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Report Release: The Transportation Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2024-02-29T09:15:45-05:00

By Robert Noland, Hannah Younes, Evan Iacobucci, and Wenwen Zhang. The COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts on transportation behavior in New Jersey and throughout the world. Our research sought to examine these changes and whether any changes will be long-lasting [...]

Report Release: The Transportation Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic2024-02-29T09:15:45-05:00

Report Release: Who Experienced the Greatest Financial Burden from Inflation in NJ?

2023-11-14T11:26:24-05:00

By Jocelyn Fischer, Ph.D. and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ph.D. During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey has experienced record high levels of inflation.  These price increases raise concerns about New Jerseyans’ financial well-being.  However, inflation [...]

Report Release: Who Experienced the Greatest Financial Burden from Inflation in NJ?2023-11-14T11:26:24-05:00

Report Release: The Relationship Between New Jerseyans’ Digital Literacy, Perceptions of E-Government, & Trust in the State Government

2023-11-14T11:26:09-05:00

By Seulki Lee-Geiller and Abigail Alcala. Public trust in government is crucial for a functioning democratic society as it signifies a belief that government has the right to govern and make decisions on behalf of the population [...]

Report Release: The Relationship Between New Jerseyans’ Digital Literacy, Perceptions of E-Government, & Trust in the State Government2023-11-14T11:26:09-05:00

Data Brief Release: Inflation Hurts Everyone but Some More than Others in New Jersey 

2023-09-28T12:09:38-04:00

By Jocelyn Fischer and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers. Inflation levels in the U.S. have reached decades-long highs during the COVID-19 pandemic and in its wake.  Because inflation can erode people’s ability to afford the goods and services they need, the recent uptick in inflation has raised concerns [...]

Data Brief Release: Inflation Hurts Everyone but Some More than Others in New Jersey 2023-09-28T12:09:38-04:00

Report Release: First, Do No Harm: Algorithms, AI, and Digital Product Liability

2023-09-21T09:44:00-04:00

By Marc Pfeiffer. The relatively recent introduction of publicly accessible artificial intelligence driven chatbots (e.g., Bard, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude) have focused public attention on the broader individual and societal harms that can result from algorithms [...]

Report Release: First, Do No Harm: Algorithms, AI, and Digital Product Liability2023-09-21T09:44:00-04:00

Report Release: Analyzing Child-Care Provider Subsidies in New Jersey: Issues, Impacts, and Options

2023-08-07T08:41:35-04:00

By Andrea Hetling. Public child-care subsidies are designed to reduce the financial burdens of child care for households that meet certain income thresholds in order to improve employment and/or educational opportunities for parents and other legal guardians. In New Jersey, child-care subsidy payments [...]

Report Release: Analyzing Child-Care Provider Subsidies in New Jersey: Issues, Impacts, and Options2023-08-07T08:41:35-04:00

Report Release: Access to Nature for People with Disabilities: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities

2023-08-04T11:19:36-04:00

By Josephine O’Grady. In New Jersey, 24% of the population has a disability. People with disabilities suffer from a wide range of health disparities, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and depression. Through the Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Grant Program, initiatives in New Jersey are underway [...]

Report Release: Access to Nature for People with Disabilities: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities2023-08-04T11:19:36-04:00

Report Release: Youth Mental Health in New Jersey: Current Status and Opportunities for Improved Services

2023-08-07T12:21:24-04:00

By Karen Lowrie and Brooke Schwartzman. Teens of today have faced major shifts in societal, environmental, community, familial, and individual spheres, heightened by racial and school-based violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, creating challenges [...]

Report Release: Youth Mental Health in New Jersey: Current Status and Opportunities for Improved Services2023-08-07T12:21:24-04:00

Report Release: The Impact of Eliminating Adjustment Aid for School Districts in New Jersey

2023-08-07T12:20:21-04:00

By Michael S. Hayes. In 2018, New Jersey implemented the S-2 bill, which aimed to reduce adjustment aid to school districts in the state. The objective of this policy was to end a practice of “overfunding” school districts, which had it not been for the adjustment aid [...]

Report Release: The Impact of Eliminating Adjustment Aid for School Districts in New Jersey2023-08-07T12:20:21-04:00
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