatal mental health workforce, address stigma, and reduce social and economic inequality are critical to advancing perinatal mental health equity.
NJSPL – Key Insights from Early Offshore Wind Implementation
Beyond financial constraints, offshore wind has a history of public opposition in the United States.
NJSPL – Industry Employment Growth in NJ
Since the end of December, total job growth has been relatively strong in the state, though data revisions have continued to blur the picture.