On May 7, a team of Bloustein M.P.P. students traveled down Washington, DC to present their practicum report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The practicum is the capstone project for the M.P.P program and the students researched the state...
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New book by EJB’s Jocelyn Crowley argues for workplace flexibility to transform family life
Story by Lisa Intrabartola for Rutgers FOCUS When it comes to the Internet, Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer is regarded as a forward-thinker who has sped the evolution of web portals and search engines. But in terms of workplace flexibility, the former Google...
EPI online news conference on guestworkers and STEM jobs with Salzman, April 24
Hal Salzman of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Daniel Kuehn of American University and B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University will discuss their new Economic Policy Institute paper, Guestworkers in the high-skill U.S. labor market: An...
Shapiro on federal regulatory policy on RegBlog
On the left, the Obama Administration is criticized for catering to big business and holding up key environmental policies. On the right, they are criticized for issuing a torrent of regulations and stifling economic growth. Both can’t be true. In a blog post today...
New Rutgers report examines nation’s slow private sector employment recovery
A new Rutgers Regional Report, “Inching Our Way Back: The Nation’s Tepid Employment Recovery,” authored by James W. Hughes, dean of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Joseph J. Seneca, university professor and economist...
Bloustein research leads new issue of “New Jersey Municipalities”
“How Sandy will Impact Our Economy,” an article by Joseph Seneca, University Professor; Nancy Mantell, Director of R/ECON; Michael Lahr, Bloustein Associate Research Professor; and Will Irving, Bloustein Research Associate in the April 2013 of New Jersey...
2013 R/ECON Spring Conference to be held April 19; LaRossa, Strauss-Wieder to be guest speakers
The Bloustein School will hold the 2013 Rutgers Economic Advisory Service(R/ECON™) Spring Conference, “Superstorm Sandy: Unanticipated Realities and Post-Surge Responses,” on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Special Events Forum, 33...
Kathe Newman on foreclosures
A true economic recovery is not possible without a healthy housing market. New Jersey still has a backlog of foreclosures that continue to drag on its recovery. Star-Ledger editorial writer Linda Ocasio spoke with Kathe Newman, associate professor and director of the...
Greiner to discuss research on Health Impact Assessments in Baltimore, March 26
As part of the Bloustein School’s 2012-13 Faculty and Research Center Staff Speaker Series highlighting the work of members of Bloustein faculty and center staff, Assistant Professor Amelia Greiner will present “Health Impact Assessments: A Case Study of Zoning,...
The Heldrich Conversations Series presents Carl Van Horn, Herb Schaffner for discussion of Working Scared, April 3
For over 15 years, the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has been documenting the views, opinions, and experiences of workers and employers through the Center’s critically acclaimed Work Trends survey series. To date, over 25,000 Americans from across the...
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Virtual Information Session: Master of Health Administration
VirtualYou are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for the Rutgers – Bloustein School’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program during the Spring 2024 semester. We […]
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