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Preparing New Jersey for the Next Economic Downturn
Insights from the Great Recession Alex Barree, Vineeta Kapahi, Rafay Kazmi, Benjamin Levy, Jeehye Min, and Emilia Piziak View Report Nearly a decade after the Great Recession, New Jersey (NJ) continues to feel the effects of a slow recovery. The Great Recession...
Closing the Gap: Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit
Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to Younger, Childless Workers in New Jersey Genesis Arteta, Rory Daly, Alyssa Howes, Fope idowu, Whitney Rosenbaum, Cayla Sekuler View Report The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit designed to be an...
New Jersey gave companies credit for millions in 'phantom' property taxes to qualify for incentives
“Why would you include property taxes as a benefit when you’re not collecting them?” said Michael Lahr, director of Rutgers Economic Advisory Service. Lahr was part of a team at Rutgers that evaluated the cost-benefit model for the tax-credit awards last...
New Jersey gave companies credit for millions in ‘phantom’ property taxes to qualify for incentives
“Why would you include property taxes as a benefit when you’re not collecting them?” said Michael Lahr, director of Rutgers Economic Advisory Service. Lahr was part of a team at Rutgers that evaluated the cost-benefit model for the tax-credit awards last year, and...
“Just the Facts” Won’t Be Enough to Fight Income Inequality
The data collected as part of the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey show that the median household brought in more than $63,000 in 2018. Ten years of slow, steady economic growth has brought the overall economy back from the depths of the mid-2000’s...
SDG11: How To Green The Urban Jungle
Cities face specific challenges and opportunities when it comes to delivering low carbon infrastructure. Some technology that works well in a rural context can't be transposed to a high-rise city. "Solar on a penthouse at the top of an 80-storey skyscraper just...
NJ Transit investigations are not new. Will this one be different from previous probes?
Martin Robins, director emeritus of Rutgers University's Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, who worked at NJ Transit in its heyday, said it will take time to undo the problems plaguing an agency the size of NJ Transit, but a steady infusion of money is key. "The...
Transportation barriers limit opportunities for thousands of NJ adults living with developmental disabilities
Challenges related to access and service features of various transport modes available can greatly limit the capability of persons with developmental disabilities to meet essential needs
Income inequality is worse than it's been in 50 years, Census study finds
Of course, taxing wealth and redistributing it to social programs that ease the burden of living on individuals earning less would translate to those people having more financial security. Boosting labor unions and continuing to raise minimum wages would help ease...
Income inequality is worse than it’s been in 50 years, Census study finds
Of course, taxing wealth and redistributing it to social programs that ease the burden of living on individuals earning less would translate to those people having more financial security. Boosting labor unions and continuing to raise minimum wages would help ease...
DEVCO plans on opening retail, business hub by end of year
DEVCO has some access to financing from other parties such as banks and investors, said Clinton Andrews, a professor of urban planning and director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building. It is difficult to get financing until banks and investors are convinced there...
NJ’s decision deadline on Transco natural gas pipeline enhancement pushed back a month
The enhancement would increase the natural gas supply of the New York City-based National Grid utilities company, allowing them and their customers to save money by switching from oil. For New Jersey, the enhancement would generate 3,186 jobs during the one-year...